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Unlike the original, the new, ersatz Shaft is addicted to curbside justice. He delights in breaking the nose of a handcuffed prisoner in full view of the police commander. He relishes the line "It's Giuliani time!" as he prepares for the film's final showdown--a reprise of a cruel reference to New York City's hard-line mayor that was famously and falsely attributed to the cop who tortured Abner Louima. If that isn't enough, contrast this Shaft's vulgar behavior toward a black woman in the film's only romantic sequence with the original Shaft...
...wash your clothes in the fresh-water supply," he says, referring to the transgression that helped get Andersen the boot. (Note: Losers are not actually executed, but Fox hasn't worked up a knockoff series yet.) "Don't vote me off the island!" is rivaling "Is that your final answer?" as a red flag for water-cooler bores. And last week CBS announced a Survivor sequel, set in the Australian outback...
...Before I knew it, the four of us were inside one of the eight all-male final clubs...
...overwhelming majority of those who attended the annual meeting or voted by proxy supported the change--the final count...
...final tip, though it seems obvious: DON'T bring your SAT scores. Just don't. Please...