The Candy Tangerine Man / Lady Cocoa Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.0
Video		4.0
Audio		3.5
Extras		2.5
Overall		3.5

The Candy Tangerine Man / Lady Cocoa Blu-ray Movie Review

In 1975, director Matt Cimber didn’t simply embrace the blaxpolitation movement, he experienced it for a full year, releasing “The Candy Tangerine Man” and “Lady Cocoa.” While the pictures aren’t similar, they share profound period attitude, delivering tough characters put in difficult positions of survival and urban dominance. The movies are paired in this new release from Vinegar Syndrome, celebrating Cimber’s low-budget style and his way with violence, bringing a taste of the volatile genre to 2016 audiences, helping to fill out any blaxsploitation education.

The Candy Tangerine Man / Lady Cocoa Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

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The Candy Tangerine Man / Lady Cocoa Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

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The Candy Tangerine Man / Lady Cocoa Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

The Candy Tangerine Man

• Introduction (4:12, HD) is a brief chat with director Matt Cimber, who shares the real-world inspiration for The Black Baron, also discussing the effort's quest to celebrate a traditionally villainous character.

• Commentary features director Matt Cimber and actor John Goff.

The Candy Tangerine Man / Lady Cocoa Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

The positives of "The Candy Tangerine Man" and "Lady Cocoa" take some work to find, but the Blu-ray is a handsome representation of their cinematic appeal. Presentations are a little rough around the edges, but core filmic interests are maintained, pulling Cimber's big year out of obscurity and sending into the HD realm for a proper introduction to a new generation of enthusiasts.