The Organization (1971)

Great movie

I am a Sidney Poitier fan anyway. Just about any movie he was in, in the 50s and part of the 60s, I loved. This one was no exception. Outside of Denzel, he rates top on my list.

Barbara was excellent as well. She should have been more of a star somehow but I guess, from what I hear, she had drinking or drug issues. October 7, 2008

Tibbs RIP

Sidney Poitier recreates Vigil Tibbs for the last time in this film. Thank Goodness. The twice prevous times (the classic In the Heat of the Night (40th Anniversary Collector's Edition) and its sequel They Call Me Mister Tibbs!) had plots and were better developed than this film. This, perhaps, is the Poitier film that has aged least gracefully.

This film seems standard TV cop fare of 1970's. It would be like a TV movie, if not for the star power of Poitier. However if you are a fan of old cop shows, this cast is filled with future TV cops..such as Gerald S. O'Loughlin (The Rookies and Automan), Max Gail (Barney Miller), Bernie Hamilton (Starkey and Hutch), Ron O.Neal (The Equalizer and Superfly), Garry Walberg (Quincy ME) and Daniel J. Travanti (Hill Street Blues)

The plot wears thin after a half hour. Gil Melle's jazz score overwhelms the watcher long before them. It seem to make a point, you need to have a louder jazz score..it dont work for me!

It is the acting talent of Poitier that makes this film more than something you throw in a trash heap. His cool demeaner makes his character and this film still stand up. This film was Tibbs's film swan song and it acts like it...and please dont bring up the 1990's TV version of "In the Heat of the Night", that charcter was so watered down for TV , it was BAD.

One would wish someone in Hollywood remake land would recreate Tibbs for the movies, I would enjoy Don Cheadle playing it...ah wishful thinking

R.I.P. Vigil Tibbs

Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD

September 9, 2008

A forgotten cult movie!

Beginning with "In the heat of the night", this is the third and last sequel. Poitier plays hard and faces a powerful organization which deals with drugs. In the line of "The French Connection", the picture will guarantee you a solid script plenty of emotion, impressive chases and a very realistic ending.
April 11, 2006

The Organization finally on dvd .....

I saw this movie when it first came out and I still enjoy watching it because I am a fan of the 70's cop movies. I enjoyed the San Fransisco backround scenery and also the music in the film. It doesn't match up to some of the other great's of the time such as Serpico,The French Connection ,Death Wish or Dirty Harry but if you enjoy watching cop shows of that decade like I do then I recommend it........ January 7, 2006

terrible movie

I agree with the only other review. I watched an hour of this and just had to shut it off. I came to Amazon the next day to see if i was wrong but I wasn't. A lousy movie. December 30, 2005

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