Harry Lags I'm not sure when I first watched this one, but it must have been sometime in the mid 80's or so.Back then anything starring Mr. Norris was a sure thing in my book, I don't think that i was ever disappointed with any of his movies.I mean, how could you be? It is Chuck Norris!Good Guys Wear Black opens in Paris, France in 1973 where U.S. Senator Conrad Morgan is negotiating terms on a deal with a delegate from North Vietnam, to release American P.O.W.'s, still imprisoned in Vietnam. Major John T. Booker and his elite army unit, the Black Tigers, are chosen to be the sacrificial lambs, so to speak. The 12 men are sent into the jungle under orders that they are to free American prisoners held in a camp, but when things go horribly wrong, Booker starts to suspect that they have been set up.The plot in Good Guys Wear Black is quite good and I won't go further into it here. You'll have to watch the movie to find out more! It's a well- written one, directed by Ted Post, who's also done Hang 'Em High and Magnum Force. The cast is actually not that bad. Anne Archer, James Franciscus are all good actors and Chuck Norris is Chuck Norris, so it all evens out in the end. No, all kidding aside, even Mr Norris is good here..If there's one gripe I have with this movie, it's the fact that as far as it being an action flick… it's a bit "talky", you know? I would have liked a little more action…I really wanted to like the movie more, and all it had to do was have Chuck fight more people, and have more scenes like the action set piece in the middle. That's ALL it had to do to win us over, but it's just a little too much talking…So if you have the patience and you like 70's type action movies then you should like this.Overall worth watching.. 7 out of 10

Leofwine_draca This serviceable action flick from karate man Norris has a better plot than usual for his films, once which draws in politics and hidden agendas and a government conspiracy going right to the top. This makes a refreshing change from the typical "gang of bad guys" out hunting the heroes in these kind of films, but sadly there is also a drawback with this movie: it's one of the most action-free action movies out there. There are only three or four major action scenes in this movie, ones which are quite well done, it has to be said, but the majority of the film consists of talking or people going from location to location in search of the truth.The slightly-above-average running time for a Norris flick also drags this film down, too, although it just avoids becoming too boring thanks to a number of supporting characters and a range of locations, from a car racing track to snowy ski slopes. The cast is also pretty good too. Norris here is very young-looking and has odd blond hair; however he is as wooden as ever and has no cause to do any kind of acting aside from the straight-laced hard man routine of most of his films. Archer makes for a forthright love interest, while Lloyd Haynes seems to be left over from the blaxploitation days and his role is a good supporting one. The chief villain is a miscast James Franciscus who fails to be threatening or scary. Also a surprise is the appearance of an aged Dana Andrews in a minor supporting role, and he puts in another fun turn.The action scenes, when they do come, are stylish yet brief. A highlight sees Norris kicking a baddie off his motorbike as he drives past, a trick which John Woo would later steal for the Van Damme epic HARD TARGET. There are a couple of shoot-outs and some fun martial arts fights, but one scene in particular stays in the mind long after the credits have run. This jaw-dropping moment sees Norris leap feet-first into the windscreen of an oncoming car, thus crushing the driver inside and saving himself. It may be far-fetched but it makes for great cinema. While not a great film at all, GOOD GUYS WEAR BLACK is entertainment that passes the time and is pretty good for a Norris flick.

dbdumonteil Ted Post was a commendable director:his "beneath the planet of the apes" ,which already featured James Franciscus ,although much inferior to Shaffner's work was entertaining and "go tell the Spartans" was one of the first films dealing with the Vietnam war."Good guys ..." does too.But "Go tell..." had Burt Lancaster ,and this movie has nobody who can match him.Besides the screenplay is vague,mean and thin :it seems that Post would have liked to make his own "Mandchurian candidate" with snatches of "parallax view" thrown in for good measure.The two leads acting is minimal to say the least.Only Dana Andrews' short appearance has something to do with acting.Abysmal ending.

Movie Nuttball This is pretty good movie. Chuck Norris was good. The fighting scenes were good especially the one when Norris kicks through the car window! The war scenes near the beginning was awesome! The music was really different. This was one of Chuck's first movies and its a good one!