Yet another remake where they take all the naive lameness of the original (a massive factor in making a cult movie), suck it out and think that the poorly conceived story which sucked 20 years ago, can stand on its own. Add in a good old fashioned, no class, hiphop injection and you've got a 3/10'er.
I wonder how many people would flock to see a white version of shaft? Some characters are racially set in stone. Who the hell wants to watch a budding romance for a 10 year old kid? That angle is out the window, too.
Hopefully the makers will suffer financially. Once again, the talentless reign supreme in hollywood.