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Summary: This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House. (imdb)
Wow, this movie made me laugh until I couldn't breathe. Black Dynamite is hilarious on multiple levels, from subtle nuances of the characters quirky behaviors to the obvious overall theme of the film. The film work is even hilarious! This movie will be a comedic cult classic.
Even if spoof movies these days weren't complete garbage, Black Dynamite would still shine through. Kung fu shodown with Richard Nixon? Check. A devious plan involving Malt Liquor that shrinks black men's penises and peddling smack to orphanages? Double check. Excellent cast (including Mykelti Williamson, who is amazing)? Yep. The movie is just hilarious, and the fact that it's faithful to old blaxploitation films is just icing. Must see for anyone who's a fan of spoofs.
Only jive-ass turkeys won't like this movie as it's incredibly funny. Like many parodies it can drag if there is a lull in humor or a few jokes don't hit. Luckily 91% (that's exact...I did the math) of the jokes in this movie do hit so it's only a problem at very few times. Deserves extra credit for the making the fake production screw-ups not feel staged (that rarely works). There are so many funny lines and moments that it will be worth a re-watch in the future.
A second viewing has not been kind to it. Its lost its funny. Jokes no longer work, the bad acting gags fall flat (only legitimately bad acting is actually funny) and there are too many humorous moments based on being uncomfortable, result in discomfort but no laugh. It has fallen into the trap of tributes like Machete in ringing false as an intentionally 'bad' film and fails the guide book created by Airplane of barraging the viewing with as many gags as possible that anyone could find funny.
Simultaneously reverant and a howlingly funny satire. The movie is over about ten minutes before it ends, and the entire White House sequence feels tacked-on and not as interesting, but up to that point is an absolute instant classic. "I THREW THAT SHIT BEFORE I CAME INTO THE ROOM!!"
Very funny parody that takes a loving look back at the blaxploitation era. Perhaps it drags its heels a bit towards the end if I'm being very critical. Comfortably worth an 80+ though for several great scenes, in particular the brainstorm in the cafe and the line "Haha, I threw that shit before I walked in the room"... which at the point of its delivery, I preceded to piss my pants...
An inspired spoof of 1970s Blaxploitation films. Sanders gets the tone exactly right, mocking the conventions of the subgenre without lapsing into condescension. There's a clear affection here, a conviction that no matter what else the original films may have been, they were also fun. How many movies can have claim major climactic sequences taking place on Kung Fu Island? Clever as it is, it's a hard conceit to sustain over the length of a feature, and the film invariably lags at times.
Really funny even though I haven't seen any true blaxsploitaion films. The end is a little out there but the movie still has tons of great jokes and visual gags.
Quite hilarious for the first six minutes or so, but it eventually wears itself pretty thin pretty quickly. I was even bored when it came to the ludicrous ending. If this were no longer than half an hour, it would've be great.
There are some moments of genius, but there's far too long between them. Ultimately, the fact that it can't seem to decide whether it wants to be a parody or an homage is its major weakness, as it manages to do neither convincingly and comes off feeling as washed-out as its faux-seventies celluloid.
Entertaining parody film that had me laughing pretty consistently. If I had more exposure to the blaxploitation movies it's parodying I might have gotten more out of it, as it is it felt a little repetitive, but it was still a fun ride.
Now this shit was hilarious, watching Black Dynamite take down the nefarious. After watching the intro, I knew what I was in fo'. Laughs abound and action plenty, enough in this movie to not feel empty. Taking it to the old days with Blaxploitation, keeping it real after Abe's Emancipation. Michael Jai White, never forgave him for Spawn; now have because Black Dynamite never made me yawn. If they ever make a sequel, i'll be first in line; too bad movies in these days only cost a dime.
"Black Dynamite" replicates the 70s blaxsploitation it's parodying so flawlessly that it's almost impossible to believe that it was made in 2009. Showing inspiration, and numerous references, from "Dolemite", it is not only one of the best that blaxsploitation has to offer but also one of the best comedies of the last decade. On a side note, I'm under the impression it doesn't benefit from multiple viewings.