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Dolemite

Dolemite

1975
Comedy, Action
1h 30m
Dolemite has to deal with Willie Green, Mitchell and White, Mayor Daly, and assorted production equipment used to film the movie; all in an attempt to regain control of his nightclub. He is joined with his kung-fu fighting whores, Queen Bee, and the Reverend in this heroic struggle. (imdb)
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Dolemite

1975
Comedy, Action
1h 30m
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Rated 25 Aug 2019
75
65th
Rudy Ray Moore’s usage of “motherfucker” is akin to Michelangelo taking his chisel to a slab of marble.
Rated 19 Feb 2020
63
54th
TimeCasule is my name, and writing motherfuckin' little movie reviews is my game!!! But something tells me that the punch this rhyme packs ain't quite the same, cause when compared to that B.A.M.F. Dolemite, my rhymes are just way too lame. Now Rudy Ray Moore is far from the blame, since he wields the word motherfucker like it was Mjölnir, of Marvel fame. Being worthy of this power is something I could never claim, so it's probably best I stop this rhyming gimmick before I'm overcome with shame
Rated 21 Feb 2010
57
33rd
Deliciously wrong and inept in so many ways. The crappy production values, acting skills and 'action' scenes only add to the experience. If you're playing a drinking game and take a swig during every shot where the boom mic can be seen, you will DIE.
Rated 07 Jul 2010
75
74th
Quintessential 70s blaxploitation flick...it's got horrible production values, bad acting, bad editing, the barest wisp of a plot, cheesy kung fu fights, an awesome soundtrack, titties galore and the greatest collection of pimp hats ever assembled in a single film. Rudy Ray Moore says "motherfucker" about 100 times.
Rated 17 Nov 2019
60
39th
I haven't seen many black exploitation films But I think this certainly ranks up there as one of the great ones Just to see Dolemites stand up alone is worth it
Rated 04 Jul 2013
65
17th
I think Dolemite actually has a verbal tic where he just has to add 'motherfucker' to sentences, whether they need it or not. He also doesn't seem to understand how ghosts actually work.
Rated 06 Dec 2011
65
45th
Truth be told, I don't remember much of this as I was playing "The Dolemite Drinking Game" whilst watching. What I remember was pretty damn hilarious though and its influence is undeniable.
Rated 14 Aug 2012
37
3rd
Has its moments of "so bad it's good," but mostly it's just bad. Bad acting, bad writing, bad action scenes, bad directing, and a lot of dull moments. Only the occasional laugh at the ineptness makes it bearable.
Rated 05 Sep 2017
76
56th
This is the role that Rudy Ray Moore was born to play! The script is ridicules but there are so many over the top fun moments. There are plenty of laughs and funny characters in this movie. Overall I would recommend this film.
Rated 24 Jun 2018
60
21st
Absolutely inept, incompetent filmmaking but it's not without charm. The sound mix is atrocious and barely comprehensible at times.
Rated 29 Mar 2019
80
17th
At times so-bad-it's-good, mostly just bad, even boring. But like sometimes you're just laughing at the movie and the people who made it so hard. And nothing makes any motherfucking sense.
Rated 02 Dec 2019
65
70th
Fun blaxploitation film with good lines and memorable scenes and a truly WTF club scene about...nature? Poor editing such as characters disappearing midscene but I choose to view that as positively hilarious. Fav scene: inspirational speech at the karate dojo: "I'm gonna let 'em know that Dolemite is back on the scene! I'm gonna let 'em know that Dolemite is my name, and fuckin' up motherfuckers is my game!"
Rated 06 Jul 2010
57
46th
The dialogue is hilarious. I also love the fact that you can see the mic in so many scenes. Black Dynamite was better than this though. So so many flaws, but this movie is so bad, it's quite funny. Guy: By the way, who're you waitin' for anyway? Girl: I'm waitin' for Dolemite! Guy: For who? Dolemite: Dolemite, motherfucker, ya heard?
Rated 14 Jul 2010
56
12th
Okay, it's better than Petey Wheatstraw, at least. It would be difficult to enumerate all the ways this movie is bad, but it does tend more towards the "so bad it's good" variety. Which can be entertaining, and there is a sort of gloriousness to the amateur writing, acting, and production. However, I don't find Rudy Ray Moore's schtick very funny, and there are a number of dull patches. And "so bad it's good" is still... well, bad. Kind of fun, not as fun as I'd hoped for.
Rated 12 May 2013
80
84th
owning this on DVD is one of my guiltiest pleasures. It's so bad on so many levels, yet the pleasure it gives me is insane. It has a level of charm all it's own, Not for everyone to be sure, but I happily admit to not being normal
Rated 31 May 2013
63
18th
About 1/3rd entertaining action and comedy, and 2/3rds boring, dragged-out plot and monologues. Still, when it works it works.
Rated 29 Jul 2014
65
49th
endlessly fascinating
Rated 07 Aug 2017
43
19th
When there isn't a long, drawn-out monologue/conversation that you can't even understand due to the poor sound mixing, it's very entertaining. So many shots with the boom mic visible
Rated 20 Jan 2019
60
38th
Amusing but only really comes alive when Moore does his thing at the club. The alternate spoken-word musical cut that doesn't exist is my favourite movie.
Rated 28 Oct 2020
61
12th
Despite the bad acting, godawful action scenes, Moore's long-winded "toasts" that are anti-climactic & the best looking women being wasted in non-speaking roles, I won't grade this as harshly as I might since, Rudy Ray Moore, if nothing else, had the wherewithal to take advantage of a movie market which lacked black heroes & get this profoundly amateurish production into theaters. Unfortunately, except for kung-fu prostitutes, there isn't anything here that's so-bad-its-good either.
Rated 28 Aug 2022
60
35th
Give me Dolemite over any of your so-called superheroes any day. We should be living in the DCU and not the MCU (and no, I don't mean DC comics!!).
Rated 27 Apr 2007
0
8th
One of the worst-made films to ever get a distributor. Moreover, you know that sooner or later some white-supremacist group is going to use this movie as "proof" that black people all deal drugs and want to sleep with white women
Rated 19 Mar 2008
10
25th
"Way down in the jungle deep, the badass lion stepped on the signifyin' monkey's feet. The monkey said 'muthaf*cker, can't you see? You standin' on my goddamn feet!" This was probably the second worst of all the blaxploitation flicks of the '70s - Blackula is the WORST, bar none - but the poetry and pimpsuit kung fu of Rudy Ray Moore is worth the rental. I agree with Stain, though...total fodder for white supremecist groups. Classically so-bad-it's-hillarious.
Rated 07 Aug 2008
20
21st
Probably the worst blaxploitation movie ever. Now, I know what you're thinking and yes, it does suck harder than "Abar, The First Black Superman". It does have its' moments of campy charm, though.
Rated 05 Jun 2012
61
30th
60.500
Rated 03 Nov 2019
74
24th
Lol
Rated 07 Nov 2019
75
59th
One of the best films of 1975.
Rated 11 Jan 2020
40
3rd
Lmaothefight+dopetheme+whitegirllienoshitbaby!lmao+idontwearnocottondraws!+firsttimei'veseenaninterviewstylemiccaughtoncamlmao+getsboring
Rated 29 Jun 2021
58
42nd
Score is meaningless. Rudy Ray Moore was quality cheeks, and that's all that matters. The dialogue and fight scenes are craptastic too!
Rated 10 Oct 2021
50
27th
I just couldn't look away.
Rated 09 Dec 2021
55
42nd
So I finally got around to watching this movie and it was so much more than I was expecting. It's really terrible but as bad as it is, it's equally entertaining. Also, the damn boom mike is almost a costar.
Rated 22 Aug 2022
46
19th
Mostly a snore except for some just pure wtf moments
Rated 27 Aug 2023
78
55th
The boom mic deserves its own credit the amount of time it spends on screen - not a professional or high budget affair. You're gonna have a good time with this one.

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