As both a satire & blaxploitation fan I have really been looking forward to seeing BLACK DYNAMITE ever since I saw a perfect trailer for it months ago. It was in the theaters for about a day, but I finally saw it last night, and believe me when I tell you it kicked some serious **s.
Essentially a parody of the entire 1970’s blaxploitation genre as a whole, this movie really gets it right. Cheesy dialogue, horrible choreographed fight scenes, boom mikes in the shot, tacky over-the top period clothing, gratuitous nudity…it’s got it all. They even shot it on grainy 16 mm film stock, and edited it so the story is very choppy and mildly hard to follow.
The main character Black Dynamite is a broad parody of Shaft. He’s a former government agent who plans to clean up the ghetto from drug dealing, cops & other villains of the genre, all who want him dead, all whilst avenging the death of his recently slain brother.
Along with the shaft parody, many of B.D.’s friends are satires of characters from other films that fans will recognize, including Black Belt Jones, and my favorite, “Bullhorn” who sends up my favorite star of the blaxploitation scene, DOLOMITE!
Black Dynamite got everything right…including a very funky soundtrack, and an animated sequence when Black Dynamite is getting his lovin’ on that, well, you’ll just have to watch it.
This is a very funny satire/homage to some great films of yesteryear, and I loved it. We have it new at Moviecycle to own right now, and will have it to rent very soon. Put it on yer list.
Here’s a trailer to whet your whistle you Bad Muther****ers!
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