Even though it sounds funnier than it plays, between the song and the nun chucks, I was happy.
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10/26/09
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Black Dynamite (2009)
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Reviews Counted:38
Fresh:31
Rotten:7
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: A loving and meticulous send-up of 1970s blaxsploitation movies, Black Dynamite is funny enough for the frat house and clever enough for film buffs.
Rated: R [See Full Rating]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release:Oct 16, 2009 Limited
Box Office: $131,862
Synopsis: When “The Man” murders his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages, and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, Black Dynamite is the one hero willing to fight all the way from the... [More]
Starring: Michael Jai White, Arsenio Hall, Tommy Davidson, Kevin Chapman
Director: Scott Sanders
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Reviews for Black Dynamite
Top CriticSanders delights in the amateurishness of blaxploitation, from clunky exposition to shootouts that violate all rules of continuity and perspective to a visible boom mic, which spends so much time onscreen that it practically deserves its own credit.
10/15/09
Even if you've never seen a black exploitation film you will be thoroughly entertained by 'DY-NO-MITE! DY-NO-MITE!'
10/16/09
Before an hour has passed tedium overtakes Black Dynamite -- one corny martial-arts sequence turns out to be plenty -- and all the good jokes dry up.
11/24/09
Top CriticAs Dynamite kung-fu-fights his way through a vast conspiracy involving smack-addled orphans, malt liquor, and the best (read: worst) exploding-car scene of 2009, you’ll feel a rush of ’70s nostalgia you never knew you had.
11/12/09
This movie will make you say "Oooooooooo!"
01/23/09
A feisty, gleefully harebrained spoof of all things Shaft and Superfly, Dynamite is a jubilant ode to the firm cinematic pimp hand, which, in this picture, smacks bad guys around and tickles the audience with the same devotion.
11/05/09
The climax is so outrageous I can't believe it. The ending outdoes Inglourious Basterds because it's not even about making a statement. It's just about being crazy, which is what awesome movies should be.
10/17/09
I am happy to say it brings back an element sadly missing in recent movies, gratuitous nudity.
10/15/09
Top CriticYou'll either love it and think it's hilarious, comedic brilliance or you won't get it at all. I know which side I'm on cats. Black Dynamite's!
01/22/09
Unless you're seeing Black Dynamite with a slap-happy midnight movie crowd, the film's energy saps about halfway through and leaves you glumly anticipating the next obvious plot point.
04/25/09
One of those eminently quotable comedies that frat guys and movie geeks will come back to time and again.
02/02/09
This may be the all-time best party film next to "Animal House." If this movie doesn't make you laugh, call a doctor.
09/26/09
Black Dynamite blends satire, nostalgia, and cinema deconstruction into a one-of-a-kind comedy high.
10/14/09
Top CriticThis is one of the cleverest, most consistently funny spoof movies since Airplane!
10/27/09
Black Dynamite gets the details right, but so what? The result is like watching rightly vilified movies such as Epic Movie, Date Movie, or Meet The Spartans, but without as many scenes of characters being kicked in the balls.
11/10/09
The full-on embrace of the stupidity, the charm and the admirably empowering qualities of blaxploitation sets Black Dynamite apart. But, above all, it's very funny.
10/18/09
Black Dynamite scores brownie points for its brilliant, spot-on recreation of grindhouse-era ambiance.
06/09/09
blaxploitation equivalent of the B-movies Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino cooked up for Grindhouse.
10/15/09
If there's a night at the movies more fun than this deadpan blaxploitation flick, it's probably boosted by something bought in a dark alley.
10/16/09
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