If the joke is somewhat one-note and eventually told too long and too often, at least it's a good joke.
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12/16/09
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Black Dynamite (2009)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:8
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.7/10
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
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Top CriticBefore 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 CriticEven though it sounds funnier than it plays, between the song and the nun chucks, I was happy.
10/26/09
Top CriticThe details are perfect, from the particle-board sets to the porn-ready score. (And dig those polyester suits.) But just like the movies it parodies, this one feels over long before it's actually done.
10/16/09
Top CriticAn enjoyable celebratory ode to a fiercely entertaining counterculture-inspired genre.
10/16/09
Top CriticAs a five-minute clip on YouTube, this spoof might be a small masterpiece. As a feature film, it's both too much and not nearly enough.
10/16/09
Top CriticA cheerfully affectionate if fit fully amusing spoof of '70s blaxpoitation movies, Scott Sanders' Black Dynamite painstakingly nails the cheesy look, music and martial arts moves of the originals.
10/16/09
Top CriticI am happy to say it brings back an element sadly missing in recent movies, gratuitous nudity.
10/15/09
Top CriticBlack Dynamite blends satire, nostalgia, and cinema deconstruction into a one-of-a-kind comedy high.
10/14/09
Top CriticNothing in Black Dynamite captures the exhilarating absurdity of Pam Grier hiding razors in her Afro in Coffy -- or the loony genre experimentation in Pootie Tang.
10/14/09
Top CriticThis film will delight both discriminating fans of the blaxploitation tradition and ordinary lovers of goofy, in-ya-face thrills.
01/23/09
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