Black Dynamite2009
Black Dynamite (2009)
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Critic 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.
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Cast
as Black Dynamite
as Osiris
as O'Leary
as Cream Corn
as Dino
as Tasty Freeze
as Gunsmoke
as Sweet Meat
as Bullhorn
as Richard M. Nixon
as Saheed
as Mo Bitches
as Gloria
as Congressman James
as Kotex
as Militant 1
as Militant 2
as Rafelli
as Patricia Nixon
as Honey Bee
as Chicago Wind
as Black Hand Jack
as Chocolate Giddy Up
as Fiendish Dr. Wu
as Lady of Leisure
as Afroditey
as Militant 2
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Critic Reviews for Black Dynamite
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It falls into the category of what typically has become known as "Blaxploitation" films, but gave such films of the similar genre (for instance Coffy) a bad name.
A brilliant laugh-out-loud slapstick crowd pleaser made with love and talent.
Fond and very funny homage to the exploitation era.
The portentous dialogue, two-track-recorded soundtrack (by Adrian Younge) and eager performances are all highly diverting.
A pin-sharp send-up of 1970s blaxploitation.
Black Dynamite will stir some pleasant memories.
Audience Reviews for Black Dynamite
An amusing and sometimes hilarious tribute to low-budget 1970s blaxploitation films, with clumsy zooms, saturated colors and intentional filming errors to create the illusion of belonging to that era - something that Tarantino could have done better in his Death Proof.
Super Reviewer
An ex-CIA agent, Kung Fu expert and lovin' machine known only as Black Dynamite avenges the death of his brother, cleans up the streets and sticks it to The Man in this homage cum parody of 70s blaxploitation movies. Scott Sanders is obviously a connoisseur of the genre as the whole film is pretty much spot on when sending up every detail of its intended target. There is the cast of casually racist and sexist stereotypes, the painfully clumsy exposition, laughably over the top action sequences and ham-fisted pseudo-messages as well as the usual glaring continuity errors, missed cues and clod hopping yet irresistibly funky music score. Michael Jai White not only looks the part but also is actually almost too good at the high kicking martial arts sequences. The one drawback is that it can enter Naked Gun territory (particularly during the fist fight with Richard Nixon!) without being quite funny enough to carry it off but at the same time is not quite clever enough to be a Tarantino/Rodriguez style pastiche. But it is consistently entertaining for its brief running time and will provide plenty of knowing chuckles to fans of Blaxploitation.
Super Reviewer
A fun homage to old school cinema and brings out humor that isn't found anymore with today's raunchy crap. There is at least one joke that will make you giggle or roar in laughter. In short, Black Dynamite is just hilarious!
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Black Dynamite Quotes
| Black Dynamite: | The worse thing about these pushers getting these children addicted to this new smack is that these children are orphans, and orphans don't have parents. |
| Cream Corn: | "I'm runnin' things. I'm runnin' tha-a-a-a-a-ngs" |
| Cream Corn: | I'm runnin' things. I'm runnin' tha-a-a-a-a-ngs. |
| Gunsmoke: | "That ain't ego -- that's how we go." |
| Gunsmoke: | That ain't ego... that's how we go. |
| Black Dynamite: | Do you see where Im coming from you JIVE MOTHAFUCKA! |
| Black Dynamite: | Do you see where I'm coming from you jive motherfucker! |