Who’s the private dick that’s a sex machine to all the chicks? No the other one. It’s Black Dynamite baby!
Just don’t interrupt his kung fu. It’s the only film brought to you by Anaconda, the only malt liquor approved by the United States government. Can you dig it?
Black Dynamite (Michael Jai White) is the baddest mother in the land, can you dig it? When his brother is killed by gangsters he has to open up his can of righteous, kung fu whup-ass on “the Man.” You bitches better watch out!
If you’re a fan of blaxploitation films then Black Dynamite will explode onto your screens. It’s a hilarious parody of those Shafts, Coffys, and other malt liquor flavored 70s hits. Even with a dose of Enter the Dragon thrown in for good measure. Righteous, baby! The crown still may belong to I’m Gonna Get You Sucka, but Black Dynamite offers plenty to laugh at.
Michael Jai White takes on the afro and nunchucks of our explosive hero. It featured one of the funnier trailers of last year and the final product also is as delicious as a heaping plate of chicken and waffles. Tasty, baby. You get a host of stereotypical 70s characters, including pimp Tasty Freeze (Arsenio Hall), sidekick, nutty character Cream Corn (Tommy Davidson), and my favorite pimp name Chocolate Giddy-up (Cedric Yarbrough).
Of course nearly everyone is clothed in bellbottoms and platform shoes. Black Dynamite hits the parody meter spot on quite a few times. It does lose a little steam towards the end of the film, but what came before it is so funny that it can be forgiven (though that might be part of the gag since many exploitation flicks start strong and run out of gas).
Michael Jai White and company have their exploitive hearts in the right place, hilarity ensues. It’s a rarity when the movie actually lives up to the hilarious trailer, but Black Dynamite hits it baby. Though using words like “ensue” I’m sounding too much like the Man.
Black Dynamite is presented in a 1080p high definition transfer (1.85:1). Special features are presented in high definition, unless noted. They include a commentary with director/co-writer Scott Sanders and actors/co-writers Michael Jai White and Byron Minns.
The 22 minute “Lighting the Fuse” looks at the origins of the film, the 14 minute “70s: Back in Action” has the cast and crew reminiscing about the inspirational films from that decade, the 18 minute “Comic Con Experience” is the presentation from the convention, and there are 25 minutes of deleted scenes (in standard definition).
The disc is also BD-Live enhanced, features Sony’s MovieIQ, and has previews of other Sony discs.
Black Dynamite pays homage to those films in the 70s that it is easy to make fun of. However, Dynamite does it with such heart that you may want to break out your copy of Shaft as you laugh along with the film. Dy-no-mite!
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