Review: Black Dynamite

He's cleaning the streets, saving the orphans, avenging his brother, rocking the ladies, and taking it to THE MAN. He's Black Dynamite. And he's taking it all the way to the top. The top of my 2010 favorites list that is.

After a year of so many blockbuster busts, it's refreshing to begin the new year with a low budget movie that delivers on all fronts. Black Dynamite is a tribute to blaxsploitation films from the 70's that is bad-ass and hilarious. The film spends most of the time spoofing classic blaxsploitation movies with perfectly crafted one-liners, precise comedic timing and some accidental improv. The under appreciated, but always cool, Michael Jai White, is smooth, funny, and kicks some serious ass. He really expands his range with a funny side never seen before in any of his previous movies.

The greatest thing about the movie is that it never takes itself too seriously. It gives the audience exactly what they expect; kung-fu action, comedy, pimps and big tits. The only time I feel that it falters a bit is when the movie begins to follow a traditional format rather than spoofing. I understand it is necessary to hold the story together, but I was having such a good time laughing at the spoofs that I didn't want it to end.

After the movie, the director, Scott Sanders, held a Q&A and revealed that an animated series is in the works for Cartoon Network. I will definitely be on the look out for that and the Blu-Ray when it is released on February 16th.

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Lobo says: 3.5 righteous nunchuck beatdowns out of 4