Black Dynamite (2009)

Anthony Smith3 said:Most people probably remember those legendary 70s blaxploitation flicks like "Superfly", the "Shaft" series, "Foxy Brown", "Black Caesar", "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka", and plenty of others. They were mostly driven by Black actors and backed by heavy funk and soul soundtracks. Well, Michael Jai White—the massive, muscular martial arts expert known for roles in movies like "Spawn", "Universal Soldier: The Return", "Exit Wounds", and some other minor stuff—decided to make a tribute to those films called "Black Dynamite". Basically, Black Dynamite is a Black CIA agent, "the best they ever had" if you ask him... he carries two guns, one to stop trouble and one to start it, wears sixteen buttons on his shirt, and only drives the finest rides because anything less is a joke LOL. Check out the trailers... you'll see this is pure 70s blaxploitation... even the film grain looks spot on... not to mention all the other genre tropes. The movie was at the Sundance Film Festival recently, btw, and you can find the first review from the festival at the bottom of this post...



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trailer trailer 2 trailer 3 plot Quote : this is The Story of 1970 with African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was The One Hero willing to fight The man All The way from The blood-soaked City streets to The hallowed halls of The Honky house.

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A review from the Sundance Film Festival...

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With Black Dynamite director Scott Sanders and writer-producer-star Michael Jai White have succeeded in doing precisely What Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez promised but failed to deliver with Grindhouse. They have captured the spirit of a long gone era and done so in hugely entertaining fashion. Far too loving to ever descend into spoof or parody territory, Black Dynamite also rises above tribute territory thanks to White’s portrayal of the title character. No mere regurgitation or mimicry here, Black Dynamite is strong enough and accurate enough that it could be a lost nugget from the blaxploitation era itself. Brash, energetic, funky and loaded both with kung fu treachery and guns that never run out of bullets, Black Dynamite is pure entertainment. White is already on record saying that he wants to bring Black Dynamite back for a sequel and in these books that can’t happen soon enough. More details later... http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/black-dynamite-review/

btw... watched the movie this weekend and honestly, it's easily the best thing I've seen in months, maybe even years.🙏

Detailed thoughts coming later... or tomorrow...