Movie Review: Dolemite

Ryan: 2/4 rotten peels
Matt: 2/4 rotten peels

by Ryan


"Dolemite is his name and fuckin' up motha fuckas is his game!"

Dolemite is a 1975 blaxploitation film that follows a pimp (Dolemite, played by Rudy Ray Moore) who was framed by Willie Greene (played by D'Urville Martin) and the crooked white cops, who planted stolen furs and drugs in his trunk. BUT HE'S BACK! Queen Bee and the Warden have sprung him out of jail and Dolemite is on the hunt to make Willie Greene pay for what he did! He has a whole army of call-girl ninja's to back him up in his quest to kick ass!

This movie try's really hard, but when the cast and crew consist of jive comedians, you can't expect much. I'll give them an A for effort. This film is so bad that its awesome, in one scene you can see the sound man lying on the ground with the boom mic. The charm of this film comes from the innate flaws around every corner. Bad acting, bad directing, bad editing, awesome dialogue, awesome music. What else is there?

This film does get too bad for its own good, though. After awhile, the charm wears off and you are left with just a bad movie. What was once hilarious fades into a monotonous string of failure to deliver a line beyond the second grade reading level. I must add, in retrospect, that watching Black Dynamite (read our review here) before Dolemite might have ruined the experience. Black Dynamite is a spoof film of the 1970's blaxploitation genre, of which Dolemite is a cornerstone.

Dolemite, in the very least, is worth a watch to experience the blaxploitation genre, but don't expect much.





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Kosher Sessions: Episode 2

This episode features The Kosher Kid, Ryan Schmidt, and Neil Leff-Wilson. We offer our unique views on BLACK DYNAMITE, the remake of The Karate Kid and Zoolander 2. Also, Neil has a bit of knowledge to share with the world and our listeners. Check out the new episode below!

Black Dynamite

 by Ryan & the Kosher Kid

Ryan: 4/4 banana peels
Kosher Kid: 4/4 banana peels
Travis: 4/4 banana peels

When you sit down to watch this film you get the feeling it is something special. Starting with the first searing taps of a high hat the 70's funk soundtrack takes you back to the good old days of blaxploitation. Director Scott Sanders set out with Michael Jai White and Byron Minns to pay homage to the genre of Grindhouse flicks that gave the world Shaft, SuperFly, Dolemite, The Mack, and Truck Turner; and they did an incredible job!

CAN YA DIG IT?!

Hell yeah I can! Black Dynamite was the most fun I have had watching a movie since Borat! Michael Jai White plays Black Dynamite, an overly serious former CIA agent turned community activist, who is determined to find the men who not only killed his brother but sell drugs to the orphans, and he does a fantastic job. "Dynamite is gunna make it alright!" He takes on a community of pimps with names like Cream Corn, Kotex, Tasty Freeze, and Chocolate Giddy-up.

Given that this film is based on any number of blaxploitation films, it is a fun and original movie that will keep you laughing all the way through. The dialogue is filled with jive and the shooting is beautifully flawed. At one point there is even a microphone clearly in the shot. This movie gives you a bevy of different treats,gratuitous nudity, flying daggers, kung fu, meaningless sex, baby mama drama, and a shit load of explosions.These are things that would normally take away from a film, but in Black Dynamite this only adds to the fun. There's also a number of cameo's from actors like Arsenio Hall, Brian McKnight, and John Salley.

Alright Jive Turkey's, need a good laugh?! Grab your Anaconda Malt Liquor, a few of your friends, and pop Black Dynamite in your viewing device!