Black Dynamite 2009

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Read more

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: Even though it sounds funnier than it plays, between the song and the nun chucks, I was happy. Read more

Keith Uhlich, Time Out: As the theme song declares, this cat is dy-no-mite! Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: See this one with a crowd, and remember Black Dynamite's immortal words: "Doughnuts don't wear alligator shoes." Read more

Nathan Rabin, AV Club: Sanders delights in the amateurishness of blaxploitation, from clunky exposition to shootouts that violate all rules of continuity and perspective to a visible boom mic, which spends so much time onscreen that it practically deserves its own credit. Read more

Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: If the joke is somewhat one-note and eventually told too long and too often, at least it's a good joke. Read more

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Before an hour has passed tedium overtakes Black Dynamite -- one corny martial-arts sequence turns out to be plenty -- and all the good jokes dry up. Read more

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Cary Darling, Dallas Morning News: Black Dynamite will stir some pleasant memories. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Black Dynamite blends satire, nostalgia, and cinema deconstruction into a one-of-a-kind comedy high. Read more

Amy Nicholson, I.E. Weekly: If there's a night at the movies more fun than this deadpan blaxploitation flick, it's probably boosted by something bought in a dark alley. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: An enjoyable celebratory ode to a fiercely entertaining counterculture-inspired genre. Read more

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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: The details are perfect, from the particle-board sets to the porn-ready score. (And dig those polyester suits.) But just like the movies it parodies, this one feels over long before it's actually done. Read more

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: A cheerfully affectionate if fit fully amusing spoof of '70s blaxpoitation movies, Scott Sanders' Black Dynamite painstakingly nails the cheesy look, music and martial arts moves of the originals. Read more

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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: I am happy to say it brings back an element sadly missing in recent movies, gratuitous nudity. Read more

Wally Hammond, Time Out: The portentous dialogue, two-track-recorded soundtrack (by Adrian Younge) and eager performances are all highly diverting. Read more

Rob Nelson, Variety: This film will delight both discriminating fans of the blaxploitation tradition and ordinary lovers of goofy, in-ya-face thrills. Read more

Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: Nothing in Black Dynamite captures the exhilarating absurdity of Pam Grier hiding razors in her Afro in Coffy -- or the loony genre experimentation in Pootie Tang. Read more