
This is the story of 1970s 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..... (Full plot summary below)
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This is the story of 1970s 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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| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonFunny in ways that are as complex as the most challenging art film. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsWhile White plays it supercool, Tommy Davidson and Arsenio Hall (as Cream Corn and Tasty Freeze, respectively) swing for the fences, without much in the way of a bat. |
| VarietyRob NelsonThis film will delight both discriminating fans of the blaxploitation tradition and ordinary lovers of goofy, in-ya-face thrills. |
| Examiner.comAdam LippeBlack Dynamite gets the details right, but so what? The result is like watching rightly vilified movies such as Epic Movie, Date Movie, or Meet The Spartans, but without as many scenes of characters being kicked in the balls. |
| New York TimesA.O. ScottAs a five-minute clip on YouTube, this spoof might be a small masterpiece. As a feature film, it’s both too much and not nearly enough. |
| MTVKurt LoderCan Black Dynamite fend off the Man and the mob and the phalanx of wah-wah guitars arrayed against him and fight his way to the Honky House to mete out kung-fu justice? Most likely! |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleAn enjoyable celebratory ode to a fiercely entertaining counterculture-inspired genre. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJust like the movies it parodies, this one feels over long before it's actually done. |
| Total FilmDan GoodswenAs the titular ex-CIA man, White reveals comic talents to match his martial artistry, delivering one-liners and roundhouse kicks with the same killer precision. |
| Little White LiesMatt BochenskiA brilliant laugh-out-loud slapstick crowd pleaser made with love and talent. |