Who’s the private dick that’s a sex machine to all the chicks? Well, as all blaxploitation fans know, that would be Shaft (damn right!), the cool-as-they-come detective Richard Roundtree originally portrayed in the 1971 movie of the same name. But the description pretty much also applies to the titular character in the new blaxploitation spoof Black Dynamite, a lady-attracting, drug gang-battling, ex-CIA agent played by, at least according to the trailer below, “all-star running back Ferrante Jones.” In fact, the role of Mr Dynamite is actually essayed by actor and martial arts expert Michael Jai White, and the clip’s Grindhouse-style attention to period detail (it claims that the film is also being presented in something called “cinemaphonic quadrovision”) is just one of its many charms. (Others include an encouraging number of funny lines and the fact that at times it actually looks like a more competently put-together piece of work than many of the action-packed films it seeks to lampoon.)
Check out the trailer and tell us what you think…suckas!
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Awesome! I skipped straight to the clip and thought I was watching a movie from the 70s! This is new?? Cool!
this looks kinda awesome… michael jai white is hot
Whoa, that looks awesome. Was that Arsenio?
This movie won the Audience award at the Seattle International Film Fest this year.
This is full of awesome.
Yep, echoing previous posters, awesome is really the only word you need to describe this.
Nice to see Michael Jai White headlining a movie that looks pretty cool. I thought the guy had star quality since I saw him in HBO’s “Tyson” movie back in the day. I suppose he sort of had his shot when he headlined spawn, but that movie’s failure wasn’t really on him.
I’m definitely interested in checking this out.
Saw this movie a couple weeks ago on Toronto. It’s amazing. So glad it’s getting a wider release. It’s completely ridiculous an completely hilarious. See it when you can!
I saw this at the LA Film Fest a couple of months ago, without question the funniest movie of the year. There was a much better trailer on You Tube two or three months ago, wonder why they didn’t go with that one?
When does his movie come out!! It looks so good.
I have been anxiously anticipating this movie since I heard about it during the Sundance Festival. I cannot wait!
I only regret that I can’t see this opening night.
And yep, that’s Arsenio.