A wickedly funny parody of the Blaxploitation action genre of the 1970s. Shot on era-appropriate stock with matching wardrobe, hairstyles (oh, the hair in this movie), transportation and window dressings, if I didn't know any better I'd have sworn it was an authentic gem from the heyday of "Sweet Sweetback" and "Superfly TNT." Despite paying homage to an era that wasn't exactly known for its realistic portrayal of the world, Black Dynamite somehow manages to be even campier than its forefathers, to great effect. It's amazingly successful at taking every aspect of the genre to task, from acting to editing to photography to the train wreck of clichés that defined the decade, yet the story still manages to effectively one-up itself dozens of times before it's fully played out. Genuine buried treasure.
Review of Black Dynamite
