Dolemite
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Movie Reviews of Dolemite
Movie Review: So bad it's funny
Summary: 4 Stars
The story of a good-hearted pimp framed by some dirty cops and his arch-rival Willie Greenand then released from prison so he and his all girl army of kung fu hookers can clean up the streets. Rudy Ray Moore is a stand up comedic genius and I once I became a fan and learned that he had actually made a series of movies based on one of his characters, Dolemite, I had to get it and see it.
This movie is so bad, you can't help loving it. The acting is sub-par, especially from the pair of dirty cops. The camera crew's shadows can be seen, boom mikes can be seen at the top and bottom of the screen, and the lights used to keep the actors lit sometimes move off target and can be seen lighting up the background in an attempt to illuminate their target character.
Despite the poor production values the movie is a riot of laughter almost from start to finish with Rudy (as the titular character Dolemite) delivering some of the funniest dialogue I've heard in a long time. The action scenes, with the kung fu girls against the evil army of Willie Green, are laughable. Dolemite apparently has a cook on his side that you only see in these fight scenes. Dolemite eventually defeats his nemisis by tearing out his heart (perhaps it's his liver because he tears it out of his stomach, and when his FBI agent ally sees this he fires a shot into the corpse to take the blame away from Dolemite, as if no one will notice his heart (liver?) torn out by hand.)
If you love bad movies, you'll love Dolemite!
Movie Review: Dolemite Deluxe!
Summary: 4 Stars
Certainly this film is not for everybody---but for anyone with a sense of humor and love of period film Š buy this immediately! Where else can you get a run down of 70Õs fashion, a period vocabulary primer, karate trained hookers, crime, a rap about the TitanicÕs sinking, shoot outs, and a co-star named Queen Bee (watch for her moving crying scene early on in the wardens office!) With a filming style thatÕs a cross between a porno movie/Dawn of The Dead/ and Car Wash, you cannot go wrong. This is one to watch over and over againÉafter you put the kids to bed.Movie Review: "I am Joe Blow, lover man"
Summary: 4 Stars
Although this movie is very funny and fitting, if very low budget, interpretation of Rudy Ray Moore's stylings, it has some horrendous failings. Boom mikes in shots, bad acting, and special effects gone horribly awry are littered throughout, and half of the movie seems to be concerned with showing off people's cars. But, if you like your Blaxploitation movies as gratuitous as they come, then "Dolemite"'s for you.(In the scene selection menu, on the DVD, the labels were lifted from "Petey Wheatstraw" by accident)
Movie Review: I can dig it.
Summary: 4 Stars
Key moment in Dolemite - when Dolemite gets into a fight with the cops, and Dolemite hits the cop (or tries to...he misses by a mile) and the cop throws himself into the trunk of the car. The whole movie is pretty much like this. Boom mike visible, camera crew shadows, terrible acting, writing and costumes. That's what makes it so much fun. Think about the plot... a group of prostitutes and their pimp are going to "clean up" the streets. CLASSIC. Not as many belly laughs as Disco Godfather... but definitely worth a watch.Movie Review: Take it with a grain of salt
Summary: 4 Stars
You can't take movies like this too seriously. Of course the acting is bad, the script is awful, and the cinematography is horrible. We all know that. In order to enjoy this movie, you've got to be able to laugh at it. Personally, I think its hilarious in parts, and other times its just so horrible I'm laughing at that! The sad thing is, this movie is a lot better than the rest of Rudy Ray's movies. Trust me, this movie is awfully good for a laugh. A lot of comedies aren't even this funny.