Dolemite

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Summary: It was funny in the 70's & it's funnier in the 21st Century
Review: I bought this DVD for a trip down memory lane and ended up splitting my sides laughing. I knew going in that the production values were lacking and the editing worse. I was there in the clubs in the 70's & 80's and I remember the SuperFly wannabes in their Sammy Davis suits . The bad, and I don't mean good, wardrobe in the film will have you talking to the TV. And Dolomite is no clothes horse. With that big butt and waist he certainly doesn't look like a kung fu master. Pimp?! He's pigeon-toed and walks like Andy Griffith. The love scenes are cut so poorly you'll howl! The music resembles nothing I ever heard in that era and in the club scenes, the entertainment will have you screaming with their choreography & costumes.
With the overt racism, sophomoric profanity & too many other corny things to count, this movie is great for a laugh when I am bored. This movie should be on a list with "Plan X from Outer Space"

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Summary: TERRIBLE-ly funny
Review: I don't know if this movie was supposed to be this bad, but either way it is one of the very few films that I never get tired of watching.

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Summary: Not the best....but I understand the history
Review: I love Blaxploitation films and having not seen Dolemite I got it out at the local video store, having now watched the film It's the only time I've actually felt white watching a Blaxploitation movie. The film is anti-white as such but I feel you really do have to be black to get most of the jokes etc..
The film overall is pretty boring and the acting not the best but I do understand why many black people love this movie out of all the Blaxploitation films. I collect these movies but I'm afraid this one will not be in my collection.

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Summary: it is really humourous
Review: i loved i

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Summary: The apotheosis of Western Art
Review: I was thrilled to find out that this masterpiece was issued in DVD format. Buy it... watch it... live it.

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Summary: Simply the funniest movie of all time..........period!!!!
Review: I've seen nearly every Rudy Ray Moore movie made and they're all hilarious, but this one takes the cake! When you see Queen Bee and her emotions when she helps bail out Dolemite, you'll probably shed a tear or two.....or ya could get a bucket of water and dump it over your head like she did. The woman deserved an Academy Award! And Creeper.....simply amazing...for crying out loud he had to have actually been high while making this movie. I recommend this video to everyone, I've shown it to just about everyone I know and they all think it's hilarious. I also recommend Dolemite 2: The Human Tornado...it's even funnier.

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Summary: Damn, looks like my women is on time.
Review: If you have ever seen a better movie, I would like to hear about it. What other movie can you see the boom microphone periodically at the top on the screen? Rudy Ray Moore's one-liners are clever and amusing("You best be lettin' me pass, before they have to be pullin' these Hush Puppies out yo m*****f*****' a**!"). It is my opinion that nobody has ever written anything that can come close to Dolemite. The only thing that Dolemite lacked was the budget. I may also argue that that's what made the movie so good. I have seen this movie at least 100 times and it gets better everytime. All I have to say is buying Dolemite is the best low cost investment I have made my entire life.

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Summary: Bad or baddass?
Review: In my humble opinion Dolemite is the one of the finest blaxploitation movies ever! It shows what you can do with a little imagination and ingenuity, regardless of your budget. Upon first viewing you will notice how its style and substance has been shamelessly copied over the years by better directors and actors, but that they somehow never manage to come close to the energy and vibrancy of Dolemite. To sum the movie up in a word would be to do it a disservice, but if you had to, the word would be fun. Long live the legacy of the best "badd" film ever.

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Summary: When bad writing and bad directing make a good movie.
Review: Intentional or not, this is one of the most hilarious films ever made

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Summary: I can dig it.
Review: 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.