Review of Baadasssss! (2004) by Bill B — 03 Jan 2012

This movie is Mario Van Peeble's look at the lengths that his father went to when making Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and I gotta be honest: I found this movie infinitely more interesting than the long form jazz riff/acid trip of the original film. Melvin made an interesting movie with a very thin plot, so it's hard to get very much out of it for me, which could be a testament to the time and the fact that it wasn't made for me (as a white man), but his son's dramatized version of the events behind the scenes is a helluva lot more watchable.

Worth a look, hell I would almost recommend watching this one first, just to give you an idea of what you're getting into.