Review of Dolemite (1975) by Ryan V — 14 Apr 2012
Rudy Ray Moore, who made this film with little more than sheer force of will, plays the jive-talking, ass-whupping, and love-making titular pimp. Dolemite is on a mission to take revenge on the men who wrongly threw him into jail two years ago.
His story is told with crappy lighting, poor sound editing, hilariously inept fight scenes, and cinematography so amateurish that nobody (except the audience) seems to notice that the boom mics keep drifting into frame.
This wish fulfillment fantasy, often cited as the most notorious of the blaxploitation films, is such a force of bravado that it all but completely personifies the concept of "so bad it's good".
This review of Dolemite (1975) was written by Ryan V on 14 Apr 2012.
Dolemite has generally received positive reviews.
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