BLU-RAY
REVIEW: BLACK DYNAMITE
2/14/10
OVERVIEW: Michael Jai
White (Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?, The Dark Knight)
stars as a gun-toting, nunchuck-wielding ladies man and soul
brother when Black Dynamite debuts on Blu-ray™ and DVD February
2 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Black Dynamite is an
outrageous action comedy spoof following the exploits of an
ex-CIA agent and full-time ladies man out to avenge the death of
his brother against kung-fu masters, drug-dealing pimps and The
Man. Director Scott Sanders’ (Thick as Thieves) laugh-out-loud
spoof of '70s blaxpoitation movies also stars Jimmy Walker (TV’s
“Good Times”), Tommy Davidson (TV’s “Proud Family,” Juwanna
Mann), Salli Richardson-Whitfield (I Am Legend), Arsenio Hall
(Igor, Coming to America) and a hilariously funny ensemble cast
of characters from film, TV, comedy/stage, sports, music and
more.
SYNOPSIS: Meet Black
Dynamite (Michael Jai White), the smoothest, baddest cat on the
street. He’s a ladies’ man and the man with a plan. He’s also a
former C.I.A. agent out to avenge his brother’s death. Whether
he’s taking down drug dealers or sweet-talking foxy mommas, he’s
the man on the streets out to stop The Man. Take a wild ride
from the mean streets of the ghetto to the pool halls of the
inner city, all the way to the “Honky House” with this bad-ass,
tough-as-nails action hero. Black Dynamite is a
kung-fu-fighting, pimp-slapping, gun-blasting, outrageously
over-the-top parody of ’70s-era blaxploitation films that
delivers big action and even bigger laughs like nobody’s bizness.
BLU-RAY:
The film is
presented in 1080P widescreen in a 1.85:1 aspect ration
preserving its theatrical format. The picture is just flawless,
bringing to perfection the film's seventies look No complains
in this department. Not only the picture looks great in this
release, also the sound it is good, a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio in
English that provides a good
complement to the picture. It also includes English and French
subtitles.
In terms of Special Features
the blu-ray includes a filmmaker & cast commentary,
deleted scenes, alternate scenes and featurettes. Exclusive to the Blu-ray™ is a featurette
highlighting comedians from the film, as well as movieIQ, which
allows the user to access real time information on the cast,
music, trivia and more while watching the movie via BD-Live™.
VIDEO:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) 1080P
AUDIO:
English 5.1 DTS HD Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English French .
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Filmmaker & Cast
Commentary
Deleted and Alternate
Scenes
“Lighting The Fuse”
Featurette
“The Comic-Con
Experience” Featurette
“The ‘70s: Back in Action” Featurette
movieIQ
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