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Dolemite
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9786305310969
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 6305310963
Label: Xenon
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Manufacturer: Xenon
MPN: DXX1006D
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Xenon
Release Date: March 19, 2002
Running Time: 91 minutes
Studio: Xenon
Theatrical Release Date: 1975-07
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Editorial Review:
Who's the baddest motherf****r to blow onto blaxploitation screens? Forget Shaft and just ask X-rated comic and "godfather of rap" Rudy Ray Moore. He'll give you the gospel of Dolemite. Street hustler, pimp, and all-around ghetto superhero Dolemite began life as a character in Moore's nightclub act and was a natural character for his self-financed film debut, a revenge tale set on the corrupt streets of L.A.
Dolemite is sprung from prison by an impossibly understanding warden so he can find the drug-dealing, gun-smuggling crooks who framed him. With the help of his all-girl army of kung fu killers and the most flamboyant wardrobe this side of Cher, he lays waste to dozens of bad guys while spouting his funky raps. Thick, slow and sleepy, Moore is neither a natural actor not a convincing martial arts action hero, but his lazy line deliveries are great, lyrical cascades of four-letter words and "ghetto expressions," and he performs two of his most famous stand-up raps, "Shine and the Great Titanic" and "The Signifying Monkey."
Dolemite is not a particularly competent movie--the direction (by costar D'Urville Martin) is clumsy, the performances flat, and microphones peek in from time to time (get that video letterboxed, Xenon!)--but the outrageous mix of nightclub rap, kung-fu action, and Moore's four-letter dialogue turned it into an instant urban hit and has kept it alive as a cult classic. Dolemite returns in The Human Tornado. The DVD also features clips from the documentary The Legend of Dolemite and the complete lyrics to his raps. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - In a word...
I have only this to say: The scene where Dolemite is hovering above the camera as he makes sweet love to YOU, the viewer... You can feel his manly prowess coming right through the TV! Blacktastic!
Rating: - Why? Why? Why?!
I distinctly recall the first time I ever watched Dolemite. I was in college and I had just gotten off of work. I came home and my housemates informed me that the movie was on the agenda for the evening. We partook of some fine green tobacco and proceeded to watch one of the finest movies I've ever had the pleasure of screening.
The beauty of Dolemite is that it delivers exactly what you would expect from a movie of it's caliber. Karate? Check. Fights? Check. Prostitutes? Check. Karate ... Read More
Rating:  - OMG!! This is Bad!
I heard about this film for years. Even had people tell my I had to see it 'cause it's a trip. It's a trip, alright! A pretty bad one! What really stunned me about this film is the horrible screenplay! Ugh! It was brutal to listen to! The script was so bad, it was laughable! Sure it was a low budget movie! (You can see the microphone a couple of times and you can clearly see the school yard in the background of the opening sequence.) But if they didn't play this straight, I would have enjoyed ... Read More
Rating: - 4.5 Dolemite-- a comedic experiance like no other
Many people might be overly critical of an otherwise enjoyable film. Definately Dolemite is not for everybody and definately not for those who only enjoy either art house films [not that it's a bad thing]. I was introduced to Dolemite while reading a know defunt hip-hop magazine. The particular issue was paying homage to Rudy Ray Moore. I decided to take the plunge and rent Dolemite from the local Blockbuster. Having Done so I can say I found the movie both entertaining and hysterical at the same ... Read More
Rating:  - Either the best or the worst
This is either the greatest or the worst Blaxploitation film ever made. I am not sure. Unlike other films like "Foxy Brown" or "Cleopatra Jones," this movie makes no attempt to make blacks dignified upstanding citizens, rather it does the opposite like "The Mack" times a million. The Nword is dropped constantly, people refer to each other as motherf***er all the time and so on. Maybe it is more real, maybe not. It certainly is a hilariously over the top run into a world that is rarely visited in this way. ... Read More
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