Movie of the Month/LAMBcast #64: Black Dynamite

Alright you jive-ass turkeys...it's time to shut up and listen, 'cause grown ups is talking.

That's right, it's time for the Movie of the Month, and with it, the LAMBcast dedicated to said movie. If you haven't seen the 2009 comedy that kisses the feet of the blaxploitation genre just prior to sweeping those feet from the ground, you're missing out. Can you dig it? So kick back, have yourself some Anaconda malt liquor, and try to make the connection between something that "melts in your mouth" and "Little Richard."

If you're having trouble with that one, in the meantime you can check out all these badass fellow LAMBs that took part in the MOTM by writing about the comedy classic that is Black Dynamite:

Big Thoughts From a Small Mind
Big Thoughts From a Small Mind (2)
Net-flixation
A Life in Equinox
Bargain Bin Review
The Film Cynics
Jack L. Film Reviews
French Toast Sunday
Can't Explain
Cinema Sights
Rachel's Reel Reviews
Blog Cabins

It's also time to vote on next month's movie. I've included many of the choices from last month, but swapped a few out to keep it interesting. You have one week to vote.

Online Surveys & Market Research

If all that's not enough for you, the LAMBcast took on BD as well. Jason, Nick, Stevee, Aiden and Dylan tried to analyze the film on a deep level, but mostly just riff on all the awesome things contained within.

Also on tap:

* LAMB of the Week
* Trailer Talk: Crazy. Stupid. Love.
* Last LAMB Standing

For the LAMB of the Week, we take a look at LAMB #674, moviesandsongs365:

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Thanks for listening!

And then...

The State of the Cabins (2/23/11)

Movies watched for the first time (non-theatrically) since last week:

A Town Called Panic
This is one of those movies where the person who has seen and loved it just says "See this! It's awesome!," and you have to take their word for it, because the more they might try to tell you about it, the less likely you are to find their description enticing.


I'll just give you the basics: it's Flemish, it's in French with subtitles, it came out last year, and it's so absurd that it's hilarious in any language. See it (and thanks to Scott of FMD and Hatter for the strong recommends)!

Fletch's Film Rating:

	Expectation: "It's in the hole!"
	Reality: "It's in the hole!"

LAMBScore:

Black Dynamite
Speaking of being told about movies...the interwebs were abuzz with Dynomite (!) fever for months after the release of Black Dynamite, and for damn good reason. As it turns out, all of my anticipation and giddiness over Machete was spent on the wrong movie.

Dynamite is everything that Bob Rodriguez set out to make, only Dynamite director Scott Sanders and star Michael Jai White did it a hell of a lot better, perfectly blending the blaxploitation films of the 70s with chopsocky kung fu flicks, then throwing the thickest afro sheens of parody and - more importantly - love that they could find. Dynamite is made with a fondness for the films of decades ago that shines brightly through.


And the best part - even if you don't get all of the references to films from yesteryear or hallmarks of said films (i.e. boom mics entering into the frame), it's still a damn fine and funny action flick.

Bonuses: Arsenio - I missed you! Also, BD is wise enough not to overstay its welcome, clocking in at just 84 minutes.

Fletch's Film Rating:

	Expectation: "It's in the hole!"
	Reality: "You're the best...around!"

LAMBScore:

Music I'm currently obsessed with:
* I've been in an Amelie mood again lately. I tell ya - if that "Valse d'Amelie" gets in my head for whatever reason, it's days before it's getting out.

I really need to buy (and fall in love with) some new music.

Book I'm currently reading:
* Nothing! I think I'll start up the fourth book in the Camel Club series by David Baldacci here pretty soon, and I'd also like to read One Day before I hear anything further about the film. Finished Manhood for Amateurs by Michael Chabon and, as I've said the last few weeks, was mostly put off by it. Smart guy, tapped into the themes and currents of our times, but his writing style is too sappy and not nearly humorous enough for me.

Things to Click On
Howsabout just some general shoutouts to the sites I've added to my regular reading in the last couple months:

* The Smoking Pen

* Darkmatters

* The Ramblings of a Minnesota Geek

* The Audient

* Pompous Film Snob

* Net-flixation

* Jack L. film reviews

And then...