I wanted to watch the Eddie Murphy film "Dolomite is My Name" so it was important I rewatch the original film (which is free to stream on Amazon Prime). I remember the first time I watched this film, going into it I'd heard that "Dolomite" was a classic blaxploitation action flick, but I was immediately confused by the portly star, the abysmal acting, and particularly the incredibly awkward "marital arts" fight sequences. "Dolomite" is a film that needs to be seen to be believed. Although I'm sure there are fans who love "Dolomite" without irony, this blaxploitation classic is one that's so terribly written, directed, acted and just about every other filmmaking facet you can think of, it achieves Ed Wood proportions of so-bad-it's-good (interestingly, the writers of "Dolomite is my Name" also wrote "Ed Wood"). If you ever listen to star Rudy Ray Moore talk about the film, he made it with complete seriousness, which is what makes this revenge tale of Dolemite being released early from prison to take down the rival pimp who put him away. Lucky for Dolemite his madame has had all his girls trained in karate in his absence, so Dolemite now has an army of female kung-fu fighters. He also gets some of the worst 70s fashion imaginable. The acting is wonderfully awful and is made even more hilarious by ridiculous dialogue that features a profanity just about every third or fourth word. Oh, and you're also treated to Rudy Ray Moore doing his "rapping," which feels as if it comes out of nowhere and from a completely different film. Overall, this is a zero-star film, but I certainly got at least three-stars worth of entertainment out of it.
