Since afros became funny in the 90s, the blaxploitation genre has been done to death but never with such love and attention to detail as in Black Dynamite.

Michael Jai White [Spawn] stars at the titular hero and his performance is pitch perfect. Part Jim Brown, part Jim Kelly, Black Dynamite is, as you’d expect, a one man army and a hit with the ladies.

Because the film was shot on Super 16 Color Reversal film and the impeccable costumes, it’s easy to forget that you’re watching a modern movie.

Despite it’s intentionally ridiculous plot, the film doesn’t take it’s audience for granted. Sharp eyed viewers will pick up on loads intentional errors, such as boom mics in shot, actors changing mid fight scene and actors that read their stage directions as lines of dialogue: “The militants turn, startled. This is private. How’d you get in here?”

I think the movie can be summed up in the following quote, where BD is talking to Richard Nixon’s wife:

First Lady, I’m sorry I pimp-slapped you into that china cabinet.

See Dudley in action.

Over the weekend I went to Kiama and put a couple of rolls through the Gakkenflex. It comes as a kit with a Japanese magazine and takes 35mm film. It only took an hour or so to assemble and so far I’m pretty happy with the photos, and at $16 a roll [24 shots] to develop and scan, it’s a hell of a lot cheaper than the Holga. Full collection of photos here.

Above is probably the last Holga photo you’ll see from me online. Reasons:

1. Cost
Now that Ted’s has stopped doing film, I’m being charged $28 a roll at Photolab. With only 12 photos per roll, that’s just crazy talk.

2. Saturation
With everyone using Polaroid/Holga/Lomo iPhone apps these days, what’s the point?

With all that being said, I am thinking of picking up a Holga 130BC or Gakkenflex (Both of which use the standard 35mm film, which is cheaper to develop and scan).

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I’m probably upstaged by Rhys in the last photo though…

’1999′ was a hit when it was released in 1982, became the anthem of NYE in 1999 and will be popular again when the 90s revival hits the mainstream and everyone starts having 90′s themed parties. Watch this space for a remix by Beiber or Ke$her.

He is being a bit of a jerk about the whole internet thing though…

Inspired by this classic Chapelle Show Sketch.

T Shirt available here [not in these colours tho].

Drawn with more than a little inspiration from the awesome Dan Hipp.

I keep the bible in a pool of blood
So none of its lies can affect me

Some great lyrics there. These are my favs:

I’ve been examined ever since I was seamen
They took a sonogram and seen the image of a demon

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The cause of death is unknown to the cops
Cause when I kill them, I’m not leavin one element to autopse
First I’ll assasinate em
And them I’ll cremate them
And take all of his fucking ashes and evaporate em
Or creep through the graveyard and hunt down your tombstone
Dig up your skeleton and stomp all your fucking bones
You try to haunt me nigga, I ain’t trying to hear it
Buck buck buck, I’ll give your ass a holy spririt.