What It Is: The first (and best) of the Wayans movies, a decent spoof of Blaxploitation cinema from the '70s.Why I Watched It: It's a classic spoof movie from a time before "spoof" instantly brought shivers along with thoughts of "Scary Movie 19".
What I Thought: It's old and it's cheesy, but it's still pretty good. I like it much better than the newer "Don't be a Menace to Society while... [etc, etc]".
Keenan Wayans plays the star of the movie, an up and coming black hero. He does okay, but the real fun of the movie are classic stars like Isaac Hayes, Steve James, and Bernie Casey. Some of the gags are weak for today's standards, but the most of the film's jabs at 70's blaxploitation are pretty inspired.
Highlights: Heroic theme music, overprotective mothers, Isaac Hayes, and FlyGuy!
Who Should See It: Fans of blaxploitation cinema or *gulp* the Wayans clan.
How Soon: Netflix it when you get a second.
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