I have a love for the movie Black Dynamite that is probably unhealthy.
I find it hilarious, beginning to end. I’ve watched it many times, listened to the director (Scott Sanders) and writer/Black Dynamite his ownself Michael Jai White discuss it. I think it has as many great quotes as Princess Bride (or pick your own quotable movie) but because it’s rated R it’s just a little harder to work them into conversation (not that I don’t try).
I love this bit, where Black Dynamite is talking to Gloria (who happens to be one of the few people in the movie with a normal-sounding name):
BD: It may be bigger than you and it may be bigger than me, but it’s not bigger than you AND me; can you dig it?
Gloria (hesitates): Yes, I think so.
So, yeah, I love this movie, it is an awesome distraction, and it doesn’t bring out the emotional response that so many movies have (how come every damn movie works in something about divorce nowadays?) so it is a bit perfect for me at the moment. It allows me to not dwell on that thing that is bigger than me, the train wreck I’ve been riding for a long time.
Do you see where I’m coming from you jive motherfucker!
See? And that quote is mild, and the page linked here leaves out the really offensive stuff 😛 such as this entire scene, which is a wonderful homage to this scene from 35 years ago.