recommended

Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Pronounced "tor-na-da" this is a parody of Blaxploitation. It shows blacks in a bad light and white people worse. Dolemite (Rudy Ray Moore) starts the film off with a comedy routine that was more crude than funny, even for its day and age. In Alabama, Dolemite gets caught with the sheriff's wife which results in a self defense killing. Dolemite heads back to California where he hides in the open, assisting in club turf wars when he is not being paid for sex.The nuts and bolts of the film are Ed wood bad. The sound didn't always match up to the scene (i.e. tires squeal after the car is stopped and guy is out the door) and the judo/karate/ninja moves would make "The Hillybilly Ninja (U-Tube sensation) cringe. The film is laughable on a number of levels and who doesn't like women kidnapped, stripped, and tortured.Guide: F-bomb, sex, nudity (Glorya de lani, Barbara Gerl, + 2 others) Openly racist with racist terms such as "boy", N-word, and Imus N-word.

The Human Tornado (1976) *** (out of 4) Comedian Dolemite (Rudy Ray Moore) has to defend his black people when a racist white sheriff starts trouble. Soon Dolemite and his clan are on the run and going after a white gangster who is taking black women are selling them.This sequel to DOLEMITE is actually a better movie. Well, let me put that another way. The first film was a fun and somewhat well-made movie that became a box office hit so a sequel had to follow. This sequel is incredibly silly from the opening credit sequence to the final moment and everything in between is just rather nutty and over-the-top. There's not a single second where anything you're watching should be taken serious and as long as you're in for a good time then you're bound to have one here.To me THE HUMAN TORNADO is just one of those films where the director, writer and producers just throw everything on the screen and hope that something sticks. The great thing for fans is that quite a bit sticks here and the end result is a campy but fun action picture. I mean, just check out the opening sequences, which catches Dolemite doing a stand up routine where he throws countless jokes at the crowd ala Don Rickles. From here we're treated to non-stop big-breasted women, crazy kung fu fights and one of the craziest sex scenes that you're ever going to witness.Rudy Ray Moore was certainly a personality and that leaps off the screen here. I'm not going to call him a brilliant actor but there's no question that the camera loved him and his spirit just makes it impossible to take your eyes off of him. The supporting cast of players are fun but special mentions needs to go to J.B. Baron who plays the redneck sheriff. You've even got a young Ernie Hudson playing a small role.THE HUMAN TORNADO is a wild little gem that fans of blaxploitation should enjoy.

The hilariously foul mouthed Rudy Ray Moore strikes back as his bad ass pimp creation, Dolemite in this sequel to his earlier cult hit. The good news is that this effort actually surpasses its predecessor in terms of pure entertainment value although I must say that the finale in the first film beats that found here by far. Nonetheless, this manages to up the sleaze level ten fold along with more martial arts (and I use the term VERY loosely!), more politically incorrect stereotypes, racist cops and some welcome returning characters from the first flick.If it's high end quality you're after you'd probably be best advised to steer clear of this but on the other hand, if you can overlook certain poor production values i.e. virtually everything in this(!) and merely appreciate the raw intentions of the makers, then you may well enjoy what is on offer here.Best scene of all for me though is an hilarious sequence wherein our hero leaps down a steep bank - the stunt being stopped mid-jump and reversed as Moore commentates over the soundtrack how cool it was(!!!) Damn, why don't they make films like this nowadays?

Who said sequels suck? Not Rudy Ray Moore who IS the human tornado! You better hope you never meet Dolemite just before he drops one of his ass kickin', head beatin' rap soliloquay's, as this would warrant a reversed film jump onto a rooftop with a sloppy slap to the mouth, while his topless beauties sit in the background laughing it up in what must be the (intentionally) funniest Blacksploitation film ever (yes funnier than the original Dolemite film!)You will not only laugh at the fight scenes, but the dialogue is hilarious! Forget competent filmmaking as that adds for all the enjoyment!. All serious expectations should be left at the front door when watching this.A true gem that will never be recreated except in the music video's of Snoop dogg. (and thats a good thing!)