Blu-ray Review – The Human Tornado

Emerging from the wreckage of 1975's "Dolemite" with a hit movie, Rudy Ray Moore wasn't about to let a franchise opportunity pass him by. Quickly regrouping, adding director Cliff Roquemore to the mix, Moore revived Dolemite for 1976's "The Human Tornado," continuing the adventures of a nightclub comedian who does battle with white people and gangsters during the day, often breaking his routine to sleep with willing women. The formula hasn't been rethought, but the sequel is a far stranger feature than expected, finding the production taking some genuine risks with tone and abstraction to balance out issues with a limited budget. Moore's making this one for himself, indulging interests in club performance and martial arts, arranging a parade of silliness where he's the grand marshal, welcoming onlookers with heaps of violence, nudity, and comedic rhymes. It's not a better film than "Dolemite," but it never really tries to be, content to mastermind its own peculiarities and lean heavily on its moviemaking limp. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com