![]() “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka” becomes a very twisted version of “Seven Samurai” where Wayans teams up a motley crew of men whom were once giants in their time, and are spirited enough to poke fun at themselves, and the decade where they claimed fame.ĭirector Wayans packs every moment of the eighties film with hilarious sight gags and jokes that straddle the lines of social commentary, by exploring the state of crime in the inner city, all with a hearty but wise laugh. Big, and does by teaming with his childhood hero John Slade, a vigilante who fought crime in the 70’s, along with his old pals from the hood. When his brother June Bug is killed, he decides to strike down the evil crime lord Mr. While the Wayans’ are incapable of escaping the eighties trappings time and time again, that doesn’t affect the overall comedic punch of their action comedy, that teams young African American actors with a slew of heavyweights from the sub-genre to take on “the man.” Keenan Ivory Wayans heads the cast as the inept army hero Jack Spade, who returns home from the war to find out that his neighborhood has become a slum ruled by crime. What makes “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka” even better is that even if you have never seen a film from the sub-genre, you’ll still pretty much laugh until the final scene. As one of the very few comedies the Wayans brothers ever directed, “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka” both mocks and pays tribute to the blaxploitation genre, harping on various tropes of the sub-genre from the seventies that filled many grindhouse theaters across the world. Up until “Black Dynamite” came along and proved me wrong, “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka” was the best satire of blaxploitation movies ever made. ![]()
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