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Blankman

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

BlankMan is a laugh out loud riot for the entire family to enjoy. The film is about a nerdy African American, Daryl Walker, living in the New York area, suffers a tremendous tragedy when his grandmother is killed by a corrupt mafia leader; Michael Spinelli. Since then, inspired by the old Adam West T.V. show Batman series, Daryl dons the disquise of Blankman to fight crime to avenge her death. If you can imagine Steve Urkell from Family Matters pretending to be Batman, then you should have a good idea on who BlankMan is. The movie is simply hysterical and makes fun of all the typical super hero movie cliches. I loved how they used the old fighting sequences from the old Batman T.V. series to make fun of this genre. The movie will have you laughing histarically throughout the film with great scenes like when BlankMan confronts Spinelli or when David Allan Grier is talking to his crotch. Overall, this is a great comedy for the entire family.

Blankman was good. I don't know they were stressing about. The movie was did what it was set out to do -- entertain. And that's exactly what it did. I NJOI watching this movie and I love the music in the movie! I wish I could get the soundtrack, but I can't seem to find it. Damon and Grier have great chemistry and it shows in their comedy. Blankman is funny as hell at some points, y'all just don't understand. The movie was bangin', y'all just can't relate.

Damon Wayans of "Living Color" fame, along with David Allen Grier and the lusious Robin Givens, creates a comical ghetto "Batman" complete with homemade gadgets, a "BlankMobile" that utilizes the L-Trains of Chicago to get to and from crimes,a "BlankCave", and hilarious side kick "Other Guy". The humor is in the tradition of other Damon Wayans characters created while on In Living Color, such as HandyMan and Homey the Clown. Any fan of Damon's stand up routines is sure to get a kick out of this performance. What sets Blankman apart from the typical superhero fare is that Damon brings the story home, to the "hood", not a mythical metropolis. Blankman is a un-super superhero with an innocent nature (he's even a virgin) that expresses in this tale that if an outcast nerd can make a difference in his community, using the "junk" other's discard, so can you and I. I found Blankman comical and inspiring. Homey does play that, and so should your VCR.

This movie is priceless.
A "B movie" for sure.
Young Damon Waynes is hilarious.
The sound track is early nineties and it's hilarious.
The characters and actors are great.

I know a lot of people will hate this movie but it's truly got a lot of finer qualities that can be overlooked by snobs.

This is definitely one of the strangest superhero movies I've ever seen. Daryl (Damon Wayans) and Kevin (David Alan Grier) are two brothers who grew up watching "Batman"...and nothing else except toilet humor is explored with that opening scene.

Kevin has grown up to be a writer for a crazed tabloid editor. Daryl, on the other hand, is an inventor who, of course, has dozens of ridiculous gadgets that will somehow pay off...or will they? Yes, his tools are creative, but they serve no purpose other than comic relief, which I didn't find funny except for Daryl's embarassment.

Sadly, the two brothers' grandmother is killed because she works for a City Mayor nominee who ticked off a cliche mobster (Jon Polito). Daryl seeks revenge by dressing up in a ridiculous costume, and using those odd gadgets to fight crime and build a secret hideout (which I'm surprised nobody finds since it's at the end of a train track). He dons the name "Blankman"; how he gets this name is most amusing.

Let me make this clear - there are some hysterical moments in this movie. The bickering between straight-laced Kevin and wannabe idealist Daryl is side-splitting. In fact, just about every scene with these two together is very funny. The problem with BLANKMAN is that its occasionally dark, dramatic tone doesn't fit. For example, Blankman takes a reporter (Robin Givens) to his end-of-the-line hideout. Now when these two have a quiet scene together, there's some strange music that reminds me of a despressed version of Danny Elfman's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS score. Now take that unusual mood, and mix it with these comedic characters suddenly talking about the world and love. BLANKMAN repeatedly loses momentum with awkward scenes like this.

There's another oddball moment when the Mayor is going to publicly open a bank and asks Blankman to be present for the dedication. But then Polito's mobster and several thugs chain him up and set off a time-bomb that kills the Mayor, and possibly other people. This Is Not Funny! The movie is not trying to have a dark sense of humor at all, but instead goes for laughs that seem like they belong in DON'T BE A MENACE IN SOUTH CENTRAL...

The contrast of tones and themes don't work. Another case in point, Blankman fights crime on his first night out and confronts a pimp slapping a woman around. Kinda heavy stuff, but woman-beaters are easy to hate, so it's not too offensive. But Blankman's genius idea is challenging the pimp to "Slap me around and call me Susan!" The scene is funny, if improbable...but seeing a woman slapped around and turned into comedic violence feels wrong to me.

Maybe I'm taking this movie too seriously. But I can't understand why BLANKMAN didn't just stick to its strengths. The movie is outrageously funny when it takes some jabs at classic superheroism (Daryl's inability to face life seriously instead of as a TV show is priceless). Why does BLANKMAN have dramatic scenes that are not only misplaced, but also horribly filmed and acted. After reflecting for a while after this flick ended, I concluded that BLANKMAN accidentally ended up trying to be a superhero comedy, an urban drama, and a hip-hop flick. This movie isn't as bad as METEOR MAN or STEEL, but that's not exactly a compliment.

This film is directed by Mike Binder (THE UPSIDE OF ANGER, THE MIND OF A MARRIED MAN), who has a tendency to not establish clear boundaries for the worlds he creates. BLANKMAN is another victim of Binder's lack of focus. The movie has a serious case of split-personality with no hope of control. I really want to like this because it made laugh hard a few times, but it strikes so many wrong notes that I can't quite recommend it.

A Mentally Challenge Man (Damon Wayans) with a Knack of Making Something New with Virious Gadgets of Junk, who is Trying to Change the City of Chicago, who wants to Put-Down the Violence from Street Gangs and Another Crimes. He decide to Built Himself a Crime Fighting Costumes with Weapons of his Own, with the Help of his Older, Wiser Reporter Brother (David Alan Grier) and the Younger Brother becomes a Superhero!

Directed by Mike Binder (Indian Summer) made a goofy light comedy thanks to Damon Wayans-(TV's My Wife and Kids) Dumb Enjoyable Performabce as the Title Role. Robin Givens (Boomerang) plays the Reporter, who has affections of Wayans. The Film was a Box Office Flop in Theaters but Is more Enjoy on Video than it Did in Theaters. It's a Not-Bad Superhero Spoof Suffers from Too Much Language for Kids and Not enough Laughs for Adults. The Film may be Forgotten but It's Still Enjoyable One. Grade:B.

This movie is great. I love any Wayans and support them in anything that they do but this movie reminds me of my childhood. It's funny and sweet and an all around great movie

This movie is so funny. Damon Wyans is hillarious in this slap stick comedy about a guy who loses his grandmother to violince and decides to go out as a superhero and protect the city but he ends up hurting himself more in the process.. This movie is awesome. David Alen Gier co stars as Blankman's(Damon Wyans) Brother and side kick. this movie is awesome. if you have not seen this movie than you should

THIS MOVIE IS JUST SO DAMN FUNNY ITS LOW RENT BUT I BELIEVE THATS THE WAY IT WAS MENT TO BE,,, I LIKE THIS MOVIE DAMON WAYANS AT HIS BEST, THIS IS WORTH A RENT IF YOU HAVENT SEEN THIS YET YOU HAVE TO!!! AND IF ITS A LOW PRICE ITS WORTH IT.

A comic-book fable set in Metro City, Chicago about the two Walker brothers--the youngest, Darryl, is a self-appointed, neighborhood crime fighter much to the dismay of his protective elder brother, Kevin, who has lost faith in everything--particularly in the notion that his brother is a superhero. BLANKMAN is made memorable by an excellent soundtrack, hilarious dialogue, a great cast and a cute, well written story.