Petey Wheatstraw (1977)

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   nbats

   https://youtu.be/1SzAZR-7WyY 3 years 1 month ago
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   panagos

   Was this supposed to be funny or even entertaining? Absolutely unwatchable movie... 3 months ago
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   Siskoid

   Rudy Ray Moore may be best known as Dolemite, but his blaxploitation riff on Daniel Webster, Petey Wheatstraw - The Devil's Son-in-Law - has a more interesting story, with his folk hero birth and eventual deal with the Devil himself, who resurrects him in exchange for marrying his daughter. When going for outright gags (many with watermelons), Moore is rarely funny to me - there's too much toilet humor, facile caricature, and Benny Hill under-cranking - but the absurdity of his scripts IS quite funny. How much you enjoy Moore's films really depends on what you find amusing. Bad acting? Amusing and kind of charming (I DO like Ebony Wright as his long-suffering girlfriend though). Bad dialog? Mostly amusing. Bad props and make-up effects? Amusing. Bad fight choreography? The buck stops there, I'm afraid. Moore always seems to insist on several martial arts fights, but it always looks so inept. Maybe he thinks they're funny; maybe he thinks they pass muster. Neither. They really drag the movie down over time. 1 year 8 months ago

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