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August 10, 2010

Pretty Awesome: Before Star Wars, There Was Lando Calrissian's Blaxploitation Flick
— Ace

Blackstar Warrior.

He could have taken the whole galaxy -- but The Man wouldn't let him.

Presented in widescreen.

Via Ain't It Cool News, thanks to CDR M.

Posted by: Ace at 05:25 AM | Comments (32)
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1 Better than I, II, and III.

Posted by: eman at August 09, 2010 07:30 PM (aXxv1)

2 Great Flick- Don't know why they never put it in the boxed sets.

Posted by: DriveBy at August 09, 2010 07:40 PM (38S00)

3 Don't know why they never put it in the boxed sets.

Racism.

Posted by: Obama at August 09, 2010 07:41 PM (38S00)

4 I tried to make this movie but "The System" is all about keeping the black man down.

Posted by: Spike Lee at August 09, 2010 07:51 PM (xO+6C)

5 Damn, Ace is carpet bombing the blog lately. Sweet!

Posted by: Burn the Witch at August 09, 2010 07:58 PM (fLHQe)

6 Hmmmm.

Why it's a Genocide O'Blackness!

Posted by: memomachine at August 09, 2010 08:02 PM (MwCol)

7 Am I in a bad mood, or was that lame?

Or, you know, both?

Posted by: Merovign, Strong on His Mountain at August 09, 2010 08:21 PM (bxiXv)

8 Colt 45. It works every time.

Posted by: Z Ryan :| at August 09, 2010 10:05 PM (cMo6P)

9
Those white plastic suits were never any good at withstanding laser gun. aaaaah.

Posted by: Lemon Kitten at August 10, 2010 05:35 AM (0fzsA)

10 Does the plot involve a repeating time loop?

Posted by: andycanuck at August 10, 2010 05:36 AM (rfHsm)

11 Stormtropper bikinis; and my wife hates chainmail bikinis!

Posted by: Jean at August 10, 2010 05:41 AM (yGYDb)

12 "This deal movie is getting worse all the time."

Posted by: Lando Calrissian at August 10, 2010 05:41 AM (zgZzy)

13 To this day, the achievements of the Blaxstronauts in NASSA goes unrecognized as well.

Posted by: logprof at August 10, 2010 05:42 AM (BP6Z1)

14 I'd like to see Lando vs. Black Devil Doll vs. Colleen Camp.

Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at August 10, 2010 05:44 AM (HaYO4)

They put a Wilhelm scream in there too.

Posted by: Cincinnatus at August 10, 2010 05:45 AM (TGmQa)

16 What's up with those spaceships? No Gold Package on 'em and no giant shiny rims? Someone didn't do their research....

I dig the Rev. Ike hairstyle on the lead, though. And the foxy chix.

Posted by: J. Pinkerton Snoopington at August 10, 2010 05:49 AM (Ulu3i)

17 Nobody puts Lando in a corner.

Posted by: eman at August 10, 2010 05:49 AM (aXxv1)

18 We're going into hyperspace, sugar!

Posted by: Pam Grier at August 10, 2010 05:50 AM (zgZzy)

19 "In space, no one can hear you get funky."

Posted by: Trailer Voice-Over at August 10, 2010 05:51 AM (zgZzy)

Billy Dee Williams in . . .

The Black Hole II: Bigger and Blacker.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at August 10, 2010 05:53 AM (zgZzy)

21 You know Chewy gets some tail in this one. 'Bout time.

Posted by: eman at August 10, 2010 05:58 AM (aXxv1)

22 Is it set on the starship Booty-prize?

Posted by: andycanuck at August 10, 2010 05:58 AM (rfHsm)

23 Those troopers' codpieces were a little too bulky for my comfort.

Posted by: Fritz at August 10, 2010 06:09 AM (GwPRU)

24 17 What's up with those spaceships? No Gold Package on 'em and no giant shiny rims? Someone didn't do their research....

I dig the Rev. Ike hairstyle on the lead, though. And the foxy chix.

Posted by: J. Pinkerton Snoopington at August 10, 2010 09:49 AM (Ulu3i)

I dig the Foxey Chix, too. Nowdays they all look like they should be working the corner. Definitely better styling back then...

Posted by: Ludicrous Speed at August 10, 2010 06:10 AM (rvqdB)

25 This clip actually has some signs of decent direction and pacing. Mail it to Lucas as a training film.

Posted by: eman at August 10, 2010 06:15 AM (aXxv1)

26 This one's also pretty f'n funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Y24a0cyCE

Posted by: OregonMuse at August 10, 2010 06:23 AM (1SgdD)

27 What? No Jar Jar Binks???

"Me no go on star cruiser, massuh Lando.. Dey's racists!"

Posted by: ChiTown Jerry at August 10, 2010 06:25 AM (f9c2L)

28 When I was a little kid, I wanted to go see this, but Brick Tamland predicted heavy darkness in the Mid East that night.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at August 10, 2010 06:43 AM (8lCJT)

eman is right. This was better than Episodes 1, 2 and 3.