Kung Fu Hustle

Travis Bickle 04-23-2005 12:49 PM
My friend and I went randomly decided to go see this last night. It turned out to be pretty damn good. The plot is as follows:

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Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves around a hapless wannabe gangster who aspires to become a member of the notorious "Axe Gang." Other characters include an obnoxious landlady and her apparently frail husband who exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.


Even from the description, you can't really tell what the true nature of the film is. It's a satirical comedy, a parody on other movies (Spider Man and the Matrix are quoted a few times in the film) and other films from the kung fu genre, and it also adds some sort of cartoonish feeling as well. For instance, there is a scene where the charachters are running like that seen in a Road Runner cartoon, where one suddenly crashes into a wall and slides down slowly off of the wall.

The special effects are really good, and the director, producer and writer actually stars in the movie.

Has anyone else seen this or planned to see this?

Oops: (can someone move this to the "Golden Maiyer Theatre"? I made a mistake posting it in here XD)
Captain Maw 04-23-2005 02:46 PM
well, i saw a bit of it during school (somebody had a laptop with WMP). and it seemed ok. i saw this part where this lady with hot rollers (i think) was flying through the air. hahahaha. that looked really funny.
BethMcBeth 04-23-2005 03:04 PM
Cool that does sound interesting maybe I'll get to go see it sometime ^_^"

-Beth
Hienrich Ele 04-23-2005 03:46 PM
Saw it at a friends house. I didn't like it, though my friends were rabid for it.

Neat effects, though.
StevieV019 04-23-2005 08:59 PM
Havent seen it yet...aching to, probably going in the next couple of weeks. Thanks for the synopsis...cant wait to see some cool kung fu moves...
Big Money 04-23-2005 09:29 PM
Its awesome . I love how Brother Sum dances all the time... And all the goofy road-runner ness... What a great movie...
Fujiko 04-23-2005 09:50 PM
spoiler (highlight to read):
I loved when the guy started speaking in English!


I saw it last night, and I haven't laughed so hard in a while. I thought it was a good comedy, and the effects were cool too.
Volt 04-23-2005 10:17 PM
I want to see this really bad. I saw a preview on the PSP sample disc, and it looked hilarious. The parts with all the guys dancing while holding hatchets looked hilariously random.
Buck Buck #1 05-05-2005 09:58 PM
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Originally posted by Fujiko
spoiler (highlight to read):
I loved when the guy started speaking in English!


I saw it last night, and I haven't laughed so hard in a while. I thought it was a good comedy, and the effects were cool too.


spoiler (highlight to read):
I can't understand you speak chinese!


Yeah it kicked all kinds of bootay. I especially liked the fairy he was awesome.