Kung Fu Hustle

johnsmith · Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:23 pm Post subject:

DUDE, i think Hung Fu Hustle is a GREAT movie!!!!!!!!!!!
That movie really made me proud as a chinese............... Razz

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atasteofoblivion · Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:22 pm Post subject: ...

as expected, stephen chow once again delivers a hilariously fulfilling movie...the throwing knife scene had my ribs aching!=D
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Yebyosh · Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:31 am Post subject:

For some trivia on Kung Fu Hustle, The Six Degrees of Stephen Chow and Kung Fu Hustle.

Lucifer · Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 8:17 am Post subject:

Am i the only one who thinks it does not have much of a story? Well, all i see is Stephen here beating the crap out of every gangster copying Matrix style and some old comic book actions.

Heard that this film was supposed to be a tribute to Bruce Lee but i find that quite funny since i don't see anything related to Bruce Lee except for the scene, the Dragon Girl (landlord's wife with bad hair style, terrible voice and a flying bra) "picks" her nose (Bruce Lee always does this when he's kicking ass).

First, we were shown a moron (the head of gangster) performing some weird dance while killing people, a butt of some guy then the Road Runner scene? I find that quite stupid although my friends were laughing like donkeys beside me. The only part i like is when the two assassins appear since I like the idea of using musical instrument as a weapon. However, there were too many copied ideas like for example, the Toad Style and name of the landlord and his wife were copied from Jin Yong's well known novel - Legend of Condor Heroes (there's an anime based on this and it's quite good)

Personally, i like the old movies by Stephen Chow. They don't have any CG but what's important in a comedy should be the story and the jokes, not some fancy action scenes from Matrix. This film lacks originality unlike Shaolin Soccer (although it does seem to insult Shaolin KungFu)
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Yebyosh · Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 11:36 am Post subject:

Uh, Stephen's previous movies never had a substantial story. That's why they were called 'mo lei tao' or "No head, no tail / Totally illogical" movies.

That said, Kung Fu Hustle is a homage of old kung fu shows, of which there are many besides Bruce Lee. Besides what is stated in that "Six Degrees" article, there are simply too many but the genre which Kung Fu Hustle was showing off in was definitely bringing back some of the old atmosphre in them 60's to 80's, Shaw Brothers' kung fu flicks and such.

True, it is less funny than his true 'mo lei tao' classic ( which I prefer Shen Si Guan, Jiu Ping Zhi Ma Guan, Lu Ding Ji, Shen Long Jiao, Guo Chan Ling Ling Fa, etc ) , but it is one of the marks of new achievement for the Hong Kong movie industry. Personally for Stephen, it is also better than those shitty flicks he produced just when his popularity started to wane. Bai Bian Jing Gang anyone?

johnsmith · Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 4:39 pm Post subject:

atikiN · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 6:28 pm Post subject:

I just watched this movie and found it very entertaining. The comedy here was very well done but like every one else has mentioned, the story was lacking. I believe introducing so many interesting and unique characters without giving them much of a back-story is the main fault.

Oh yeah, the knife scene was very funny Smile

CGY · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:57 pm Post subject:

Well, all his movies are cool, and funny, very funny! I like it a lot. They say they are going to make Kung Fu Hustle 2 now.

Granzon · Conscript Joined: Aug 08, 2005 Posts: 143

I liked this movie mainly for the fight scenes. Contrary to what a lot of you are saying, I never found this movie to be that funny (maybe cuz the concept of an action-comedy doesn't appeal to me), but that's just how I see things.

Dross · newbie! Joined: Jul 09, 2005 Posts: 5

The best part, by far, is the knife throwing scene; can't get enough of it.

sayoku · Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 12:49 am Post subject:

man, i pretty much grow up watching his movies, and i think this is the first time chows movie comes to the sydney cinema. im so excited!
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pandabearnay · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Jul 26, 2005 Posts: 54

I thought the fight scenes in this movie blew the matrix away. But thats just my opinion. I really like the first fight with the three guys from pig sty alley. Why did they have to die? I couldn't stop laughing at the knife scene.

CGY · Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 5:29 pm Post subject:

The best and funniest scene is when the guy is fighting the axe gang! So funny! You see all those bad dudes got kicked flying out from every direction!

TwilightAngel212 · Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:43 pm Post subject:

This was a great movie, I was just watching it the other day. I loved it.
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Joline · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Jun 25, 2005 Posts: 76

Hehe kungfu hustle is funny but the story was a bit wierd though ^^