Kung Fu Hustle on DVD

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » August 15, 2005, 11:21 am

I picked this up and watched it over the weekend. I thought it was decent but a bit contrived and overdone, which was the definately the intent of the entire movie anyway so kinda hard to fault it for that reason alone. It had some genuine "laugh out loud" momments, but overall it wasn't too hilarious. The martial arts were good, but the whole concept of comedy/martial arts didn't congeal too well IMO.

6 out of 10. Decent but easily forgotten.

Drasta · Post by **Drasta** » August 15, 2005, 12:12 pm

i liked =-P i thought it was really funny but yet, i like those kinds of movies

Burke · Post by **Burke** » August 15, 2005, 12:52 pm

Definitely worth a rental. That landlady cracked me up.

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » August 15, 2005, 3:09 pm

I loved it. If i wasnt laughing. I was going "holy shit that must hurt" The way this movie did the punches and kicks, you could actually feel the hits. I thought the fighting in this movie was better than any of the matrix movies. Which is one of the things that really annoys me about Yuen Wo Ping, how inconsistant his work is.

miir · Post by **miir** » August 15, 2005, 3:28 pm

I disagree.
From the Matrix films to Crouching Tiger to the Kill Bill(s), his work has been very consistent.
I think with Kung Fu Hustle, he had a lot more creative freedom, which is maybe why you enjoyed it more. I loved the 'burly brawl' parody.

Stephen Chow is a slapstick genius.

holy shit that must hurt

Like when the Beast punched his head into the floor?
oooof!

The fight scene with the 2 dudes playing that stringed (harp) instrument was brilliant.

Burke · Post by **Burke** » August 15, 2005, 4:36 pm

Actually, on the extra features there is an interview with Stephen Chow. He said that Sammo Hung did some of the fight choreography (like the sparring with the 3 old warriors), but Yuen Wo Ping did most of it. Yuen even plays a part in the movie. He is the bum who sells the Buddha Palm Technique book to the young Stephen Chow.

miir · Post by **miir** » August 15, 2005, 5:15 pm

Actually, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo directed the Burly Brawl parody and the fight scene with the 3 masters vs the 2 harp players. As far as I know, Yuen Wo Ping did the choreography for every fight.

Kwonryu DragonFist · September 23, 2005, 9:55 am

Both Sammo and Woo Ping roxxorz!