The Kung Fu Hustle thread

SpiDER · Post by **SpiDER** » 28 Jan 2005, 23:36

Still available for preorder at DVDasian.com

memetic · Post by **memetic** » 29 Jan 2005, 03:11

So what did people think of this movie? I enjoyed it but was disappointed by it overall, particularly in its lack of comedy. Chow appears to have traded laughs for Matrix-like action in this one. Not as good as his previous films. Ah well.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 29 Jan 2005, 08:03

Personally I loved it !

Much Much better than Shaolin Soccer.

I didn't really like Shaolin Soccer when it was released because I felt Stephen made a film that was too international and too simple.

But Kung-Fu Hustle proves that Stephen Chow has gone back to China for good.

+Yuen Wah's great.
+The bad guys are really bad.
+The storyline is a typical Chow-esque storyline.
+The CGI blends perfectly with the on-screen action.
+The music is great.
+Woo-Ping's choregraphy is awesome.
+The cinematography is surprisingly good.
+The characters are all interesting.

-Some gags come from his earlier films (chinese odyssey, god of cookery).
-His character arc is too similar to the "god of cookery".
-The Matrix Reloaded parody wasn't really necessary.

I really think this is his best movie to date.

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Any chance of a proper QT download link?
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http://images.apple.com/movies/sony/kun ... e_m480.mov

One thing's for sure: there will be no Shaolin Soccer 2.

Wolf · Post by **Wolf** » 05 Feb 2005, 02:39

OK I've seen Shaolin Soccer and Kung-Fu Hustle absolutly loved them. What films (+ best version DVD) should I see next??

I'm aware that not all Chows film will be like the aboved mentioned.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 05 Feb 2005, 13:03

Thanks Tom.

LOL it does look funny. It looks like they're taking the piss out of GONY a little.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 05 Feb 2005, 15:30

GONY?

SpiDER · Post by **SpiDER** » 06 Feb 2005, 00:59

Gangs Of New York

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 06 Feb 2005, 14:43

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What films (+ best version DVD) should I see next??
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All Stephen Chow DVDs are pretty bad (although most of the movies are great).

My personal favorites:
-God of Cookery (possibly his funniest movie ever).
-King of Comedy (his most personal movie).
-From Beijing with love (great 007 parody).
-Chinese Odyssey (very complex 3-hour movie, but also very good).
-Out of the dark (Parody of "Léon: the professional", unavailable on dvd ATM).

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 20 Feb 2005, 21:03

watched this earlier tonight ( thanks cd-wow

) thought it was excellent.certainly not a laugh fest but there is humour there and action sequences are great.some great characters there and it's very entertaining.nice big readable white subs,anamorphic lovely transfer,zilch extras though.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 20 Feb 2005, 22:36

My pre-order of it was sent out yesterday. How did you get it that fast?

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 20 Feb 2005, 22:45

thelostdragon wrote:My pre-order of it was sent out yesterday. How did you get it that fast?

dunno-got the despatch email friday landed on the mat saturday morning-excellent

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 21 Feb 2005, 20:38

Why do they call it "uncut" on cd-wow ?

I didn't even know there was a cut version...

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 22 Feb 2005, 10:00

Does anybody have a UPC for this film? I'm sure it is not yet in the database, but kind of unusual that there is no UPC on the cover.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 22 Feb 2005, 13:01

OK, just watched this film. Brilliant. The violence in the beginning is very shocking in my opinion, but overall the film is great. As for Stephen Chow in a supporting role... I mean he is the lead character in my opinion, as all the other characters seem to be supporting ones, too. In fact, the only character we see frequently is the boss of the axe gang.

Great fights, great special effects and hilarious comedy. My favourite part is the assassination scene with the knifes and snakes.

It's also great to see all the Chow-film usual actors (with the exception of Ng Man-tat, though) and all the known faces in cameo appearances, like Fung Hak-on as one of the two killers with the harp.

4/5

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 10 Apr 2005, 01:49

Another good addition to Chow's film credits.

I wish there'd been a bit less CG effects and more Stephen Chow, though. I also thought it was a shame that Yuen Wah's phenomenal talents were under-used in this film.

Still, it's great to see the old master back on the big screen again.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 01 May 2005, 16:45

Kung-Fu Hustle will be released in France next month.

Why am I telling you this ?
Because them evil-french-bastards-distributors have changed the title to: CRAZY KUNG-FU !!

BTW, this is not a joke (although it sounds like one). :shock:

Why couldn't they leave the cantonese title (Kung-Fu) alone ?

Does anybody have a rope ?
I think I'm gonna go and hang myself...

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 01 May 2005, 20:20

CRAZY KUNG-FU

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 02 May 2005, 11:27

I agree with you Romero that title is awful

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 02 May 2005, 16:17

Every time I go top the cinema they show the trailer for Kung fu Hustle

the crowd reactes very well, mainly because they have no idea its nopt in english :mrgreen:

degeneration · Post by **degeneration** » 03 May 2005, 09:34

Is it definitely going to be subbed in the cinema? Or are they going to dub it?

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 09 Aug 2005, 22:45

just got the new region 1 of this.great film,lovely transfer and a few extras that weren't on my region 3 version.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 09 Aug 2005, 23:26

There are no extras whatsoever on the R3 version.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 10 Aug 2005, 10:00

Hey,
Is the R3 uncut compared to the R1? I'm not sure but what cut was shown in UK theatres?

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 10 Aug 2005, 13:23

The R1 is cut. R3 is uncut.
R1 removes all the shots that contain blood.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 10 Aug 2005, 13:45

Tom2681 wrote:The R1 is cut. R3 is uncut.
R1 removes all the shots that contain blood.

shows what i know then cause i didn't notice anything missing.any specific examples of cuts so i can have a look?