Looking For Kungfu Hustle

Ryoutarou said:

When did this rule pop up?

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It used to be that way. Not anymore.

Kenori said:

hmmm...Well I already got this torrent going so its all good. Its at 80% right now..

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Oh, alright. :thumbs:

*Queen jumping in after a brief hiatus*

Be careful when reviewing Kung Fu Hustle. Cuz for one, i'm a HUGE fan of Stephen Chow (Not to mention watched a ton of his old stuff while living in China. The man is a genius). To properly review asian movies that are part of their own brand you really need ot know more about Stephen Chow and the line of stories that Kung Fu Hustle comes from (It's original title is just "Kung Fu", and it actually has ties to Shaolin Soccer as well as many others). Also, are you Cantonese/know Cantonese humor? Even if you get a subbed copy, chances are many of the jokes aren't going to be localized and explained. A lot of Stephen Chow movies contain local humor, which really gets lost on a vast majority of the population that watch it. For them the movies are funny, but not to the full "rolling on the floor laughing" extent that they have.

"Wow Queen's coming back as a bitch." Not really, i'm just a big fan of Stephen Chow and his hilarious brand of comedy.

Also, just gotta say why would you review this movie without owning it? It's by no means new, and I would hope one would want to already own something they want to write about. Also if you dont have the $2 to plop down on it then perhaps you should be doing something else with your time than writing reviews? Not to be a bitch, but $2 is $2, not that big of a deal. Not to mention as I said, what would spark writing a review on something that you haven't even seen recently? To not own it or have it downloaded means it's probably been a while since you've seen it, and anyone who knows asian cinema will see through that in a heart beat.

For the sake of writer integrity and for your enjoyment of Kung Fu Hustle, watchign it closely and really really REALLY do your research. Your writing will be better and you'll see a whole new layer to the movie you never saw before

Plus, what makes you think anybody wants to read your review of Kung Fu Hustle considering it came out like five years ago? Ha ha, just kidding... no, but seriously.

I find that a lot of people that like Stephen Chow's movies only enjoy them for the big setpieces, zany characters and high production value/special effects. Which is fine, but like FangireQueen said, if you don't understand that specific Cantonese brand of humor, it's going to come off as a little head-scratching at times, and I feel like it's over most peoples' heads. Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle are both great, but my favorite Stephen Chow movies are still Fight Back To School and The Sixty Million Dollar Man. He has the ultra rare ability to be completely silly and still make competent, witty jokes in his movies. I love it.

Bolt said:

Plus, what makes you think anybody wants to read your review of Kung Fu Hustle considering it came out like five years ago? Ha ha, just kidding... no, but seriously.

I find that a lot of people that like Stephen Chow's movies only enjoy them for the big setpieces, zany characters and high production value/special effects. Which is fine, but like FangireQueen said, if you don't understand that specific Cantonese brand of humor, it's going to come off as a little head-scratching at times, and I feel like it's over most peoples' heads. Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle are both great, but my favorite Stephen Chow movies are still Fight Back To School and The Sixty Million Dollar Man. He has the ultra rare ability to be completely silly and still make competent, witty jokes in his movies. I love it.

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I agree totally. You really gotta understand that brand of humor to properly enjoy it. Stephen Chow is amazing at his comedic abilities.

Also my other favorites are Flirting Scholar (which has Gong Li), and God of Gamblers

I just think pirating this movie, or helping some one pirate it is a damn shitty thing to do.

IMO, Kung Fu Hustle was geared completely to western audiences. I remember there being a lot of backlash to the movie as a lot of Cantonese-speaking audiences did not like it (myself included, but i've grown to like it) because it felt too white-washed.

I mean there are a lot of pop culture references to Hong Kong cinema, but I remember most of the jokes being mostly physical and not the dialogue driven stuff he's known for.

FangireQueen said:

I agree totally. You really gotta understand that brand of humor to properly enjoy it. Stephen Chow is amazing at his comedic abilities.

Also my other favorites are Flirting Scholar (which has Gong Li), and God of Gamblers

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:thumbs: Fight Back to School was great too, in fact most of his 90's catalogue was great. Sixty Million Dollar Man was hot trash though.

My favorite was A Chinese Odyssey, it features quite possibly the best acting Chow has ever done.

KRBlack said:

IMO, Kung Fu Hustle was geared completely to western audiences. I remember there being a lot of backlash to the movie as a lot of Cantonese-speaking audiences did not like it (myself included, but i've grown to like it) because it felt too white-washed.

I mean there are a lot of pop culture references to Hong Kong cinema, but I remember most of the jokes being mostly physical and not the dialogue driven stuff he's known for.



:thumbs: Fight Back to School was great too, in fact most of his 90's catalogue was great. Sixty Million Dollar Man was hot trash though.

My favorite was A Chinese Odyssey, it features quite possibly the best acting Chow has ever done.

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Chinese Odyssey was great. And i agree that Kung Fu Hustle did have a better appeal to westerners, but it's still not something someone should write about when they don't know anything about it or Stephen Chow himself.

Also yes pirating movies that you could easily obtain and even on the cheap is a shitty thing to do. If it had NEVER been localized, brought over here, or whatever and all you had to go on was fansubs then whatever. But you can drop a couple dollars on it here in the states so there's no need for pirating

KRBlack said:

Sixty Million Dollar Man was hot trash though.

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Lies!!! :sparta!:


Ah well, it made me laugh.

I agree, trying to find a quick download of it just so you can write a review is pretty messed up. With people knowing that, what makes you think that they will actually read the review? Its obvious you aren't doing it because you are a fan, otherwise you probably would have owned it or watched it legally by now. I sadly dont own it yet, but I have rented it many times and love the movie. EVERY time I go to Walmart, I see it there and want to buy it. So, there definitely isnt that much of a shortage of the film. Granted, Ive never seen it being sold for $2 though, probably $7. But yeh, if you really want to do a review that does justice to the material, try to save up enough to buy it so you can really watch it thoroughly. Like people said, this movie is around 5 years old, they can wait another month or so for you to save up to buy it.