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Date Posted: 11:39:47 04/13/05 Wed
Author: Dog of War
Subject: Kung Fu Hustle

Most of the kung fu films released here in the US in recent years have been of the deadly serious, art house variety (Hero, Crouching Tiger...), so it's rather refreshing to see Kung Fu Hustle, Stephen Chow's live action homage to old Warner Bros cartoons, will see release.

The story is about the residents of a Shanghai slum, Pig Sty Alley, who have managed to escape the notice of the local crime syndicate, the Axe Gang, because they're too poor to extort money from. A couple of low life scumbags pretending to be Axes, however, draws the gang's attention, but the slum residents are defended by a group of kung fu masters hidden in their midsts. All out war erupts, and crayz Kung Fu battles ensue.

The main draw of this film is the sheer goofiness of some of the action: characters race around at super speeds like the Road Runner, get tossed around like rag dolls, and beat each other silly. There really isn't a lot in the way of characterization or plot, but the film does have several laugh out loud funny moments, and the fight choreography and special effects (which are sometimes a little cheesy, though that mostly just adds to the fun) more than makes up for what the film lacks in depth.

An interesting note: many of the kung fu fighters in this film are legendary Hong Kong actors who had retired many years ago, but were talked out of retirement by the director. I can't think of any other action film I've seen that stars so many middle-aged men and women in prominent roles as the heroes and villains.

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Re: Kung Fu Hustle -- The Rhino, 17:34:12 04/13/05 Wed
- Roger Ebert's lost his mind -- Dog of War, 11:10:28 04/16/05 Sat