Kung Fu Hustle~
So Jon and I went to see Kung Fu Hustle this evening. (Why do I start these posts off with So.. so often? o.O) I expected it to be somewhat stupidly silly (which it was) and funny (which it also was), but what I didn’t expect was a horde of Axe Gangers in black suits doing what had to have been a scene in tribute to the Neo vs the many Smiths fight in The Matrix Reloaded. Of course, in the credits I saw that Yuen Wo Ping choreographed the martial arts sequences, so it all makes sense now. 
Anyway..this movie was like a live-action anime. Sweatdrops, absurdly fast chase scenes, ridiculous characters and all. Awesome. My only real complaint is that there was this bizarro character who spent the entire damn movie with his ass hanging out of his pants. Well, half of his ass, anyway. And I’m not talking baggy-pants-down-his-knees-but-still-covered-by-boxers here either.. Not really so much that I mind, but it was a little jarring at times. The romantic element was a little..different..and seemed to be mostly an afterthought, but that’s cool. Anyone expecting a good romance from a movie with a name like Kung Fu Hustle has to be delusional. Still, good movie. Well worth the price of admission (though I have to admit that we didn’t actually pay for the tickets since we had passes that were a Christmas gift.. ^-^;;). It was good enough for us that I suspect we’ll be checking out Shaolin Soccer before too long.
cruinh
April 29th, 2005
3 years, 5 months ago
Hehe kinda funny. Matt, Katrina and I just got back from seeing it too. We went almost on a whim… Anyway, I was just totally blown away by the quality of the whole thing. The special effects were so far beyond anything I expected… my jaw was on the floor for half the damn movie. And for such a bizaare plot, I was surprised how many of the little details were interwoven and connected in sometimes unexpected ways.
I dunno… maybe it’s just because I was mostly expecting a typical cheep kung-fu film, but I was completely and utterly impressed.
jena
April 29th, 2005
3 years, 5 months ago
Sweet~ I enjoyed it very much; it made me laugh. I think my favorite scene was probably the first set of assassins sent into Pig Sty Alley. The whole musical fighting style was hilarious - especially the very last attack that was repelled by the Lion’s Roar.
Now that you’ve mentioned it, though, the special effects were rather nice for a kung fu flick.
Jazzkat
May 1st, 2005
3 years, 5 months ago
I’m glad you enjoyed the movie
I was interested when I first heard of “Kung Fu Hustle” because I had already seen Stephen Chow’s “Shaolin Soccer”, which I really enjoyed. When the previews came out for “Hustle” though, I was kinda turned off, cause it seemed to be so focused on Looney Toons type humor. I’m glad we went to see it anyways, ’cause I thought it was great as well. I also recommend “Shaolin Soccer”, but I actually thing “Hustle” is a better movie overall (it may have something to do with the dancing Axe Gang).
jena
May 2nd, 2005
3 years, 5 months ago
Much love for the dancing Axe Gang! I was laughing so hard during that scene; it was beautiful, really.