A word of warning -- don't believe all the great reviews for Kung Fu Hustle. It isn't funny and the action scenes are mostly boring CGI stuff. What a disappointment. I'm sending Stephen Chow a bill for $12.
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April 30, 2005
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I just saw Shaolin Soccer last night and thought it was hilarious. Too bad Kung Fu Hustle doesn't seem to live up to it.
Posted by: Ben | April 30, 2005 at 04:31 PM
INCONCEIVABLE APOSTASY. KFH had me rolling. It was fantastic and fun. It's meant to be a cartoon; don't approach it expecting a 'straight' kung fu flick.
Ben: if you liked Shaolin Soccer, you'll love KFH.
Posted by: rone | April 30, 2005 at 06:53 PM
I respect your meticulous substantiation when you do media criticism. You ought to apply those skills to backing up your film criticism.
This review is only one sentence of "isn't funny" and "boring CGI" away from "It sucked."
Posted by: Robin Lionheart | May 01, 2005 at 05:45 AM
Yeah, I'm with those above who liked it.
My sons loved it.
Is it a "good" movie? Maybe not. But it's worth the $12 for two tickets.
Posted by: mungowitz | May 01, 2005 at 09:28 PM
Yeah, it's not much of a review. I'm trying to stick to politics and avoid this becoming a catch-all personal minutiae blog, especially since I don't have that much to offer on movies, but I felt compelled to warn against KFH, however briefly.
PS I love "inconceivable apostasy."
Posted by: Brendan Nyhan | May 02, 2005 at 07:15 AM
well it seems that those who didn't like kung-fu hustle should look at themselves and see what they find funny then relate it to the movie as it is a masterpiece of kung-fu parody which is hilarious, enlightening and all the things in between.
Posted by: Jessal Rathod | August 11, 2005 at 10:20 PM