Kungfu Hustle

[Excellen]

Just went and seen it. If you are expecting something like Shaolin Soccer, you are half right. There is less comedy and more special effects now. To me, it should have been made into a tv series rather than a movie. Definitely the playing time is too short to do the martial arts moves in the movie justice.

[nick64]

i want to see this SO badly, anyone with a torrent of this. (must be good quality though)

I love Stephen Chow movies, and really can't wait for this.

[BOiNG!]

Gee..... the movie was just released, & you want the torrent for this already? The DVD version is not even made yet. Are you one of those "unfortunate" people who can't get to watch this on local theater screen?

[stat_rosa]

Yeah saw it on new years eve, it was very funny, a little bit dark humor. I saw it with English subtitles and ok quality. I'll put on as soon as the tracker is up.

[waynetan]

i saw the movie... but i dun think that it was that great... shaolin soccer was way more original... many scenes in Kung Fu Hustle was taken from stephen chow's earlier works but only with special effect this time... the plot was also very thin... i enjoyed the movie nevertheless... :)

[rejectshia]

i saw the movie... but i dun think that it was that great... shaolin soccer was way more original... many scenes in Kung Fu Hustle was taken from stephen chow's earlier works but only with special effect this time... the plot was also very thin... i enjoyed the movie nevertheless... :)

uh uh. what's so incredibly funny about it is how he spoofs all the old kungfu movies of the past decades AND pays tribute to them at the same time.

[dabooze]

Lion's Roar CAN be done on a loudspeaker!!

[Netsteller]

the DVDsrc-avi is out.. but still that is a good Movie to see.. thers not so many funny and good quality r out on HK in some times now... on well who care is Funny to me

[uble2168]

this movie was very funny. I also love Steven Chow movies. I even start laughing when only looking at him.
I really rec this one also to none Steven Chow fans

[Zimmer]

Kung Fu Hustle was a really good movie!

[oldsnail]

i think people who what this movie thinks its either really good, or really bad.. i didnt like this movie that much, lacks originality

[Lisa Hayes]

well... i enjoyed watching it. Does that count as a good movie?

[katrea]

I'm no big movie critic but I love these movies. They're a feel good movie with some kind of nice bundle. Stephen Chow movies are hilarious, as he never feels the need to show people that he's a proffessional or whatever.

And in terms of originality, if you don't consider this original, what do you consider original? Something bundled up in a medieval world?

[madness_hero]

it's an ok movie.
the comedy was enjoyable, but i don't like it at the end that when Stephen's character turn from zero to hero suddenly and do you guys notice that most of his movies will end with his character living a normal life with the girl that he love?
Kung Fu was an example, then there's Shaolin Soccer and then the late Bai Mien Bao Qing Tien

[ValkyrieSkuld]

I think it was matrix like :)

Movie was great..and funny...but too short.

I like Stephen's older movies more though...

I haven't seen this in the cinema (holland=baka)...but i dl it (bad quality)

[hdx514]

Like many other of his films, only people with adequate Knowledge in Chinese/Cantonese can fully enjoy it, for example the meaning behind Lion's Roar, 火云邪神 or the humor of 神雕侠侣 ('The Condor Couple' or whatever the translation was). But it's not too bad cause Kungfu's more about the action. If you were to watch Stephen Chow's famous 'Journey to the west' or 'Flirting Scholar' with no knowledge of Chinese you'd miss most of the fun.

[pissedoffmonk]

People had their hopes too high after watching Shaolin Soccer (even though i don't think it's his best movie). Personally, I think Kung Fu Hustle was pretty good. It seemed like the movie was made to bring back the pride of Chinese culture after people claimed he "disgraced" the Chinese by making fun of Shaolin.

[okita]

I can't complain about this film, I enjoyed it.
I'll admit the plot kind of jumps from place to place.

Something I didn't really understand is the part where Chow is in the Stop Light... uh Thing. While it made more sense later in the film, it's still kind of hazy.

Though I think the choreagraphy(sp?) was excellent in this film.
My favorite battle has got to be between Hexagon Staff vs the Musicians.

[KaizerSpirit]

Like many other of his films, only people with adequate Knowledge in Chinese/Cantonese can fully enjoy it, for example the meaning behind Lion's Roar, 火云邪神 or the humor of 神雕侠侣 ('The Condor Couple' or whatever the translation was). But it's not too bad cause Kungfu's more about the action. If you were to watch Stephen Chow's famous 'Journey to the west' or 'Flirting Scholar' with no knowledge of Chinese you'd miss most of the fun.

I definately agree, quite a portion of the humor in the film is literally lost in translation. But i definately loved the "With great power comes great responsibly bit", got me bursting out there.

[tsukinonamida]

The exaggerated running scenes were kinda scary...

[chnkraver]

I already posted my response in the torrent section on how i feel about this movie but since the torrent section is gone... i guess i can give out my $.02 here. Some say Stephen Chow is Jim Carrey of Asia, well i agree and i disagree. I don't think Chow wants to be Jim Carrey, he's got his own style and jokes, but i agree with the part that he is Jim Carrey of Asia cuz all his movies make BANK.( Jim Carrey Comedy ones at least) I have watched KFH with friends, by myself about 6-7 times and i got the torrent 2 weeks ago, i finished it and although it didn't give me that HOLY CRAP feeling when i finished shaolin soccer, i was very very satisfied. I own pretty much all his movies from 1990 and up and i can say that pretty much in all his movies, he goes from zero to hero. THATS HIS THEME. There are a couple where he starts out strong and finishes strong, but most of his movies he is the underdog and he whoops ass near the end. The formula works for me and no matter how many times i see his movies, it's still fawkin hiliarious. Copied from my other post. I recommend the following movies to you Stephen Chow fans.

Alphabetical order:

1. Chinese Odyssey I Pandora Box 西遊記月光寶盒
2. Chinese Odyssey II Cinderella 西遊記仙履奇緣
3. Fight Back To School 逃學威龍
4. Fight Back To School 2 逃學威龍 2
5. Fight Back To School 2 逃學威龍 3
6. Flirtong Scholar 唐伯虎點秋香
7. Forbidden City Cop 大內密探零零發
8. From Beijing With Love 國產凌凌漆
9. God Of Cookery The 食神
10. Hail The Judge 九品芝麻官
11. King of Comedy 喜劇之王
12. Lawyer Lawyer 算死草
13. Love On Delivery 破壞之王
14. Lucky Guy, The 行運一條龍
15. Royal Tramp 鹿鼎記
16. Royal Tramp II 鹿鼎記ＩＩ神龍教
17. Sixty Million Dollar Man 百變星君

I recommend watching 7,8,9,10,13 first and then other ones. I have watched them countless times but personally,i can watch all of them over and over again and not get bored.They are all good, some more actiony, some just straight comedy, some part serious...etc etc etc, it's stephen chow, what do you expect?

P.S. i forgot King of Beggar, less comedy, but pretty good fighting scenes.

[longer]

DVD is on sale, unfortunately, I don't have a DVD player

[mflipflava]

I got a letter from my cable company for sharing/downloading the screener thats been floating online (good quality) because it's owned by columbia/sony pictures. Beware. Don't get caught.

[seorang]

Preferred Shaolin Soccer.

[Duran]

I've seen Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle and I think both are very funny. The part I liked most on KFH was when Stephen Chow gets stabbed by his own knives and the running scene. I bursted to tears :D.

[solore]

It was alright, I laughed through the funny scenes, but they've been done before in other movies (like the knife scene), the plot was thin as some already mentioned, probably not my cup of tea when it comes to Yuen Wo-ping style action (like matrix).

Still worthed a watch though, but nothing I'd watch over and over again like Stephen Chow's previous movies.

[SonicBlow]

i read on news, that stephen chow has already signed a contract to make kung-fu's sequel [ kung-fu is the original name , and kungfu hustle is the international name] ....
how it will take to completed the sequel ? can't wait to watch it ....

[Ahl0ng]

I liked how Stephen Chow payed tribute to the kung-fu genre by slowly showing the evolution of kung-fu (in movies) throughout the film, beginning was more like 70's style kungfu which was just the heroes whupping endless hordes of people, and was more traditional, the middle was Jacky Chan-ish with the use of props, and a bit of slapstick thrown in, while the end was full-blown Matrix-style CG with peeps in black flying allover the pace...

[KSJ]

Saw the movie and found it cool. More action in this movie that most movies I Stephen Chow did. The movie is like fusioning all kind of famous chinese legends kung-fu.

[sinjiku]

oh this movie was funny and great action ^^ can't wait till it releases in the us so other ppl can go watch it ^^ think it's coming in april i think not sure though

[TK.]

Im waiting on my copy of Kungfu Hustle to be delivered in the Mail.
Definately going to be giving my views once ive watched the movie.

[phoni]

It's not as good as Shaolin Soccer. But the first half had me in stitches, it truly is hilarious.

Second half doesnt match though, and that final 30 minutes, sheesh, its like Yuen Wo Ping couldnt b bothered, so he just re-used some crappy Matrix Revolutions coreography :(

But i will definitely see it on the big screen when it comes out, dancing gangsters is always a winning formula!

[manuke856]

yeah, it is funny...

[ilikeramen]

yea not as good as shaolin soccer, but a very good movie nonetheless and the first half was the funniest IM seriously considering going to AX as an axe gang member and just start dancing

[SpCowboy]

Not quite as good as Shaolin Soccer, but the fights were fantastic. I consider this one a must-see, especially for Chow fans. Anyone in the states happen to catch Stephen Chow on Comedy Central plugging the flick Sunday?

[ferdet]

omg....steven chow is a genius ! =D
not so good as shaolin soccer, but anyway! great movie!
i liked it a lot, the fight scenes, the jokes XD

[knoxville]

this is a pretty funny movie, hopefully it does well in North America, stephen chow was on comedy central promoting this movie too

[ShadowBlade]

This was a funny movie. Some of the fight scenes were okay, but i still like Shaolin Soccer better.

[saintgud]

whats that

[SolRyuKen]

I wanna see it so bad but its not playing in any of my local theaters T_T

[b3serker]

this is a pretty funny movie, hopefully it does well in North America, stephen chow was on comedy central promoting this movie too

I seen that too! It was funny when the guy asks him questions which guys stephen chow can beat up lol. Kung Fu Hustle is just freakin funny and hoped it get some love in North America. I think Shaolin Soccer didin't do good in North America. Does anyone know if it was dub or sub?

[drkazndragon]

dubbed asian films never do well in north america

[hcl4.]

One of the clips I saw was subbed.

[Neo Gaara]

To me Kung Fu Hustle was such a cool movie. I just love the fight scenes and the charcters its just blends so well together.

[Krueger]

I agree very funny but yet very cool fight scenes.

[nanatsusaya]

Like many other of his films, only people with adequate Knowledge in Chinese/Cantonese can fully enjoy it, for example the meaning behind Lion's Roar, 火云邪神 or the humor of 神雕侠侣 ('The Condor Couple' or whatever the translation was). But it's not too bad cause Kungfu's more about the action. If you were to watch Stephen Chow's famous 'Journey to the west' or 'Flirting Scholar' with no knowledge of Chinese you'd miss most of the fun.


Can anyone explain the meaning of the Lion's Roar? I get the joke about the Legendary Condor Couple being the Landlord and the Landlady...

[DemonEyesKyo]

how the hell have you seen it..it hasnt come out yet in new york.. april 22

[Unit1Evangelion]

thats for america.......it came out in china last yr. KungFu Hustle dvd (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0007YEKZU/qid=1113170330/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-1060940-0456905?v=glance&s=dvd)
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[Christian]

Kung Fu Hustle was cool, but not funny as hell like Stephen Chow's other movie, for exmaple shaolin soccer was wayyyy better if you ask me =P never the less Kung Fu hustle was quite funny =P

[Unit1Evangelion]

watch god of cookery. thats funny ^_^. strange dry humor but funny.

[Anaksulnamun]

It's sure one of the best movies of Chow ,and I like the story very much - like me now ,Chow stucks between good and bad - he want to do bad things ,but in the very deep of his soul ,he 's just a nice person (and he cant do bad thing at all ).That's the part I like most ,when he rob the girl's money :( .
Try to find it ,my friends, it's really a good movie to watch :)

[aejiras]

yeah i agree, the movie was pretty funny when I watched it... and I watched it in Chinese and I can't speak one word of it. there are definitely some cultural references in the movie too, so I wonder how people will translate it properly

[RavagerX]

I saw this movie a few months ago(via torrent....GREAT quality too). Now...I've only seen two other of this guys movies, God of Cookery(FUNNY) and of course Shaolin Soccer. I liked those two movies a lot more than this one. This one is lacking on plot detail, not as funny, but has plenty of good action. Been trying to find some of his other movies, but havent had much luck. Anyway, I wasn't disappointed with the film, but personally I just don't think its as great as his other works.

[Urameshi84]

I think there is room for improvement in this movie especially the story plot. About the comedy part, I admit some parts are pretty funny that I laugh till belly hurt (eg. Lion roar with Loudspeaker, using dagger as rear mirror etc) but some part was rather a mere satisfication for laughter (eg. The Axe gang dancing at the intro) - (I dont think its funny, or rather I think its lame, i dont understand y people at the cinema are laughing).

It gives me the feeling that stephen chow is emphaizing on gong fu action with effects rather with deep humourous comedy plot. A rather disappointing for comedy lovers in my opinion and this movie do not really bring out the "funny acting skills" of stephen chow. ( In fact, he looks quite mature and somehow lack of hilarious action like in the 90's)

[newtypeal]

It gives me the feeling that stephen chow is emphaizing on gong fu action with effects rather with deep humourous comedy plot. A rather disappointing for comedy lovers in my opinion and this movie do not really bring out the "funny acting skills" of stephen chow. ( In fact, he looks quite mature and somehow lack of hilarious action like in the 90's)

I have watched and enjoyed many movies in which he is involved, including this one too, recently. This film has many jokes, from Western to Eastern. However, some allusions require a general understanding of Chinese and the novels by Jinyong.

[Randomshinichi]

I liked Bruce Lee movies better than this one - I for one do not appreciate special effects and kung fu together. Nevertheless, this movie is entertaining! And every part with the Axe Gang theme in it is funny, especially the opening, and the one with the hair on fire! However, like Shaolin Soccer, it's only good watching it one time and a half.

[KlashedKii]

Why would you compare a parody of martial arts movies to authentic ones? I'd hate to sound cliche but that's comparing oranges & apples. Otherwise Shaolin Soccer is more then rewatchable because thier Shaolin singing scene never gets old to me.

[Randomshinichi]

because when the protagonist was kicking ass at the end, his moves really reminded me of Bruce Lee?

[KlashedKii]

Yeah but it was more than likely intentionally playing on it dude so to say, "Oh Bruce Lee is so much better," is a bit of a killjoy statement don't you think? It's like having a dude get shot with a slab of meat & someone else saying that a bullet is cooler to watch, be careful about seperate tones because that leads to misinterpretation. When something is misinterpreted it just isn't funny is it?

[rurouni wilson]

iz a good movie but some of it was too random. the road runner sequence was a lil over the top but an awesome move nonetheless

[Randomshinichi]

sure have a point there. I guess it must have become my habit now

[Anaksulnamun]

Hmm ,the OSTs are so nice ,I will seed them later on :)

[horondo223]

I don't plan on watching it till it comes out on dvd to rent (screeners are worthless piles of shit).

If it's something like drunken master (jackie chan), then I probably will like it.

[KuraiKodoku]

I'm still waiting to see original version, I know I'll eventually get to see it. Don't want to see it in american theaters. I know the original name is Gong Fu. And I agree with some one that God of Cookery is funny. I also like the movie where he was the famous painter/poet Tong Bak Fu.

[RyougaSaotome]

I was surprised to find it subtitled in american theaters, a great film, had me in stitches at times, and at the edge of my seat in others. Great stuff

[DemonEyesKyo]

anyone know where to dl it

[Abicion]

TorrentSpy has it.

They have House of Flying Daggers, too.

I thought it was kinda weird that they decided to make the Axe Gang Leader Guy into basically an extra who existed for the sole purpose of getting killed and opted to make the "Final Boss" the old guy that the main character freed from jail 10 minutes before the end of the movie, but it was fun to watch overall. I especially liked all of the blatant parodies of American movies (namely Gangs of New York and The Shining)

[Janiux]

who liked the three original figthers?

Spoiler:
I was sad to see them die, coolie couldn't even fight back. Those musician were fighting dirty

[ussimon]

nice comedy

[LillaRue]

Hilarious, a guy got pead on ha..ha..ha BAAAAAAAAAAhaha
Weird final battle -.-
sweet drama ending(the real ending)

[Azurei]

It Would be good if there was KungFu Hustle2

[ultimateking]

hm...dun think that there'll be a second movie because that actor, steven chow, almost never makes a continue of his movies, except the parodies of some well-known stories or books...

[LilAznBoi]

i saw the movie and it was really kewl........he was fighting like alot of ppl and fight the boss. its also kind of funny because that lady run crazy fast.......lol

[Zell2k3]

@LilAznBoi: Its a special move in a book of Jin Yong (Louis Cha), Duan Yu learned that move.

[pchoy]

Yeah, he's not known for his sequals. Still he can make different movies similar to it. Honestly, the story wrapped up quite nicely. Happlily ever after. No need for a sequal really.

[fox666]

A cool slapstick kung-fu movie

Stephen Chow is a genious

[omgwtfbbq]

I think that this is one of better stephen chows movies, but I rather watched Sholin Soccer, and rather they make a sequel of that one

[BigBabyFish]

I think that this is one of better stephen chows movies, but I rather watched Sholin Soccer, and rather they make a sequel of that one

well i think it was actually very good, i loved the fight scenes. and how characters surpised audiences

[hatn]

Saw it a couple of weeks ago, I really admire Chow and his movies.
This one were better than shaolin soccer. Five out of five.

[philomela]

I laughed so bad during the knife throwing scene in the first half of the movie.

[CleatoN]

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[hatn]

I just luuuuuv the one playin that friggin instrument, is cool.
More of that shit! Like different weapons and stuff, it aint often seen :/

[CleatoN]

dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

[hatn]

Is that something you figured out yourself or is it something you've read?

~.^

[CleatoN]

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[unknown1]

I liked the movie the main problem was the fighting between Stephen Chow and the main villain. I felt they got sort of lazy with that fight and much more could've been done to make it much cooler. Other than that, it was an enjoyable movie .

[DemonEyesKyo]

well i just dl the movie..but it was in japanese..no subtitles..know im dl the eng subtitles version

[UndergroundLP]

I've had this movie for weeks now.... 210MB's large... English subtitled, great quality.

[DemonEyesKyo]

what yours is only 210 mb and good quality?..mines 553 with eng subs and its okay quality

[S&T Kawaii Love]

I really wanna see this movie. It looks great. How can it be only 210 MB? 0_0

[CleatoN]

dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

[Ether]

lol, i got an original from HongKong lol...most movies made over there takes several years to get over here lol

[DemonEyesKyo]

yea im thinking of dl the 4gb so i can burn it onto a dvd

[djsqueeze]

it was a good movie:D

[UndergroundLP]

Mine is 210MB because it's not full screen, it's only 480x272... the quality and sound are excellent... it fits perfectly on my PSP...

[newtypeal]

For those of you who watched the theater version in the United States, what's the main language you hear? Cantonese or Mandarin?
The reason is because I watched the version with a mix of these two, and I got two soundtracks alboums of it. Both of them have the same number of tracks, but one version has all Mandarin in the in-between dialogue tracks, the other has Cantonese.

[Ether]

well, its originally made in cantonese, since i think it was made in hongkong (major cantonese city)

[MrA2003]

well, its originally made in cantonese, since i think it was made in hongkong (major cantonese city)

Not too sure about that. A lot of the latest Cantonese movies (including Shao Lin Soccer) incorporate both cantonese and mandarin to reflect the two cultures. And a lot of the actors/actresses in these movies are from Mainland China, where the language is mandarin. So the in-between tracks in Kung Fu Hustle, I believe, are supposed to be in Mandarin, because those characters are from mandarin speaking parts.

[newtypeal]

I think that's the version I saw, containing a mix of Mandarin and Cantonese. I just didn't understand why the dialogue tracks in the soundtracks would be totally one sided; one contains Mandarin only, Cantonese the other.

[seorang]

I think that's the version I saw, containing a mix of Mandarin and Cantonese. I just didn't understand why the dialogue tracks in the soundtracks would be totally one sided; one contains Mandarin only, Cantonese the other.

Then that'd be a CD/VCD rip, where thats how they choose between languages.

[Kolyce]

zhis movie got kewl special effects and is funny like hell ^^ d/l or buy it ^^

[DemonEyesKyo]

well its coming out onto dvd in the us on august 9th!! so i cant wait to buy it..i laready burned it onto dvd..but still..im going to buy it lol