First Time Watching KUNG FU HUSTLE (2004) Reaction & Commentary

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Storyline
The story revolves around a neighbourhood gang, a poor village with unlikely heroes and an aspiring gangster's fierce journey to find his true self.
In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.
‎Kung Fu Hustle (soundtrack) · ‎Stephen Chow · ‎Yuen Qiu · ‎Bruce Leung
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[@RyanCarrington]

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[@LordVolkov]

The Axe gang opening is wild, strange, and so very Stephen Chow. It's atonally brutal, bizarrely absurd, and they never dance again 😅 It had me hooked immediately and only gets better from there.

[@RyanCarrington]

Haha yeah I never thought about them not dancing again. But what an opener!

[@ZenSponge]

NEVER underestimate the amount of damage an elderly woman can do with a flip-flop in her gnarled old hands. Where I am from we whisper the name of these diabolical _weapons_ with fear, and reverence. In my people’s native tongue we call it… La Chancla (shudders). When wielded by a grandmother it’s already tremendous power is increased ten fold. Beware La Chancla, Ryan. Bewaaaaare!

[@RyanCarrington]

😂😂😂

[@CorporalCookie]

Yeah, she went "I will send you to Jesus" with that slipper.

[@syafikahmad7476]

​@@CorporalCookiewat da haaaaiilllllll

[@LordVolkov]

Stephen Chow is so funny! His delivery, even not understanding Cantonese, makes every line pop (and is completely lost in the dub 😅). Be sure not to miss his previous comedy Shaolin Soccer.

[@RyanCarrington]

Definitely up for checking put more of his stuff!

[@BananaSandwich3000]

@@RyanCarrington While not a kung fu movie, he did a comedy/adventure movie in 2016 called The Mermaid, which had the highest grossing week for a movie in China. He's been working on the sequel, it was finished 5 years ago but he's still doing post-production on it. Definitely worth a watch.

[@Vyktym76]

7:06 No more soccer! @:^}

[@alexbk2181]

Throwing knife scene was legendary n epic😂

[@tempsitch5632]

I noticed that in his dialogue-heavy movies, Lawyer Lawyer, The Tricky Master, King Of Comedy. His wordplay comes across despite my language barrier. Great writing and acting is universal.

[@RyanCarrington]

Okay, this was awesome! Hope you enjoyed watching along with me. Let me hear your favourite horror movies for October 👻

[@brianoden1798]

It's not actually a horror movie but The Crow with Brandon Lee is the best . I watched it in the theater opening night with my girlfriend.

[@Ahairinthegate]

Bad Taste (1987) and/or Braindead (1992), both by Peter Jackson.

[@TTM9691]

The 1979 version of "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers", "Rosemary's Baby", "Creepshow" and "Carrie". Great reaction to Kung Fu Hustle! I remember seeing this for the first time completely blind, love it.

[@ToniMcGinty]

You need to see Stephen Chow's earlier film, Shaolin Soccer. I think it's even better than this one! As for horror, iAs for horror, it's very unconventional, but I actually fainted seeing Funny Games (1997) in the cinema, I was so scared.

[@christopherschreiber5805]

House of a Thousand Corpses. There's a sequel called The Devil's Rejects which many people feel is a better film, but the original is an experience. It's the one I try to watch every Halloween. Ju-On (The Grudge) is fantastic too, if you've never seen it. CREEPY.

[@brianoden1798]

Damn! I'm so glad you're watching this movie ! A great mix of cartoon action and reality coming together.

[@RyanCarrington]

This was such a great watch!

[@RocZi]

Thanks for watching in original cantonese language, so you get all the nuances and the intention from the voice tonation, as there will always be something lost in translation with dub. It was really fun watching your reaction and enjoyment to this movie. Kung Fu Hustle (2004) is a masterpiece with a complex story that connects together very well from top to end, paced very well, and the music and sound effects are excellent, they purposely chose to record the music from live orchestra. Kung Fu Hustle (2004) has actually a lot of references to hong kong movies. It is not a parody but paying homage, giving respect and tribute to the inspirations of what Stephen Chow watches when he is growing up. Stephen Chow also said his idol is Bruce Lee. Stephen Chow put in a lot of hong kong and also western references, - Roger Rabbit style (lips bitten by snakes), - speedy gonzales (fat woman running), - the pigsty alley village is based on the lawless slum in hong kong, called Kowloon Walled City, ruled by gangsters. History traced this city back to the year 960 during the Song dynasty (960-1279). By 1990 the walled city contained 50,000 residents. It is demolished by 1994. - the landlady gesture in the car with the axe gang boss is exactly what bruce lee did, which is directly from classic bruce lee movie, The Way of the Dragon (1972). Look for "Bruce Lee knuckle cracks his fists from "Way of the Dragon" ". here : /watch?v=BQZG1qZNxUA - the powers of the 3 heroes are traditional powers, but the powers of the two musicians are mystical so they are more powerful than traditional powers. - each of the 3 powers, the kick, the staff, the rings are all from classic hong kong movies - the 2 blind musicians' powers is also from classic hong kong movie. Them using the zither instrument is reference to Deadful Melody (1994). The chinese literal translation of this title is "Six-Fingered Demon Musician". - the look of the 2 musician assassins with sunglasses is reference to The Blues Brothers (1980) looks. - When the landlord said, "who knew the beast could unlock the chi flow", and then the landlady said, Stephen Chow is "The One", referencing Matrix (1999). - the white and black outfit that Sing (Stephen Chow) wears is what bruce lee wore from classic bruce lee movie in Enter the Dragon (1973). You see this outfit worn by Jet Li too in Fearless (2006). - spiderman reference, about with great power comes great responsibility line. - The Shining reference, when the blood pour out from the beast's cell. - This movie's time period is during the era of 1920s. - The Axe Gang is based on the real Axe Gang founded in 1921 in Shanghai around Japanese Occupation. - The top hats you see on the gangsters is a reference to the hats in Gangs of New York (2002) - Toad style is from chinese martial art novel. - The landlady and tenants is directly from classic hong kong movies, The House of 72 Tenants (1973). - The fierce landlady with the passive husband is also from another classic hong kong movie. - The buddhist palm is fictional and derives from classic novels and made into a classic hong kong movie and also has its own drama series. - the landlord style is tai chi that uses flows. so he looks slimy and has good evasion and transfer the energy flow directed at him to another direction. - the landlady scream power, called Lion's Roar, is also from classic hong kong movie, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (1978). - the fight scene with many axe gangsters and them flying in the sky is reference to Matrix 2 Reloaded (2003). - why Sing or landlady/landlord didn't kill, because the philosophies of different chinese martial arts is not about killing, but self defense, forgiveness, discipline, spreading love, not evil, etc. before the tailor dies, he said : "What are you prepared to do?" is a reference to The Untouchables (1987) dying scene. In the ending where the metal flower flew to the Ice Cream girl, it is a reference to Forrest Gump (1994) ending scene with Tom Hanks and the floating feather. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) took references from Kung Fu Hustle and also gave special thanks to Kung Fu Hustle in their credits. Watching Kung Fu Hustle (2004) is like watching the entire history of Hong Kong cinema. Anyone, especially those from Hong Kong, who can get the references will be extra blessed. In a 2010 interview, actor Bill Murray called Kung Fu Hustle "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy". In 2021, American filmmaker James Gunn called it "the greatest film ever made".

[@taylorfry7680]

Thank you so much for listing all of these! I knew some of them, but definitely learned much more about one of my favorites movies of all time. You da goat! 🙌🏽

[@robertbunting3117]

I've seen two of Stephen Chow's movies, this and 'Shaolin Soccer', this one is the better of the two but 'Shaolin Soccer' is really fun too. What's really impressive is that he wrote directed and starred in both. I've been into martial arts movies since watching them as a kid in the seventies and this is such a great representation of those old school films mixed with a great modern flare.

[@RyanCarrington]

Someone else has mentioned Shoalin Soccer, so I'll definitely need to look at that one!

[@itssomeoneelse]

I recommend "From Beijing with Love", it's a 007 comedy.

[@mrtveye6682]

@@itssomeoneelse That's a good one. My favourite would be "God Of Cookery", but it's probably not well known enough to do well on KZbin. But "Shaolin Soccer" is quite popular, so I would say, that's definitely one for the channel.

[@Sanjuro555]

Playing with ball and scream "No more soccer!" is actually refer to "Shaolin Soccer" XD

[@lordmoo1]

He also did "From Beijing With Love" which was bad enough to be good

[@LordVolkov]

The rascal landlord is played by Yuen Wah, veteran of many a kung fu feature. Usually as a villain, so it's nice to see a heroic role here. He's the big boss in Eastern Condors (a rip-off of Rambo 2 with Sammo Hung) and Dragons Forever (the final '3 Dragons' film, with Jackie, Sammo, and Yuen Biao).

[@stobe187]

Massive recommendation for Dragons Forever from me.

[@sifu2u_now]

Yuen Wah also Double for Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon...and Played the Japanese Guy who stopped Bruce from entering the Park in " the Chinese Connection ".

[@Neckromorph]

Honestly this is in my top 50 favorite movies. So glad you're watching this! Pretty much a classic at this point

[@RyanCarrington]

It's definitely up there for me now!

[@smokeyverton7981]

The Landlady was in a James Bond movie. I forget which one. It was the 1970's

[@MisterHPlays]

Her and her husband are both kung-fu movie staples! I love Chow's reverence for the classic kung-fu actors.

[@tommyllama4558]

Stephen Chow is a Goated director actor writer, his understanding of comedy is top tier

[@RyanCarrington]

Definitely up for checking out more of his stuff.

[@tempsitch5632]

@@RyanCarringtonHe invented a film genre Ryan. He’s been in film since the late 80’s and the more control and freedom he got, the weirder and better the movies got. The translation in English of his genre is Nonsense. That’s why there was such a budget and star-cast for Kung Fu Hustle. He earned it doing his own thing.

[@elizabethduplat5998]

Oh man we were obsessed with this movie at uni. Great flick. So fun.

[@RyanCarrington]

This seems like something I'd have watched over and over with friends back in the DVD days 😅

[@christopherschreiber5805]

I think Bill Murray said this was the funniest movie he'd ever seen.

[@RyanCarrington]

High praise indeed!

[@demonik2108]

I NEVER GET TIRED OF THIS MOVIE!!!!!

[@massimoblanco2132]

This is one of my top3 comedy movies of all time. And by the way Hard Boiled is my favorite John Woo movies. Cho Yun Fat is so badass

[@RyanCarrington]

Hard Boiled was fantastic!

[@shainewhite2781]

One of the funniest and craziest martial arts action comedy movies ever made!

[@terrencemy1563]

when you mentioned the shining and matrix, you are absolutely right, those are the parody references to those movies

[@Pochitaman30]

This is my favorite movie of all time and you get why. The mix of comedy, martial arts and anime type of fight with a story. Absolutely flawless. Rewatch it like a thousand times

[@chrissyclifton6324]

That is the best word for it "fresh". Pure entertainment! It's a mix between old school Bruce Lee meets IP man...meets western cartoon comedy. There is nothing like it.

[@RyanCarrington]

Someone else mentioned IP Man. Sounds like I need to check it out!

[@chrissyclifton6324]

Yes! Donny Yen is amazing. Maybe watch a biography on him first, I think GQ magazine did a great one. It talks about his martial arts style and why he wanted to make the IP man movies. I would watch if you reacted to them.

[@tschfa1919]

36:04 For non-Chinese speaker, he said "I lose", not "Master".

[@RyanCarrington]

Thanks! Appreciate it 👊

[@JustinDZS]

Fantastic movie on most every level. It's a love letter to the old school golden harvest kung-fu movies, written like an anime.

[@fritzterz]

The Beast is a shout out to X-Men's Beast, although the actor Siu-Lung Leung has no muscles but he looks a lot like Bolo Yeung, Hong Kong's muscleman icon in the '70s. This movie references so many iconic movies & tropes, The Godfather, Looney Tunes, The Mask, The Matrix, and at least half a dozen others. Not to mention the Wuxia references: the Buddha's Palm, the Taichi style, Lion's Roar, Toad style, all are prominent tropes in Wuxia novels & comic books. A sweet, sweet reminiscence of Hong Kong's cinematic glory in the old days. An absolute masterpiece.

[@mrlol2238]

I think the hobo conning the pamphlets is Betty. (If only that was true).

[@Chilipotamus]

One of my favorite movies of all time, I got to see it way before it's theatrical UD release cause 2 of my buddies from high school, Sunny and Paul, were both exchange students from HK and had a bootleg rip of this movie. We used to smoke blunts and absolutely bust out laughing at this movie, great memories

[@RyanCarrington]

That's awesome, man. I'd have done the exact same back in the day. Many a movie was consumed that way haha

[@Belgamor77]

Both the landlord couples were actually martial artists & stuntman/stuntwoman back in the 70s/80s. Both of them trained in the Peking opera with well known action stars in Hong Kong such as Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung & Yuen Biao since young. The same stunt coordinator that worked on The Matrix also worked on this film. the Land Lord was a stunt double for Bruce Lee back in the 70's, so what ever stunt Bruce couldn't perform he would stand in and take his place. the Land Lady was a Bond women in the 70's, in one the the 007 James Bond films. Coolie, Donut and the Cook are also kung fu experts.

[@Skrulzie]

"How did they catch him to begin with?" They did not. Since no one could stop The Beast he let himself into the asylum so challengers would not seek their own destruction. In a way he was protecting the world by doing so. The only reason he pursues the couple and Stephen is because he wanted to kill them. Then he would likely go back into his asylum room

[@subitman12]

Thank you for your reaction and using the original Cantonese with subtitles. Stephen Chow stomped on a soccer ball and said "Still playing soccer?!' This is his way of distinguishing from his previous popular movie: Shaolin Soccer. It's about a group of Shaolin monks who became regular people in the modern world. However, the monastery needs money to keep running. The monks band together to join a soccer tournament to get the money. It has the same type of humor as in this movie.

[@theCommentDevil]

One of my favorite movies that unexpectedly made me cry at the end. Good stuff good stuff

[@shadowcbell]

Instant subriber as soon as you said get ready whatever you partake in 😎

[@RyanCarrington]

🫡

[@kallreader7376]

Thanks for reviewing! Fun flick from Hong Kong. Didn’t get the notification you did Hard Boiled, another classic, will check that out after.

[@RyanCarrington]

Appreciate it! 🤙

[@Grimlock1975]

Ryan mate we can't do tik tok dances with axes here in Old Blighty, the best we could do is maybe a spoon dance if and only if the spoon is blunt lol

[@RyanCarrington]

Join my watergun gang instead 😂

[@patinho5589]

Great reaction!

[@MrGBH]

I guess the only movie you could liken this to would be the Mask?

[@RyanCarrington]

Good shout!

[@twooharmony2000]

25:02 comment appreciation realization.. great comprehending, look for that throughout this, my think.-Ernie Moore Jr.

[@MindFeather]

fantastic fun reaction, man. cheers!

[@RyanCarrington]

Cheers mate!

[@daryldarichuk2149]

I love the part where our hero gets his head crushed into the ground, and his hand and the stick slowly coming up to tap the villain on the head 😅

[@RyanCarrington]

That bit was hilarious 😂

[@kiranpunnoose2441]

Seeing the landlady and landlord as legendary martial arts grandmasters who are more powerful than three really surprised me.

[@twooharmony2000]

9:55 comment pegged it.-Ernie Moore Jr.

[@thewheezingdead2492]

Great reaction. Saw this movie and Survive Style 5+ in the same day way back two movies with a similar amount of insanity, still two of my favourite movies to this day.

[@RyanCarrington]

Can't say I've heard of that one. Sounds like I should add it to the list!

[@thewheezingdead2492]

@@RyanCarrington Japanese movie with Vinnie Jones in the cast. I doubt it would do well as a reaction because I don't think its hugely popular also Japanese studios can be very very strict with copyright. That said its a fun watch and unforgettable for its weirdness; if you did react to it you'd get one very excited view at least. :D

[@AreTheMaDNess92]

that football scene at the start of the movie was a message to the studios that wanted a sequel to his Shaolin Soccer movie that he made 3 years earlier which was a huge hit and quite similar to this.

[@RyanCarrington]

Ahhhhh! That's funny. I'd never heard of that before posting thos reaction, but I'll definitely be getting to that one soon

[@lachielvaher9168]

I first watched this movie on my brother in law's laptop, in VERY VERY rural china over the lunar new year holiday break. The movie just come out, there were no subtitles, and I ( at the time ) barely spoke Chinese, and I laughed my ass of, probably watched the movie 20 times that week. still one of my favorite movies ever. should watch Sholin Soccer too. ( Kung Hustel was built on the success of the earlyer movie )

[@angelobrewster6293]

This movie is basically a live action Anime.

[@grumpy-dad3701]

Kung foo Hustle is a fantastic movie

[@jakesigalmix]

The popping of the ball is a reference to his previous movie Shaolin Soccer. He refuses to make a sequel

[@menyuska1977]

The main character( Stephen Cho) is the director! The rest are actors and professional martial artists!

[@Bersilus]

fun fact, all the 3 kung fu masters, are actual kung fu masters.... there's old vids of them before they came into entertainment business.

[@twooharmony2000]

2:22 comment.-Ernie Moore Jr.

[@kh884488]

It's funny you mentioned "The Matrix". Yuan WuPing, who did the action choreography for that film did the choreography for this film too.

[@idnyftw]

this is a kung fu movie nerd's delight! those old folks are all kung fu movie stars in their younger years

[@BrokenNoah]

The tailor is actually a Hung Gar master in real life

[@larindanomikos]

The martial arts choreography for this AND the Matrix is done by the same man; Yuen Wo Ping. He also did Kill Bill, Hero, Unleashed, House of Flying Daggers, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Iron Monkey, etc.

[@RyanCarrington]

Ahhhh well then that makes a lot of sense. Cheers for that! 👊

[@HuyCrow]

@@RyanCarrington He is "the mod who is killed" in the intro scene, and his brother is "the beggar who sells books" in this film

[@DeViLLAof]

In the first scene where the boss shooting a woman. In my country dub was hilarious Woman : please don't slash me Boss : don't worry i never slash a woman and i'm tired already Woman : thank you Boss(add up) : come here(shot a woman) Goon(add up) : yeah he didn't slash you but he shot you

[@paoloerittu6798]

Spot-on, the fight coreographer is the same of "The Matrix"! The cast is also filled with some of the most renowned stars from classic HK martial arts films.

[@synsam12345]

This is the best film ever made. That's been my thesis since its release.

[@mikedoskitomen1991]

Stephen Chow is really talented. You should check out God Of Cookery, Fight Back To School, CJ7, King Of Beggars. Those are some of his best movies. You sould also try reacting to Jackie Chan movies as well. You just got a subscriber 😊

[@notjustforhackers4252]

The landlady is one of cinemas greatest characters, hilarious. Love this one, such a good time always laugh my ass off. If you're looking for more eastern cinema.... Hero (2002)... absolutely gorgeous film with Jet Lee, classic. Blade of the Immortal (2017)..... Takashi Miike.... blades and gore, its awesome.

[@LordVolkov]

Is that a live action Blade of the Immortal? 😁😱😁

[@notjustforhackers4252]

@@LordVolkov It is! I've not seen the original Anime but loved the movie.

[@LordVolkov]

@@notjustforhackers4252 Have you read the manga by Hiroaki Samura? Some of the most beautiful violence I have ever seen 🤩

[@RyanCarrington]

Thanks for the recommendations! 👊

[@nino6664]

Shaolin soccer is also a good movie it has some of the same actors in it

[@RyanCarrington]

Will definitely be checking it out.

[@quyphuongtay]

that Heaven Buddhism Palm in wuxia Chinese mystical fiction (a type of genre kung fu martial arts that use Chi as a super power magic) described that it can one-shot turn a pair mountains into ash, that palm is related Tathāgata who a mighty god with palm huge than Earth and human too little to see his whole body. That mean, the main character just learn new skill and still in a level 1

[@patinho5589]

Remember..to be able to wield the ultimate power you need ti be good. That’s how it works. You can’t do it whilst evil and unbalanced. So it’s ok. And his ego and obsession to learn made him break down and accept the good guy as his master.

[@TheTaelus]

Worked at an AMC in 04-05. Anyone asking me what i recommend got sent to this movie. Hundreds at least over the weeks. Never heard one negative and had multiple people come back with more friends. Subbed version is the absolute. Dub is a bit goofy and loses some flavor. Amazing film!

[@RyanCarrington]

Sounds like you're owed some commission haha I didn't realise there was a dubbed version but I tend to struggle with getting into those anyway. I'll always pick subtitled over dubbed.

[@lollywright4258]

🥋 comment for the algorithm 😂

[@pheat123]

this is the kind of animation Oda imagined to be for his one piece live-action. but this is what it becomes...Netflix.

[@erykhairy9008]

Im waiting for kungfu hustle 2 2024 coming soon

[@michaelhawk-fitz7563]

toad style is nearly invincible,..

[@twooharmony2000]

12:20 react comment ,,appreciation.-Ernie Moore Jr.

[@denisharis4443]

My favorite movie.

[@twooharmony2000]

3:43 comment react good improv.-Ernie Moore Jr.

[@totomomo18]

You the only reactor I saw who saw Kung Pow before Kung Fu Hustle so Bravo. I usually try to make reacts see Kung Pow after they see Kung Fu Hustle because I think Kung Pow is more funny than Kung Fu Hustle

[@darienmask]

One of the best movies of all time. One I will watch over and over. Stephen Chow is amazing.

[@RyanCarrington]

I love his style!

[@meltz911]

Love this film

[@jerryluan9106]

In fact, when this movie showed on the big screen in China, I was in the theater to see it, we people at that time do not really like this one. We all love Stephan Chow, but this movie is not what we expected at that time. But with time passed, I love this movie more and more. This is just beyond our thought back in 2004. His talent is far beyond our mind.

[@samurai7dkong]

100% have to watch more Stephen Chow movies, next one should be Shaolin Soccer.

[@Emily-lh6em]

I'm sorry but the english dub is so much funnier to me. I love this movie so much either way but I was so bummed it got banned on youtube (but not in sub?). I ended up ordering the dvd online since its one of my favorites. I feel old saying this but im starting to re appreciate dvds again since im tired of movies getting bounced from streaming service to streaming service. I'm not willing to pay for all the streaming subscriptions..i just pay for youtube premium since i watch KZbin more than anything. Thanks to you and many other creators...it definitely worth it. In the english dub the guy who was showering yells up "Hello Mrs.Slum Queen, did you forget to pay your water?" Instead of just "land lady". Its little things like that i love about this movie. Really enjoyed your kung pow: enter the fist btw 🎉😊

[@matthansen2668]

Exceptional reaction for an Exceptional movie.!!!

[@RyanCarrington]

Thank you 👊

[@ChadKuhn]

Shaolin Soccer and his version of Journey to the West are great

[@DemisangNZL]

Bruv....Ecco the Dolphin?! We have an OG here boys.

[@RyanCarrington]

I know, that surprised me too. I went deep inside for that one. Although, I was too young to know how to play it, so I'm a bit of a fraud 😂

[@ghoulishgam3r508]

Stephen chow confirmed he is working on a sequel

[@zegh8578]

I think it's supposed to take place in occupied Shanghai, WW2 but there are some anachronisms blurring things; personally I'm fine with it being a bit vague, like a modern fairy tale

[@holyomega3093]

This movie actually wasn't very well received at the box office. It was so much ahead of it's time people don't appreciate it enough. It is my all time favorite and people laughed at me back then.

[@marauderdz]

Wasn't well received at the box office? "Kung Fu Hustle opened in Hong Kong on 23 December 2004, and earned HK$4,990,000 on its opening day. It stayed at the top of the box office for the rest of 2004 and for much of early 2005, eventually grossing HK$61.27 million. Its box office tally made it the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong history... Kung Fu Hustle managed to become the highest-grossing foreign-language film in North America in 2005"

[@jeremygonzal8603]

After reading a lot of manga and watching a lot of anime, no doubt this entire movie was heavily inspired by that style.

[@dariusjarvis1992]

Stephen Chow fight all Axe Gang members very amazing that is really iconic brilliant action scene.😮💪🏻

[@twooharmony2000]

10:23 comment 10:26 .-Ernie Moore Jr.

[@Darklielie]

其实，许多年前我就已经看过这部电影，其中的一些片段对我来说太过难忘！于是，在最近又重温，并且下载了！

[@Yas23gl]

Well, now you need to watch shaolin socker.. altho that one should have gone first

[@RyanCarrington]

Definitely will 🤙

[@Yas23gl]

@@RyanCarrington Cj7 after 😅, not really about kung fu, but you can enjoy his style still

[@wewenang5167]

DUDE YOU NEVER HEARD OF STEPHEN CHOW? HE IS LIKE THE MOST FAMOUS HONG KONG COMEDY DIRECTOR. ALMOST EVERYONE IN ASIA KNOW HIM AND HIS FILM. HE HAVE BEEN MAKING FILM SINCE HONG KONG WAS STILL UNDER BRITISH COLONY. XD.

[@RocZi]

You should watch Shaolin Soccer (2001) next. Since you enjoyed this one. Shaolin Soccer (2001) is also brilliantly Directed, Produced, Written, and Acted as main character by the legendary Stephen Chow himself. Same as Kung Fu Hustle (2004). Please get the original cantonese language version, hong kong version. That's means preferably not the Americanized version (which is also cantonese spoken, but they edit in english text overlays and dubbed sound effects, changed some music). Stephen Chow made both films emphasizing for the international audience in mind. It is his first big break into western market. He is already very famous and well known in Hong Kong, south-east asia, Asia in general. We love his unique style and humour. By the way, just last month, Stephon Chow announced to the public that he has finished the story draft for Shaolin Women's Soccer. He is auditioning for female actresses and we are finally getting another Stephen Chow directed movie (which is very rare nowadays), which is also a sequel to Shaolin Soccer (2001), after 22 years.

[@ahmadfadzirj]

You can check 90 hong kong movie...they have many good movies

[@emixjay9144]

bro if i may request, "Death becomes her" if you haven't watch this, starred : merryl streep, bruce willis and goldie hawn.

[@RyanCarrington]

I actually do want to watch that. Been on my list for a while

[@tempsitch5632]

@15:01 No, I think the kid is the one taking it.

[@RyanCarrington]

I was waiting for this comment 😂

[@tempsitch5632]

@22:54 The yinyang symbol because the Landlord’s main style is Tai Chi. Hence, his bendy relaxed state. And just in case you didn’t know, the musical assassins were using the instrument to turn their concentrated evil energy into real world energy via soundwaves. I’m sure you know, traditionally, martial art masters can controll their energy and it’s pretty normal to see this kind of accepted ‘magic’ in a kung fu flick. You’re going to get a million recommendations for Shaolin Soccer and they are correct. I’m a big fan of Stephen Chiw’s earlier stuff too. Less special fx but super amazing writing and funny clever dialogue. Really, really, really clever dialogue and wordplay.

[@tempsitch5632]

@31:40 My fav gag.

[@tempsitch5632]

And if you want something a little more serious, the most beautiful kung fu movie ever shot, Hero, with Jet Li. Best composed shots EVER. Next level beauty.

[@tempsitch5632]

@23:44 The mime communication here is a direct lift from a Bruce Lee movie. The inside-joke is that Landlady actress didn’t know the famous Bruce Lee scene and the guy she was doing it to, taught her, coincidentally he’s famous for looking like Bruce Lee and played him in a successful Hong Kong TV bio.

[@donkfail1]

I would have recommended watching Stephen Chow's Shaolin Soccer (2001) before. But it's only because of the small reference to that movie at the start of this one. No big deal. And also because I think this one is much better. Shaolin Soccer is still worth watching though.

[@RyanCarrington]

Yeah, I didn't know that existed haha I'll definitely check this out on the channel soon

[@dongiano]

Its a live action anime is what i always said lol

[@nuratikaj6095]

loves your reaction! Your observation into details is so impressive. Please react shoalin soccer for your next video! Love from malaysia ✨

[@RyanCarrington]

Thank you! Looking to check that put soon 😄

[@schrodingersrevenge]

he's in the asylum willingly; he was bored having run out of strong opponents to fight.

[@easytomove]

If they put thos film every month ot will never flop

[@sabrecatsmiladon7380]

Best International Film.......Stephen Chow directed and starred in this and grew up watching a lot of Western cartoons and shows. LANDLADY - was in JAMES BOND's ----- The Man with a Golden Gun ---- as a teenage girl and helped 007 escape from the "evil" karate school.

[@waleedsharif618]

Amazing cartoonish movie

[@jamesperu5539]

Nice reaction mate, please consider reacting to shaolin soccer and survive style 5, two of my favourite movies.

[@RyanCarrington]

I'll definitely do Shaolin Soccer at some point soon as that's had the most requests 🤙

[@papalaz4444244]

I fkng love this movie. Please consider watching "Shaolin Soccer" by the same director. Same humour but it's about football and fung fu lol

[@RyanCarrington]

I think I'll definitely be checking that out after how much fun I had watching this!

[@papalaz4444244]

@@RyanCarrington You'll love it. It's mental as this lol

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

I love Stephen Chows style. Shaolin Soccer is as good as this one, and very similarly filmed/executed.

[@RyanCarrington]

Will definitely check that out soon!

[@jokerex3izzat969]

Can I recommend 1 movies Fight back to school 1,,2 and 3 same actors