Kung Fu Hustle (2004) Wife's First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!

[@ExhaustedElox]

I love this movie; such an cross-section of slapstick, cartoon action and Hong Kong Kung Fu style.

[@joe-johncastles141]

Yes! Kung Fu Hustle is everything that a film should be, comical, action, suspenseful, scary, dramatic, & romantic! 🍻❤️

[@Shawn_M]

I LOVE when the Beast drops to his knees and says Master. Our hero won peacefully, he didn't want to kill the Beast and he offered him another way

[@max02101976]

在台灣其實是說我輸了

[@gabrielesolletico6542]

Right! Even if I won't trust to become the Master of the Beast, and teaching him the Buddhist Palm...

[@Nimzzeee]

The scene with the failed knife throwing is still one of the funniest things I've seen in a movie to date. Cracks me up every time

[@adgato75]

That shit is brilliant.

[@Poshriel]

My favorite part of the knife bit is when he uses the knife as a rearview mirror. When I first watched this movie, that part is one of the few times I've done an actual spit-take. It's also a risky joke, as the rule of 3's says that joke should be over. Exception to every rule I guess.

[@kh884488]

Glad you're both reacting to this comedy masterpiece. FYI - the head of the crocodile gang at 2:30 is actually Feng Xiaogang - a director of several films in mainland China. The sound editing IS very good. A lot of early Jackie Chan films have absolutely amazing martial arts choreography, but they tend to use the same "whoosh, whoosh" sounds too much. This film doesn't take itself seriously at all, but it is very well crafted and produced. It has so many homages to other films, including Kung Fu and Hollywood films.

[@Do0msday]

I LOOOOVE this movie. I remember watching it for the first time and having no idea what to expect. I was blown away. There's action, comedy, suspense, a bit of mystery to it, and a ton of originality. There are a ton of kung fu movies out there (many great ones), but this one tried to be different in order to stand out and it works. This movie is so much fun and one of my absolute favorites. Stephen Chow did something special here.

[@monoga26]

29:00 It’s Taichi. Usually being recognized by the symbol of balance Yin and Yang (on the ground), with the trope “soft wins hard”, using the opponent’s strength to strike back. That’s why he looks rubber-ish. “Lion’s roar” is a technique from a very popular martial art novel series with also the trope introducing the name and the school the martial artist studied in out loud.

[@Henry-fn1zw]

The comedy hits everytime

[@rashidclark]

The creator of this film has more like it if you're in the mood for more. A lot of people cite this one as their favorite, but my preference is for "Shaolin Soccer". The scene in this movie where he stomps on a soccer ball and says "no more soccer" is a response to folks asking him to make a sequel to that film.

[@mrtveye6682]

A lot of Stephen Chows older stuff - unfortunately some was never released internationally AFAIK" - is great too. My personal favorite is "God of Cookery". "From Beijing with Love" and the "Fight Back to School" movies are some more I really enjoyed.

[@boodahbass]

@@mrtveye6682loveeeeeeee God of Cookery

[@HoneyKrisp69]

Used to love Shaolin Soccer as a kid

[@itssomeoneelse]

@@mrtveye6682 Damn man, I'm waiting for so long to have somebody react to Stephen Chow's old stuff, "From Beijing with Love" is like a 007 comedy. 👍👍

[@mrtveye6682]

@@boodahbassThe scene in the Shaolin temple make me laugh to tears every single time. BTW, when I went to Hong Kong I visited the restaurant that - according to some culinary guide - served the "original" exploding beef balls. Don't know if that's true, but anyway, they did explode - so much that I had to change my shirt afterwards, because it spilled all over me. Lesson learned: Never bite exploding beef balls, only eat in one piece 😅

[@reservoirdude92]

A Looney Tunes-inspired, Busby Berkeley-tinged, martial arts/crime/comedy flick.. what a unique experience ❤

[@shainewhite2781]

One of the funniest martial arts action comedy movies ever made! You'll love it, I guarantee you that!

[@asapsongy3203]

I think you guys would love Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hero, and House of Flying Daggers. Some of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen combined with totally badass martial arts.

[@ahoyforsenchou7288]

All great choices. Any of the Zhang Ziyi movies from that era are great. Not that she was the star, but she managed to always be in amazing films.

[@JustGrowingUp84]

That's just what I wanted to suggest.

[@LeviBoldock]

It's like people didn't know beautiful martial arts films existed before the 2000s.

[@bhurzumii4315]

Crouching Tiger is pure art!

[@bobbwc7011]

Zhang Ziyi

[@Hier00]

By the end the guy destroyed the girl's business, and then started a competing store to completely drive her out of the market. True mobster.

[@frankburillo5428]

Lol, ella vende helados y el golosinas, son otroa rubros 😂

[@dhaucoin]

A Martin Scorsese & Jackie Chan gangster film...... directed by Bugs Bunny. Pure magic, man. 'Shaolin Soccer' is a great follow-up, as well.

[@nomiau]

Samantha's facial expressions during this reaction are precious!

[@Avocado11]

The growing look of disgust when ass man is showing off his martial art skills was top tier.

[@SkyForgeVideos]

Those "kung-fu manuals" used to be everywhere when he was a kid, but they were always seen as being hokey or useless. This movie imagines what it would be like if they were all true. Brilliant film.

[@siphonophores]

I'm convinced that the Hobo who sells those hokey manuals is an actual kung-fu legend who reached the peaked balance of his Ying-yang or became truly one with Buddha that he became an immortal and now searches for children who are born with the natural martial-arts prowess as told by the Landlady which is a 1 in a million case. He charges with a high price to see how willing the child would be to pursue the arts of kung-fu or that he can't find a job and still has to make a living for himself.

[@CrustyOz]

Very glad to see you choose the subtitled version rather than the dubbed. Excellent movie!!

[@LeviBoldock]

@@patron40silver Well that's just ridiculous. That'd be like watching a Marvel film dubbed in Hindi. It's just not the same.

[@ciskilla]

​@@LeviBoldockit's not the same but it could be better for certain people. Example: Shrek and The hangover. Both have really great comedy and are extremely hilarious. But as a Mexican-American and Bilingual speaker. I love the Spanish versions of these two movies and I even think Shrek 1 is a lot funnier in spanish than English. Some jokes are changed to be more regional and they are great. Dubbed shouldn't be overlooked all the time. Some movies really put a lot of work into the dubbed versions. In shrek we have Eddie Murphy as Donkey but in the Mexican Spanish version, we have Eugenio Derbez which is an excellent comedian. Really great stuff.

[@baron6797]

One of the movies where the dub is entertaining. Just like shaolin soccer

[@mikejohnson6116]

Stephen Chow and this movie is one of the most ingenious things I've ever seen.

[@edmunddantes7097]

A good movie with amazing fight scenes is The Protector with Tony Jaa. Absolutely brutal. Can't recommend enough.

[@richardrobbins387]

All these years later, the staircase fight scene is still mesmerizing. Like a real-life video game.

[@edmunddantes7097]

@@richardrobbins387 And the fact it was done in one take, just amazing. But for me it's the many broken bones scene. Tony Jaa was so underutilized in American movies he appeared in.

[@RexFuturi]

So glad you guys watched the sub. It's the better version, and this movie deserves to be watched in its best form.

[@bigboycombo6342]

This movie falls into almost every genre it’s action, drama, comedy, romance, horror, and even westerns.

[@remliqa]

One of the best live action manga/anime adaptation IMO.

[@tats_sacs]

I love your reactions simply because you have zero pretentiousness in your opinions. The smartest people always enjoys things for what it is without thinking what others might think of their opinions.

[@VoidVintage]

7:30 - "It was me.." Three powerful words that ignited a rebellion. 👏🏼

[@nickgoodnough6262]

I absolutely loved the threatening scene where he's trying to find someone to pick on, but they just keep getting bigger and bigger. The squatting super tall guy, the super muscley old guy, then the even more muscley little kid. ;p gets me every time. Glad you like this one as well.

[@jrobwoo688]

Great movie! Please add Mallrats to a comedy poll or sequel poll. Not really a sequel, but definitely a cousin to Clerks.

[@KrazzeeKane]

Stephen Chow is one of the only people I know who can direct, write, and star in their own film--yet it never comes across as a vanity project, or something similar. Anything he makes always feels so genuine, because they are truly good films in every manner. The man is a cinematic genius and no mistake. I think one of his biggest strengths is that he never makes the film all about him. While he stars in this film, he never fails to write amazing characters you care about instantly, with universally understandable characterisation --and the side characters always steal the show. They are by far the best and most interesting parts, and Stephen himself always ensures the best scenes and comedy go to the other actors.

[@CalciumChief]

15:46 This is a shot-for-shot recreation of Bruce Lee's intimidation in Way of the Dragon. It's cause Stephen Chow (the director and main character of this movie) is a fan of Lee.

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

if you enjoyed this one, then also try Shaolin Soccer another classic from Stephen Chow

[@ChristopherJ0884]

One of my favorites, I remember the tv commercial for it being narrated by the late great Harry Kalas, the commentator for the Philadelphia Phillies, Rest In Peace Harry Kalas

[@lui_salazar]

10:48 the entire knife sequence is so good! 😂

[@LordVolkov]

"This is like... too easy for him!" The rascal landlord, played by Yuen Wah, is one of my favorite characters (alongside his abusive wife). He's been in a ton of martial arts movies, usually as a villain, and I always direct people to Eastern Condors, with Sammo Hung (it's a martial arts rip-off of Rambo 3 😉). Yuen Wah has a great fight in the finale.

[@willthorburn1985]

was also Bruce Lee's double in 'Enter the Dragon' (scenes when the Lee character would do acrobatic movements)

[@fumblingtitan1411]

and he was the grumpy old man that Awkwafina was constantly annoying in Shang Chi.

[@RyoMassaki]

Yuen Wah went to the same school as Jackie Chan, he is one of the "Seven little fortunes". Yuen Qiu (the Landlady) is also one of them.

[@stsolomon618]

One of my favorite comedy. Love the looney tune effects in the film.

[@ricksgamemisc10]

Daaaaamn, Samantha! That is the first time I have ever seen anyone figure out the "bell" ahead of time!

[@jasonyano]

This is also one of my favorite movies. The love story at the end is the icing on the cake.

[@dabbadonisthestout7284]

Yaaaay! I just refreshed my KZbin and boom there y'all are 😂

[@TheNecronacht]

So happy to see a review of this film. Love it to this day. Another film along similar lines you might like is 2003's "The Blind Swordsman : Zatoichi". It has some humor, choreographed dance & music, and a good story, albeit a bit darker at times.

[@redfrenchmoon2405]

Oh yes please Zaitochi(2003)

[@gotrunk25]

The scene where the hero crushes the soccer ball and says "no more football" is a nod to his previous movie "Shaolin soccer" which you should definitely watch. It was his first international sucess. Sooo funny !

[@johnny6128]

It’s one of the most entertaining movies I’ve ever seen. A true classic

[@excellence1314]

The little boy had a sweet dream about becoming a great Kung Fu master, he woke up happily and continued his daily in the candy shop

[@Frowntowner]

This is one of my all time favorite films and theater experiences. I get hung up on comedic timing and how long jokes go on sometimes but this is as close to perfect in those departments as I can think of. Love that you watched this, fun reaction and always a wonderful channel.

[@BrahmaDBA]

Thank you, thank you for reacting to Kung Fu Hustle. It is definitely Stephen Chow's Magnum Opus, his 9th symphony.

[@Ayy_Doll_Fiddler]

I love how the silly dance routine is the Axe Gang origin story.

[@bas7467]

I'm from Amsterdam. I saw this movie when I was 19 in a coffeeshop where u can buy/smoke weed. They had a basement with lounge seats where u can watch movies. My cheeks hurt so much after seeing this movie. I was not prepared for how funny it is.

[@lostskull7467]

Thank you so much for the lengthy commentary and discussion at the end! This is how every reaction video should be!

[@Shlankyman545]

The creativity of different fighting styles is outstanding. I remember first seeing this movie and thinking that fighting with music was the absolute coolest idea ever.

[@charliegeo2779]

Love this movie! I laugh til I cry every time I see the scene where he is trying to throw knives at the landlady.

[@SEDYT358]

:D SO glad you're reacting to this one! Oh, and a coolie is a derogatory term for someone who does cheap physical labor. That landlady knows how to cut deep

[@davidmckie7128]

Jet Li in "The Legend of Fong Sai-yuk" 1 and 2 are worthy of a watch as well as most of the films of Jackie Chan.

[@malelonewolf80]

Those Jet Li movies are among my favourite movies.

[@thehandyman2296]

This movie is a mixture of The Matrix and Roger Rabbit 😅. Now guys you gonna have to watch: “ Shaoilin Soccer “ Same director.

[@subitman12]

"no more soccer" was in reference to another Stephen Chow movie: Shaolin Soccer. In the modern world, he and his fellow monkss have left the monastary to pursue civilian life. However, the monastary needed money so the group decided to join a soccer tournament. Hijinks ensued.

[@hippiechic6772]

This is one of my favorite movies Ever! Thank you for sharing Samantha's first time watching Kung Fu Hustle ....her reactions made this even more fun to watch than my first time watching Kung Fu Hustle . You both were really invested in the plot and scenes it was a delight to watch this again . I am not sure how close Samantha's Due Date is from now but my nephew's wife is Due to deliver was the 16th but now looks more like the 21st. I have the Schmitt Family in my prayers for a healthy delivery ....Safe and Sound 👶❤🙏🥰 God Bless you both and your families 🥳

[@niceimages]

Thank you for choosing this movie, one of my favorites. The two musician killers use sound waves as weapons, which can also be understood as the setting of "chi" in kung fu movies, so it is infinite as long as the user's physical strength is not exhausted. The flying knives, shields (when defending), and the devil army you see are all visual manifestations of sound waves.

[@Smoothjazzsundays]

Loved watching this movie as a kid. Whenever I asked anyone if they had seen it growing up, not a single person knew about it. Love seeing new reactions to this one and all the love it gets!

[@lexlewis550]

This is a classic movie 🎥 wise choice 😎

[@gertrudelaronge6864]

Great movie selection! I love absolutely everything about this movie. Thank you.

[@paultapner2769]

I saw this at the cinema when it first came out. I have never known a cinema audience to laugh so much and for so long as the one I was in did the during the knife throwing scene. 'Who's throwing handles?!'

[@willthorburn1985]

the bum selling manuals is played by Yuen Woo-Ping. Martial Arts Actor/Choreographer from Hong Kong that worked on many awesome films in HK and Hollywood (like The Matrix trilogy and Kill Bill)

[@LeviBoldock]

Yeah, that's not Yuen Woo-Ping. It's his brother, Yuen Cheung-Yan.

[@willthorburn1985]

@@LeviBoldock I stand corrected

[@whotookmikey]

team america and kung fu hustle?! thank you for blessing us with these comedies. some of my fave movies being watched by my fave reactors!

[@tkopp10976]

Spear master vs the musicians is one of the best action scenes ever

[@DannyBedo]

Thank god you guys watched in the proper language with subtitles, it truly makes for a better film 🤘🏾🤘🏾if you guys have time watch Accented Cinema’s break down on how awesomely Chinese and deeply American this movie is. Top 5 for sure

[@digimortalone2759]

Subtitles on. The only way to watch this amazing film. Easily one of my favorite films. You can see Stephen Chows childhood and other influences in every scene. From musicals and Looney Toons to Kung fu and Sci fi/fantasy.

[@BlondeManNoName]

This is such a crazy and hilarious movie. The funny fights scene are great too.

[@JangTheKim]

Such a great and funny flick. Glad you guys enjoyed it.

[@MRxMADHATTER]

Love the Landlady. There is a really funny story about how she got the part.

[@Milo-v3g]

Respect to the dude after hearing Pan's Labyrinth in his top 3. I have The Last Samurai up there with it, but not sure if I throw Kung Fu Hustle to round it off lol.

[@EatPraySmoke]

20:30 Sam done seen so many gruesome seems she instinctively got ready to Grimace 😬😂

[@Tyrconnell]

I don't know if you've seen all of the James Bond movies, but in 'The Man with the Golden Gun' Bond is rescued from a situation by his Chinese assistant Hip who happens to be taking his two nieces somewhere. The neices turn out to be martial artists and one of them is played by Qiu Yuen, the Landlady in this movie, 30 years later.

[@willthorburn1985]

Speaking of James Bond, I recommend Stephen Chow's Bond parody/tribute film 'From Beijing with Love'

[@boqndimitrov8693]

damn funny comedy, and the fact that you can always find something you missed before makes it even better. ❤

[@Wash869]

Movie recommendation for you to react to: Night of the Living Dead (1968), Great classic that introduced the Zombies that we know so much, it has realistic moments and a memorable and heavy ending, you will enjoy it.

[@Kjelleros]

The main actor (Stephen Chow) stars in "Shaolin Soccer" also called Kung Fu Soccer - With likewise style as in this film. Check it out!

[@crimsonda]

I love this movie so much. If you haven't seen Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon I'd highly HIGHLY recommend. It's very good and the action is great. Fun reaction for a fun movie. Thanks for sharing. 🐾

[@ChimkenRiceNuggy]

Everyone loves this classic film from their youth.

[@williamweiss6128]

Love this and Shaolin Soccer, Journey To The West.

[@reservoirdude92]

No more soccer!

[@tomarnold7284]

"Journey to the West" was pretty bad. It was aimed for money and not art, many scenes dragging so long so they could split one movie into two. Also it stole many quotes from other movies, yet younger audiences think they were originated so JTTW took all the credit.

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

Great reaction video guys and I glad you reacted to this movie it is great

[@lovebeautijade8920]

Very analytical,insightful comments.Thanks for deepening my understanding of this wonderful movie.

[@chrissinnett9398]

I was so impressed with this movie. When I saw this in the movie theater, as soon as it ended, I walked out, bought another ticket and went right back in and watched it again.

[@snakehandler87]

One of the best all around movies ever..love it!!!

[@MrRubenWil]

Thanks. Great reaction. You guys should give "Kung Pow! Enter the fist" a try.

[@Mangolite]

Yuen Wah, the landlord, appeared in “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” as the Old Man in Ta Lo. One of the Kung Fu Hustle movie posters can be seen in Shang-Chi’s bedroom. Finally, Marvel changed Shang-Chi’s original comic book finger rings to armbands/bracelets because it would align with the traditional Chinese iron rings as shown in Kung Fu Hustle and The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, plus it also distance them from Thano’s Gauntlet stones.

[@crappiefisher1331]

i just checked your channel and i am kinda shocked that you both don't have a "the raid: redemption" reaction so far... not comedy but a great martial arts movie with some of the best fight scenes ever... i hope you react to both "the raid" movies at some point

[@Brooklyn_Bleek]

If you haven't seen shaolin soccer, I'll suggest that too. The scene where he steps on the soccer ball & says "no more soccer!" is a reference to that movie because it got so damn popular, Stephen Chow was like "enough already"! 😂

[@Eidlones]

Bill Murray on Kung Fu Hustle: "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy"

[@jasonyano]

The Forbidden kingdom would be a great follow up movie after this.

[@sunshinesooperman5110]

Along with Edgar Wright, not having Stephen Chow direct something in someone’s superhero universe is a crime against movies.

[@JDelwynn]

The Axe Gang was actually a real thing in 1920's Shanghai, they were dock workers that used axes in their work, hence the name.

[@EdwardDavian1]

You guys are great together and I watch your videos to bring my spirits up. I'm recently going through a tough breakup and I was hoping that my relationship would flourish into what you two have, but alas, that's life and I'm hoping she gives us another chance. Anyway, wish you guys the very best and keep up the great work.

[@blilianschmitt-realtor129]

Sending good wishes. Don’t give up on love :)

[@sgnguy2027]

Coolie is the equivalent to a day worker. Poor, labourer who got paid daily by the amount of work they did. The term coolie is a phonetic translation from Cantonese meaning single layabout.

[@TenBear]

Yes I've been waiting for you to watch this gem

[@scottjo63]

I'm at 1:57 and I'm betting your wife is going to LOVE this movie. She loved, with you Everything Everywhere All At Once and you both really liked Enter The Dragon. You should know your wife better then that, lol. Just hope she doesn't get a side ache from the laughing she's going to do if you know what I mean.

[@josefgordon7712]

Easily one of the best comedy action movies of all time.

[@edwardduarte7393]

When they catch on fire in the car I started cracking. Such a great movie. Very Warner brothers cartoon.

[@deathproofpony]

Fantastic movie. The scene where the landlady appears in the car is one of the greatest visuals ever.

[@ThatSamoanGuy]

14:10 So, it's important to note that the musicians are not ACTUALLY shooting swords out of their instrument. It's sound manipulation, but it's not magic. The swords are just a visual aid to help illustrate what's happening to the audience. To a certain degree, sound waves can manipulate air pressure; you can see this in real life, when people at a heavy metal concert stand near a subwoofer and their hair and clothes move to the beat of the music coming out. The "swords" are just focused blasts of air pressure, most likely manipulated with the musician's chi. This is proven by the fact they can also create a wall of air as a defense, and the flying fists that come from lower, less-eloquent notes. It's also why the landlady's scream is a horrible matchup for them, her sound-based attacks trump theirs.

[@MattyB207]

Coolie = an unskilled native laborer in India, China, and some other Asian countries.

[@jimperry6463]

In the James Bond movie “The Man With The Golden Gun”, one of the young nieces at the martial arts school who helps Bond escape is the Landlady.

[@Echo4Bravo]

The guy with the rings. Was in Jackie Chan Snake in the Eagle's Shadow 1978. Jackie's first real lead. Then the classic Drunken Master. Snake is so much better. The fight with Mantis and the master. Then Jackie steps in with snake out of nowhere.😂 Brilliant kung fu.

[@Cynim]

It's an outrageous movie, that I really enjoy. Highly recommended by the same director Stephen Chow: Shaolin Soccer!

[@changsangma1915]

The Coolie guy with the kicking techniques is also in another badass movie called Wrath of Vajra where he is the lead actor.

[@AkinaSpeedStarsAE86]

not sure if anyone realizes; but it takes an ENORMOUS amount of strength and technique to bend a pole like that during a fight

[@JJ_15083]

Definitely check out Shaolin Soccer! Almost died laughing when I first saw it!

[@tomarnold7284]

TOTALLY MUST SEE!!! ❤❤