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Kung Fu Hustle

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Original title

Gong fu (Kung Fu Hustle)

Year

2004

Running time

95 min.

Country

Hong Kong

Director

Stephen Chow

Screenwriter

Stephen Chow, Lola Huo, Chan Man-Keung, Tsang Kan-Cheung

Cast

Music

Raymond Wong Ying-Wah

Cinematography

Poon Hang-Sang

Producer

Co-production Hong Kong-China;

The Star Overseas, Beijing Film Studio, Huayi Brothers, China Film Group

Genre

Action. Comedy | Martial Arts

Synopsis

Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves around a hapless wannabe gangster who aspires to become a member of the notorious "Axe Gang." Other characters include an obnoxious landlady and her apparently frail husband who exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.

Awards: 2005: Nominated for Golden Globe: Best Foreign Language Picture

2005: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Picture

2005: 6 Awards from Cinema of Hong Kong, including Movie, Actor (Yuen), Sound

2006: Nominada in los Awards MTV: Best lucha

2005: Critics' Choice Awards: Best Foreign Language Film

2005: Chicago Film Critics Association: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

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Critics' reviews

"Imagine a film in which Jackie Chan and Buster Keaton meet Quentin Tarantino and Bugs Bunny."

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"With a delirious mix of the sublime and the silly, Hong Kong comedy king Stephen Chow Sing-chi has taken the kung fu comedy genre to new heights"

The Hollywood Reporter
"So disarmingly eager to please that only a stone-faced kung fu purist could object"

David Ansen: Newsweek
"Chow is a commendably visual filmmaker (...) But 'Hustle' fails to connect on any emotional level. It's a live-action comic book with characters so broadly conceived that it's hard to care whether they live or die."

Ruthe Stein: SFGATE
"For all its stylishness, verve and moments of visual poetry, the relentlessly punishing slapstick and overall cruel tone left me cold."

Ann Hornaday: The Washington Post
"Like a meal prepared by an extreme chef, 'Hustle is more than a bit of a mess. It still tastes like nothing you've ever had before."

Ty Burr: Boston Globe
"Fans of kung fu movies will have a rip-roaring time, but even moviegoers who are not enamored of the genre are bound to enjoy the bizarre antics and spirited action of Kung Fu Hustle (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Claudia Puig: USA Today
"[Chow] directs like a gonzo fusion of Tarantino and Tex Avery (...) The scenes of high-flying ultraviolence will leave you gasping between giggles."

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly

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Ranking Lists Position

25 My Favorite Chinese & Hong Kong Movies (21)
55 Guilty Pleasures: Bad Movies I'm Into (58)
61 My Top 10 Movies from 2004 (42)
74 My Favorite Asian Movies (62)

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