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Kung Fu Hustle [Blu-ray]
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List Price: $28.95
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Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Starring: Stephen Chow, Xiaogang Feng
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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: Blu-ray
EAN: 0043396151253
Format: AC-3
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-12-12
Running Time: 99
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2005-04-22
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Stephen Chow (director and star of Shaolin Soccer) is at it again with his newest action-packed and comedic martial-arts adventure, Kung Fu Hustle. From wildly imaginative kung fu showdowns to dance sequences featuring tuxedoed mobsters, you've never seen action this outrageous and characters this zany! With jaw-dropping fight sequences by Yuen Wo Ping (famed action choreographer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Matrix), Kung Fu Hustle will blow you away! In a town ruled by the Axe Gang, Sing (Stephen Chow) desperately wants to become a member. He stumbles into a slum ruled by eccentric landlords who turn out to be kung fu masters in disguise. Sing's actions eventually cause the Axe Gang and the slumlords to engage in an explosive kung fu battle. Only one side will win and only one hero will emerge as the greatest kung fu master of all.
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Summary: new classic
Comment: this movie will become a classic i'm sure. it's a really funny movie with excellent special effects.. classic "kung fu" stuff with a little extra! I love this flick!!
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Summary: Kung Fu Hustle
Comment: Good picture but sound cantonese just stereo not dolby digital or dts. Overall its a good movie. Dolby Digital just in english translate and its sound funny.
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Summary: One of the most underrated movies of all time!
Comment: My kids and I have tons of fun watching this movie over and over again, despite my wife's puzzled objections over the slapstick style. Stephen Chow is a genius, and literally does it all - running the gamut from directing a hodge-podge of action, comedy, musical, period piece and even romance, to being the star of the show. The pacing reminds me of James Cameron's directing, with never a dull moment. The Hong Kong style action is awesome and beautifully choreographed. The comedy, albeit slapstick and dependent on high school level humor, nevertheless tickles our collective funny bone (again with the exception of the wifey). We especially love the sequence where Bone, the sidekick, keeps stabbing Sing in Pigsty Alley in a comedy of errors, and Sing ends up running from the Landlady a la Road Runner, using the knives stuck in his shoulders as sideview mirrors. Those who liked "Shaolin Soccer" are definitely in for a treat.
Feature-wise, the blu-ray disc is loaded with content, including a revealing interview with Chow. You'll get a kick watching the movie in the original Chinese and reading the subtitles, since the translation was not exact in the English version. Picture and audio quality are adequate and are slightly superior to the DVD counterpart.
I hope Mr. Chow never gets corrupted by Hollywood, and continues to churn out more movies like this gem.
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Summary: Pure entertainment.
Comment: Great movie! Great cinematography! Great editing! Great acting! Great casting!
I loved this movie. From the perspective of a beginning movie maker (amateur), this movie was breathtaking. I loved the camera angles, costumes, props, and the action scenes. This is a really well done movie.
This is also the first movie I watch on my blu-ray player. I watched it on a high definition 42" Sony Bravia. The image was amazingly clear and crisp. Try one day to watch a movie with a VHS player, then DVD, then blu-ray. You'll see a big difference from one format to another (I actually have all three players and did this test on the same Sony Bravia).
In this movie you will find comedy, action, gore (lots of blood, but tastefully and comically done), and just pure entertainment. That's what movies are for! The movie is also philosophical, and ends with a touching romantic scene. Just beautiful!
Just as a note for those interested, many actors are fighting high definition. They find HD intruding on their facial inadequacies (for lack of a better word). For example, no actress wants us to see her wrinkles or a zit on her face. With HD, the image is so crisp that many details of a person's face (and body) can be captured by the camera that many actors are embarrassed. The only way to rectify this is by heavy make-up, lenses, or touching the image during editing.
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Summary: No 5.1 Surround for Cantanese Audio
Comment: Pretty disappointed. I love the movie but I also love to hear the original actors voice instead of the poor English voice over. I'm a purist in this since and I like to enjoy the movie like I did the first time saw it at the theater with subtitles. The English voice overs ruin parts of the movie which actually have parts of English in them. So when I tried to watch the movie in 5.1 surround in Cantanese it wasn't available. Yet they have it in the DVD version of the movie! I thought Blu-ray had more capacity than DVDs. Oh well I guess I gotta watch the movie in simulated surround sound.
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