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Kung Fu Hustle (DVD, 2007, Deluxe Edition)

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Stephen Chow's follow-up to SHAOLIN SOCCER ups the over-the-top action quotient by about three zillion percent. The story is set in 1930s Hong Kong, with Chow as a shaggy-haired, would-be bad guy named Sing, who gets caught up in the middle of a war between the top-hat-wearing Axe gang and the hard scrabble inhabitants of Pig Sty Alley. Chow--who wrote, produced, and directed--doesn't step in as the star here for quite a while, letting the comic duties fly in a myriad of directions: a landlady in curlers (Yuen Qiu) has a yell that can flatten buildings; people get kicked across courtyards and through walls; musician assassins whip ghost sabers from lyre strings, and a mental patient in pink flip-flops named "the Beast" (Leung Siu Lung) catches bullets in his fingers. Buoyed by SOCCER's box office success, HUSTLE uses bigger production values and a dizzying amount of CGI-enhanced martial arts (imagine Bruce Lee vs. Bugs Bunny in THE MATRIX). It's full of references to other films and filmmakers, revering spaghetti westerns and '70s Shaw brothers movies a la Tarantino's KILL BILL (fight choreographer Yuen Wo Ping worked on both films). It also pays sly homage to the works of Wong Kar Wai, D.W. Griffith, Sam Raimi, Jean-Luc Godard, Stanley Kubrick, and Akira Kurosawa. Raymond Wong's inspired score matches each cinematic reference with the appropriate cue as the camera circles and swoops around the sprawling sets. This is a real treat, more than a great action film or comedy, it's a great film period, and one that set box office records in the East.

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UPC0043396143555

eBay Product ID (ePID)60390246

Product Key Features

ActorWah Yuen, Stephen Chow, Qiu Yuen

EditionDeluxe Edition

RatingR

DirectorStephen Chow

FormatDVD

Release Year2007

GenreAction & Adventure

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

Display FormatDeluxe Edition

Leading RoleWah Yuen, Stephen Chow, Qiu Yuen

Film CountryUSA

Release Date20070731

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by saleensaria
25 Sep, 2018
Childhood favorite
Very funny and amusing film thats takes a very comical approach to the kung fu cliches. Loved it sonce i was a kid,both Chinese and English dub are great!
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by muychistoso1
10 Apr, 2018
Looney movie
I have already seen this movie but wanted a copy of my own for future viewing. It was just as funny as I remembered and I will probably be watching many more times.
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by thelastproffitt
04 Dec, 2024
Disc plays perfectly. Thank you!...
Disc plays perfectly. Thank you!
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by chac_us_lvuvtrffs
23 Oct, 2018
Shenanigans!!
This film has something for everyone and is non-stop from start to finish! I found myself wanting to spend more time with the characters when it finished! Great balance of story and action.
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by steko_5911
01 Jun, 2021
Best special effects Kung Fu movie ever.
Over the top hilarious action entertainment.
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by joe.p93
04 Jun, 2024
Very good quality with very few if no scratches.
Very good quality with very few if no scratches.
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by gmcc5254
04 Dec, 2020
Good value
Item as described
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by mummyman2013
10 Jun, 2020
Stephen Chow comedy
LMAO, another Stephen Chow comedy.
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by keimoogie
15 Feb, 2017
Kung Fu Hustle
Good movie.
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by soj12wed
08 May, 2019
great movie
great movie
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