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My wife and I went to see Steven Chow's Kung Fu Hustle this weekend. We really went into it not knowing what to expect, we heard some glowing recommendations but we also saw some reviews that said it was not very good.
We thoroughly enjoyed the movie - it's one of the most entertaining movies I have seen in a long time. The entire movie is subtitled, but you forget that you're reading the dialog after 15 minutes or so. The movie is every bit as campy as the old 70's kung fu movies, but it has Matrix-style special effects. The film has a ton of tongue in cheek humor and manages to poke fun at itself along the way. My wife argued that the film should have been dubbed to create the true effect of the old movies, but there's one great dialog joke that could only be done with subtitles.
Movies tend to be so dark these days and take themselves all too seriously. This show bucks both of those trends, pulls it off and even throws in a great cheesy ending to boot. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie.
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