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The other end of the martial arts genré today.

Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

All the clichés piled into one funny film.

It is a hoot.

And I do not think one has to be that much familiar with the category.

In some ways it is lame. But all lameness disappears when, voila! Stephen Chow appears. Writer, director and hero, this guy has the goods.

There are many classic story telling elements including when the hero ascends to heaven and comes back as a shirtless ninja warrior. Gorgeous. A sop to all the queer followers.

Chow made a lot of films. Starred and directed.

This is a good example of how he can have it both ways.

Unlike the film we saw yesterday there is a lot of wire work in this one. Flying bodies. But where and how they fly is often the crux of the joke being unreeled before us.

I would not mind seeing it again sometime which makes it a 4 out of Netflix5.

Labels: films