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The plot follows Art Chew's (a pun of the sound one makes when sneezing) quest to retrieve the ancient peach. The movie starts with Art Chew traveling to America, as well as showing Art's training at the Shur-li temple (a play on words with the child actor Shirley Temple), showing many kung-fu clichés such as grabbing the pebble from the masters hand (which Art succeeds without effort), fighting on trees in this case small potted palms and "listing" for elements (Earth, Wind and Fire play a funky tune). After the montage is shown Art meets up with his cousin Wayman (A parody on the way Chinese pronounce r as w) a Chinese adult who tries to act American so he isn't embarrassed by stereotypes and foster cousin Roy Lee, an African American who sincerely believes he is a reincarnation of Bruce Lee.
| Release : | 2003 |
| Rating : | 5.1 |
| Studio : | Outpost Studios, Kung Phooey Productions LLC, Nakota Films, |
| Crew : | Fight Choreographer, Director, |
| Cast : | Michael Chow Man-Kin Colman Domingo Ralph Peduto |
| Genre : | Action Comedy |
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Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
This pile of diseased, hairy, rat crap should never be compared to Kung Pow. Kung Pow, at least had some originality with its delivery. Reminiscent of MST3K, the characters of Kung Pow make fun of themselves with snappy remarks - the film (Tiger and Crane Fist) ends up acknowledging itself as being awful. Quite creative compared to Kung Phooey, which is only awful. Empty of plot or sub-plots (plot can have an affect despite that some people discard its importance), the acting was sub-par, and attempted jokes fell flat on their already flattened faces. Just Simply Not Funny. Kung Phooey might as well be less than diseased, hairy, rat crap - its offensive to it. Humor is a matter of taste, but is this movie really worth it? Do yourself a favor - save your time, money, and sanity by not seeing this barfed up excuse for a movie.
This movie will have you laughing. It will have you saying "I know what they mean. " It is a great parody of all kung fu flicks, young and old. It offers good pop culture jokes, and lots of Asian stereotype jokes (although these are acted out, and many TRY to be stereotypes. The cast is mainly Asian, so this is of course viewed as acceptable, as they are making fun of their own kind. ) The jokes range from cheap humor to actual in depth jokes. It's not crazy like Kung Pow. It has a main plot (a fairly good one at that) , and focuses on the character's personalities. The script is good, the actors are good too. The film is presented nicely, and this film has made Darell Fong one of my favorite directors.
This is a very enjoyable movie that may not be very deep but definitely achieves getting a few laughs. The jokes are continuous and many do hit the right chord. It's fast paced, silly, and quirky and ends up making a very entertaining spoof. It goes against many stereotypes by spoofing everything. I was watching it with my family and they all enjoyed it. It is a fine movie for kids (despite the ridiculous R rating) and it is also fun for adults.Bottom line: If you like light-hearted slapstick spoofs - give Kung Phooey a try. *** out of ****
A nice try, but you've got to be able to sustain farce for it to work. Any letdowns and the mood and interest come grinding to a halt. That's the case here -- a friend and I saw it at the SF International Asian American Film Festival, and there just wasn't the great comedic writing, consistent sight gags or consistent atmosphere to keep it going. It was somewhat similar to "Kung Pow" from a year or so earlier; I guess "Kung Phooey" worked harder at the farcical mood, and could have been a better film than "Kung Pow" had it had more of a budget for writing and filmmaking. Hope to see more from Darryl Fong in the future, however.
