djeheuty
Mr. Oedekerk is a tremendously talented gentleman and this parody is further proof of this claim.What makes it all the more entertaining for me is that he is himself a martial artist. Its always reassuring to see a celebrity who isn't above poking a bit of fun at themselves.Definitely a great movie for a fun night in!
Rasheed Zelig Thomas
If you are looking for excellence, you are not going to like this movie! But you are looking for laughs strictly without having to turn your brain on, this movie is just for you! Kung Pow oddly enough has likable characters, funny voice acting & dumb but somehow great jokes! Whole idea of this movie was to make it dumb on purpose but still laughable. It's not like Date Movie, Scary Movie or Jack & Jill where those movies are just bad comedies with bad jokes with little effort put into them. The creator put his heart into this and it came out golden! And to add to this great review, I saw this as a kid, found it funny! I recently saw this and I found it much funnier than those 15 years ago! Usually as adults, we don't find those same things as good as it was as a child but this is one of the few times I'd enjoyed something more in my 20's! GREAT JOB, STEVE!!
BA_Harrison
As anyone who has been exposed to the crazy cinematic world of Godfrey Ho can attest, cutting up an old kung fu flick and re-editing it with original footage can prove to be very funny indeed. I'm not saying that Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, a deliberately daft martial arts mash-up directed by and starring Steve Oederkerk, is quite as hilarious as, say, the unintentionally side-splitting nonsense that is Ninja Terminator (my favourite Godfrey Ho 'classic'), but for avid fans of 70s chop socky, or of randomly absurd comedy in general, it should provide a reasonable amount of giggles.Digitally inserting himself into the old school kung fu classic Tiger & Crane Fists, Oedekerk lovingly parodies the genre, mimicking the bizarre dubbing, mocking the expressions, and exaggerating the drama, as well as introducing lots of truly off-the-wall silliness. As Oedekerk's character, The Chosen One, searches for the evil man who killed his family, the film throws in such left-field craziness as a kung fu cow, a one breasted woman, wood chuck nunchuks, and French aliens, along with lots of silly throwaway dialogue. Although much of this zany stuff falls embarrassingly flat on its ass, and the basic idea eventually runs out of steam, there are just enough moments of truly inspired lunacy to make it all worth a watch.
mergatroid-1
The first time I saw this movie I was sort of stunned. It didn't really sink in while I was watching it. Sure, I laughed here and there but overall I wouldn't give it a very good score. However, I do know that over the years there have been a few comedies that I didn't find funny the first time I saw them. I remember seeing The Life of Brian in the theater and I was not impressed. A few years later my friends and I saw it again in a 2nd run theater and I laughed my a$$ off.This movie is something like that. I have watched it three of four times, each time finding it funnier than the last. I just read a review someone wrote about the girl love interest, and how she's constantly saying "wee ooh wee yea wee oh oh wee" or something like that. Just reading that brought tears to my eyes and made me start laughing again. I have decided to watch this movie again tonight. Lucky for me I own it as part of my video collection. I can't wait to see it again tonight.If you get a chance to see this movie, and you love stupid comedies, please see it. If you REALLY love stupid movies you might want to bring a change of underwear with you.