Clips from kung fu hustler

The Shanghai-born filmmaker and self-professed martial arts addict is one of the hottest names in Hong Kong cinema, having starred in more than 50 films and directed seven. Chows name in the west is only just getting mainstream recognition from the success of Shaolin Soccer in The quirky action-comedy film mixed kung fu, soccer and outlandish visual effects, producing what might best be described as Shaw Brothers meets The Matrix by way of the Looney Tunes. Soccer made important ripples with critics and enthusiastic cult audiences, creating enough buzz to open the door for his new follow-up film, Kung Fu Hustle Gong fu in Asia, opening April 8 on a limited basis. With Hustle , Chow again goes back to classic Asian martial arts films for his basic inspiration, but then twists expectations by taking his signature, skewed use of visual effects and humor to an even more heightened level. In the film, he plays Sing, a small time thief yearning to join the ruthless Axe Gang.

The scene starts off with a prominent member of The Axe Gang, beaten to a pulp. The rest of the crew arrives to find him in a barrel. No one confesses to having done it, so they grab a woman and child. Our first hero comes into play.

In addition to directing, co-writing and co-producing Kung Fu Hustle , Chow also starred in the film as the lead character Sing, a loser living in s China whose only dream in life is to join the Axe Gang, a group of thugs who run the local slum. As it turns out, the tenants of this slum are no ordinary poor folk, but are actually kung fu masters. Fifteen years after Kung Fu Hustle first wowed martial arts movie fans with its unique blend of cartoonish action, nostalgia and comedy, Chow confirms that a sequel is coming. As reported by the website M.

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