list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Kung Pow! Enter the Fist on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Kung_Pow_Enter_the_Fist/204547/default.aspx Title: Kung Pow! Enter the Fist
Year: 2002
Director: Steve Oedekerk
Plot: Writer, director, and star Steve Oedekerk lampoons the martial arts genre with this action spoof that digitally mixes new scenes with poorly dubbed footage from the vintage 1976 film Savage Killers. Oedekerk stars as "the Chosen One," a kung-fu prodigy even from the womb, who grows up to seek vengeance on the evil, legendary "Master Pain" (aka Betty), who murdered his parents. Along the way, he is aided in his quest by the kindly, wizened Master Tang as well as Whoa (Jennifer Tung), a karate queen with a cleavage problem. The Chosen One is also called upon to employ his unique fighting styles, including the "gopher," and faces not only Master Pain, but a gay henchman and the lethal lactation of a deadly, karate-chopping cow. Originally entitled "The Dubbed Action Movie," this broad parody saw its release delayed several times, finally reaching theaters two years after it was shot. Kung Pow! Enter the Fist co-stars Tad Horino and Philip Tan. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
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]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:25:36 GMTKung Pow! Enter the Fist2002Steve OedekerkWriter, director, and star <a href="/players/P____53824/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Steve Oedekerk</a> lampoons the martial arts genre with this action spoof that digitally mixes new scenes with poorly dubbed footage from the vintage 1976 film Savage Killers. Oedekerk stars as "the Chosen One," a kung-fu prodigy even from the womb, who grows up to seek vengeance on the evil, legendary "Master Pain" (aka Betty), who murdered his parents. Along the way, he is aided in his quest by the kindly, wizened Master Tang as well as Whoa (Jennifer Tung), a karate queen with a cleavage problem. The Chosen One is also called upon to employ his unique fighting styles, including the "gopher," and faces not only Master Pain, but a gay henchman and the lethal lactation of a deadly, karate-chopping cow. Originally entitled "The Dubbed Action Movie," this broad parody saw its release delayed several times, finally reaching theaters two years after it was shot. Kung Pow! Enter the Fist co-stars Tad Horino and Philip Tan. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide6Taggedy Taggged (6-10)5522http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t19359d3mor.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Kung_Pow_Enter_the_Fist/204547/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Worst_Movie_Ever/Re_Awful_actors_that_never_fail_to_disappoint_and/104/37934/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: csprague
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Post Date: 12/4/2008 12:39:01 PM
Body: [quote user="seely"] Martial Arts movies do make for some tremendously terrible/awesome films. I think Kung Pow: Enter the Fist did a great job of highlighting this... it was so terrible and campy that it almost seemed like a real 70's Kung Fu flick... not to mention half of the film was actually original footage from a classic Kung Fu flick... Jet Li is another one in this category, especially if you look at his early work. He rarely spoke, even in his native films (he is supposedly very shy and nervous about acting) but despite this was cast in scores of campy and bloody martial arts flicks. Who needs words when you can tear the throats out of 30 guys at once and then beat them to death with their own arms? [quote user="rjsprague"] How about Jackie Chan? He's pretty bad, but we all love him anyway because he's got a good sense of humor and his kung fu is good. :) Actually most martial artist actors are pretty bad, but I enjoy watching those movies because they are good clean fun. [/quote] [/quote] I find that the worst actors are usually cross over musicians and singers, I give you: Britney Spears
]]>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:39:01 GMTcspragueWorst Movie Ever12/4/2008 12:39:01 PM[quote user="seely"] Martial Arts movies do make for some tremendously terrible/awesome films. I think Kung Pow: Enter the Fist did a great job of highlighting this... it was so terrible and campy that it almost seemed like a real 70's Kung Fu flick... not to mention half of the film was actually original footage from a classic Kung Fu flick... Jet Li is another one in this category, especially if you look at his early work. He rarely spoke, even in his native films (he is supposedly very shy and nervous about acting) but despite this was cast in scores of campy and bloody martial arts flicks. Who needs words when you can tear the throats out of 30 guys at once and then beat them to death with their own arms? [quote user="rjsprague"] How about Jackie Chan? He's pretty bad, but we all love him anyway because he's got a good sense of humor and his kung fu is good. :) Actually most martial artist actors are pretty bad, but I enjoy watching those movies because they are good clean fun. [/quote] [/quote] I find that the worst actors are usually cross over musicians and singers, I give you: Britney Spears http://www.spout.com/groups/Worst_Movie_Ever/Re_Awful_actors_that_never_fail_to_disappoint_and/104/37932/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: seely
Post To: Worst Movie Ever
Post Date: 12/4/2008 12:28:27 PM
Body: Martial Arts movies do make for some tremendously terrible/awesome films. I think Kung Pow: Enter the Fist did a great job of highlighting this... it was so terrible and campy that it almost seemed like a real 70's Kung Fu flick... not to mention half of the film was actually original footage from a classic Kung Fu flick... Jet Li is another one in this category, especially if you look at his early work. He rarely spoke, even in his native films (he is supposedly very shy and nervous about acting) but despite this was cast in scores of campy and bloody martial arts flicks. Who needs words when you can tear the throats out of 30 guys at once and then beat them to death with their own arms? [quote user="rjsprague"] How about Jackie Chan? He's pretty bad, but we all love him anyway because he's got a good sense of humor and his kung fu is good. :) Actually most martial artist actors are pretty bad, but I enjoy watching those movies because they are good clean fun. [/quote]
]]>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:28:27 GMTseelyWorst Movie Ever12/4/2008 12:28:27 PMMartial Arts movies do make for some tremendously terrible/awesome films. I think Kung Pow: Enter the Fist did a great job of highlighting this... it was so terrible and campy that it almost seemed like a real 70's Kung Fu flick... not to mention half of the film was actually original footage from a classic Kung Fu flick... Jet Li is another one in this category, especially if you look at his early work. He rarely spoke, even in his native films (he is supposedly very shy and nervous about acting) but despite this was cast in scores of campy and bloody martial arts flicks. Who needs words when you can tear the throats out of 30 guys at once and then beat them to death with their own arms? [quote user="rjsprague"] How about Jackie Chan? He's pretty bad, but we all love him anyway because he's got a good sense of humor and his kung fu is good. :) Actually most martial artist actors are pretty bad, but I enjoy watching those movies because they are good clean fun. [/quote] http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/6/23/31570.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 6/23/2008 6:00:41 PM
Body: When I first saw the trailer for Wanted, I figured it was just another Matrix ripoff. And I’m sure there are many other people who thought the same thing. Of course, some Matrix ripoffs aren’t bad — I absolutely love Kurt Wimmer’s Equilibrium, for example — but most are. Even worse, though, are the parodies of the Matrix’s “bullet time” sequences. Do we really need to see another movie character bend over backwards to avoid a bullet (or milk)? Or another movie character suspended in motion while the camera tracks around him or her? It’s no wonder that until yesterday, I had pretty much dismissed Wanted, because of that Matrix-like bullet time sequence in which Morgan Freeman shoots around a slab of meat to hit an unseen target. Yet as of yesterday, the movie’s Rotten Tomatoes rating was 100% (Anthony Lane’s New Yorker review, posted today, is the first “rotten” one, taking it down to 92%). Now I’m more intrigued. Still, it doesn’t change the fact that that bullet time sequence is there, reminding me of the worst that The Matrix has inspired in the past decade. To remind you, too, I’ve compiled a bunch of clips that should provide you with similar doubt. The Gap “Khaki Swing” Ads - Soon after The Matrix came out and blew our minds with the effect, Gap had to ruin its cool factor real quick by showing just how easily it could be redone and exploited. These commercials also began ruining Louis Prima and the neo-swing movement in general, so it’s especially evil in my mind. Ultraviolet - OK, not so much a parody, but it’s so blatantly a Matrix ripoff that it should be considered such. The buildup of this sequence is so excessively stylized that after watching it I never wanted to see another bullet time sequence ever again. Wing Commander - I never saw this movie, so I don’t know what’s happening in the bullet time sequence with the milk frozen in air (seen in the trailer, above), but any movie featuring a bullet time sequence involving milk is a sure sign of a bad movie (see Kung Pow! Way of the Fist, below) Michael Jordan - Is this an ad? Or is it just another excuse just to use this effect? The Simpsons “New Kids on the Blecch” - This episode featured a very minor Matrix parody with guest stars NSYNC displaying a dance move called “The Matrix”. It would have been just another simple imitation if not for the one guy falling out of place, which is a little funny. (I apologize for making you watch most of this behind-the-scenes feature to get to the sequence) Scary Movie - This one isn’t too bad, either. At first it merely seems like it’s just an imitation, but then the killer throws his back out. Good one. Unfortunately, the Wayans take it a little further and mess up the scene with that lame jig gag. Karate Dog - I’ve already recently shared this awful (or awfully funny?) clip of Jon Voight fighting a talking dog skilled in Kung Fu, and I think it speaks for itself anyway, so just watch. It’s OK if you stop after the first “baby carriage time” gag and don’t get to the other Matrix reference. Nobody ever needs to be subjected to “super lick.” Kung Pow! Enter the Fist - I’m so glad that this clip is presented in widescreen. All the better an homage to a movie that helped popularize the letterbox format of the DVD. Actually that’s about where the respect ends. There are just some things you don’t need to see done with the bullet time effect, and milk blasted out of udders is one of those things. Welcome to Dongmakgol - Is this really bullet time, or just a lot of slow motion and blue screen made to make us think we’re watching bullet time? It’s so ridiculously overdone, I can’t tell. And I don’t care. In a way it looks more like a ripoff of Kung Pow! than The Matrix anyway. Shrek - This one doesn’t even have any additional joke. It’s just an imitative reference and one of the many reasons I find the Shrek movies to be creatively vapid works. Plus, it’s not even as cool as the Matrix’s bullet time sequences because it’s a completely computer-rendered film. This scene could have existed even before The Matrix’s advances with the effect, which technically can be credited to much earlier animated works, including the original Speed Racer TV series. In fact, it now seems as if the Wachowskis were always just trying to make a live-action version of that last shot from the Speed Racer opening. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:00:41 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com6/23/2008 6:00:41 PM When I first saw the trailer for Wanted, I figured it was just another Matrix ripoff. And I’m sure there are many other people who thought the same thing. Of course, some Matrix ripoffs aren’t bad — I absolutely love Kurt Wimmer’s Equilibrium, for example — but most are. Even worse, though, are the parodies of the Matrix’s “bullet time” sequences. Do we really need to see another movie character bend over backwards to avoid a bullet (or milk)? Or another movie character suspended in motion while the camera tracks around him or her? It’s no wonder that until yesterday, I had pretty much dismissed Wanted, because of that Matrix-like bullet time sequence in which Morgan Freeman shoots around a slab of meat to hit an unseen target. Yet as of yesterday, the movie’s Rotten Tomatoes rating was 100% (Anthony Lane’s New Yorker review, posted today, is the first “rotten” one, taking it down to 92%). Now I’m more intrigued. Still, it doesn’t change the fact that that bullet time sequence is there, reminding me of the worst that The Matrix has inspired in the past decade. To remind you, too, I’ve compiled a bunch of clips that should provide you with similar doubt. The Gap “Khaki Swing” Ads - Soon after The Matrix came out and blew our minds with the effect, Gap had to ruin its cool factor real quick by showing just how easily it could be redone and exploited. These commercials also began ruining Louis Prima and the neo-swing movement in general, so it’s especially evil in my mind. Ultraviolet - OK, not so much a parody, but it’s so blatantly a Matrix ripoff that it should be considered such. The buildup of this sequence is so excessively stylized that after watching it I never wanted to see another bullet time sequence ever again. Wing Commander - I never saw this movie, so I don’t know what’s happening in the bullet time sequence with the milk frozen in air (seen in the trailer, above), but any movie featuring a bullet time sequence involving milk is a sure sign of a bad movie (see Kung Pow! Way of the Fist, below) Michael Jordan - Is this an ad? Or is it just another excuse just to use this effect? The Simpsons “New Kids on the Blecch” - This episode featured a very minor Matrix parody with guest stars NSYNC displaying a dance move called “The Matrix”. It would have been just another simple imitation if not for the one guy falling out of place, which is a little funny. (I apologize for making you watch most of this behind-the-scenes feature to get to the sequence) Scary Movie - This one isn’t too bad, either. At first it merely seems like it’s just an imitation, but then the killer throws his back out. Good one. Unfortunately, the Wayans take it a little further and mess up the scene with that lame jig gag. Karate Dog - I’ve already recently shared this awful (or awfully funny?) clip of Jon Voight fighting a talking dog skilled in Kung Fu, and I think it speaks for itself anyway, so just watch. It’s OK if you stop after the first “baby carriage time” gag and don’t get to the other Matrix reference. Nobody ever needs to be subjected to “super lick.” Kung Pow! Enter the Fist - I’m so glad that this clip is presented in widescreen. All the better an homage to a movie that helped popularize the letterbox format of the DVD. Actually that’s about where the respect ends. There are just some things you don’t need to see done with the bullet time effect, and milk blasted out of udders is one of those things. Welcome to Dongmakgol - Is this really bullet time, or just a lot of slow motion and blue screen made to make us think we’re watching bullet time? It’s so ridiculously overdone, I can’t tell. And I don’t care. In a way it looks more like a ripoff of Kung Pow! than The Matrix anyway. Shrek - This one doesn’t even have any additional joke. It’s just an imitative reference and one of the many reasons I find the Shrek movies to be creatively vapid works. Plus, it’s not even as cool as the Matrix’s bullet time sequences because it’s a completely computer-rendered film. This scene could have existed even before The Matrix’s advances with the effect, which technically can be credited to much earlier animated works, including the original Speed Racer TV series. In fact, it now seems as if the Wachowskis were always just trying to make a live-action version of that last shot from the Speed Racer opening. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/6/5/30545.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 6/5/2008 12:00:33 PM
Body: Back in February, I was almost completely against Kung Fu Panda, the latest from DreamWorks Animation, which opens in theaters tomorrow. And while I’m still not too interested in seeing it, I’ve grown a little more appreciation for Jack Black than I had while writing my review of the trailer. Yeah, he actually made me laugh in that brilliant Tropic Thunder viral video made for the MTV Movie Awards. Plus, I have to give Kung Fu Panda credit for not being as bad as Karate Dog, a 2004 made-for-TV movie from Bob Clark (A Christmas Story) featuring a talking dog voiced by Chevy Chase and a campy villain played by Oscar-winner Jon Voight. Think it couldn’t be that bad? Check out the fight sequence above. And then check out the trailer, which exposes the ripping off of a classic WB ‘toon (One Froggy Evening) and a classic French play (Cyrano de Bergerac). Its worst offense, though, is its title. Talk about racism, or at least Orientalism, or simply lazy Hollywood ignorance. Despite being set in Chinatown and having a dog that practices the Chinese martial art of Kung Fu, they went with a title that refers to the Japanese martial art of Karate, which has nothing to do with the movie. But I guess it sounds like The Karate Kid, so it made sense to whomever was in charge. Kung Fu Panda is looking pretty good all of a sudden. Other videos that make Kung Fu Panda look better than originally thought: this Blockbuster ad; this cute clip featuring one of those confused Kung Fu/Karate Hamster toys; this Kung Fu cow from the movie Kung Pow! Enter the Fist. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:00:33 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com6/5/2008 12:00:33 PM Back in February, I was almost completely against Kung Fu Panda, the latest from DreamWorks Animation, which opens in theaters tomorrow. And while I’m still not too interested in seeing it, I’ve grown a little more appreciation for Jack Black than I had while writing my review of the trailer. Yeah, he actually made me laugh in that brilliant Tropic Thunder viral video made for the MTV Movie Awards. Plus, I have to give Kung Fu Panda credit for not being as bad as Karate Dog, a 2004 made-for-TV movie from Bob Clark (A Christmas Story) featuring a talking dog voiced by Chevy Chase and a campy villain played by Oscar-winner Jon Voight. Think it couldn’t be that bad? Check out the fight sequence above. And then check out the trailer, which exposes the ripping off of a classic WB ‘toon (One Froggy Evening) and a classic French play (Cyrano de Bergerac). Its worst offense, though, is its title. Talk about racism, or at least Orientalism, or simply lazy Hollywood ignorance. Despite being set in Chinatown and having a dog that practices the Chinese martial art of Kung Fu, they went with a title that refers to the Japanese martial art of Karate, which has nothing to do with the movie. But I guess it sounds like The Karate Kid, so it made sense to whomever was in charge. Kung Fu Panda is looking pretty good all of a sudden. Other videos that make Kung Fu Panda look better than originally thought: this Blockbuster ad; this cute clip featuring one of those confused Kung Fu/Karate Hamster toys; this Kung Fu cow from the movie Kung Pow! Enter the Fist. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/kickstandsup/archive/2007/12/14/22848.aspx Post By: kickstandsup
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Post Date: 12/14/2007 11:01:21 PM
Body: Ok.. This is one of the best Kung Fu spoofs ever! And, the graphics are pure genious... They have taken an old Kung Fu movie, changed the voices, inserted characters, super imposed heads on people, and it really kept me entertained. You truly have to like Kung Fu spoofs to appreciate this one, but I thought it was great! Make sure you watch the movie to the end... The part during the credits shows how they super imposed the heads on the other bodies. Kind of hard to explain, but if you are in a crazy mood, it really is funny. Would LOVE to see a sequel!
]]>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:01:21 GMTkickstandsupkickstandsup Blog12/14/2007 11:01:21 PMOk.. This is one of the best Kung Fu spoofs ever! And, the graphics are pure genious... They have taken an old Kung Fu movie, changed the voices, inserted characters, super imposed heads on people, and it really kept me entertained. You truly have to like Kung Fu spoofs to appreciate this one, but I thought it was great! Make sure you watch the movie to the end... The part during the credits shows how they super imposed the heads on the other bodies. Kind of hard to explain, but if you are in a crazy mood, it really is funny. Would LOVE to see a sequel! http://www.spout.com/blogs/moviebabe/archive/2007/3/9/6254.aspx Post By: MovieBabe
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Post Date: 3/9/2007 9:35:00 PM
Body: Let's pretend for a moment that movies such as Snow Dogs and The Hot Chick don't exist. The Washington City Paper tried to this year, devoting coverage to films that seemed a little more worthy, a little less my-cousin-in-law wrote-a-script-ish, and therefore spared me hours of boredom. But just as parents can't ever fully protect their kids from the bad people of the world, my editors couldn't save me from all of the bad movies of 2002. Here's an abbreviated list of bottom-scrapers that Oscar will snub for a bunch of very good reasons: Rollerball: There's a subtext of international conspiracy and a point at which things inexplicably go green--though you might assume it's just your reaction to watching two-years-running worst-of-lister Chris Klein. Big Trouble: A Get Shorty wannabe with airport bombs, a Martha Stewart-headed dog, and not a trace of Dave Barry's humor--which is odd, given that it's based on a Dave Barry novel. Slackers: High-school love goes simultaneously psychotic and boring, and a 71-year-old Mamie Van Doren gets a sponge bath from creepy Jason Schwartzman. Blue Crush: Professional competitor, professional girlfriend: Surfer Anne Marie shows young women what girl power is all about when a potential suitor says "I love you" with cash. Hey Arnold! The Movie: Not even a football-headed cartoon character can make gentrification funny, though I imagine D.C. theaters were packed. Jason X: Actresses from the WB battle the masked one--circa 2455, postcryogenic freezing, and in space. In space! Kung Pow! Enter the Fist: It's hard to understand why a movie that tried out comedy both old (bad Asian-flick dubbing!) and new (a cow that fights with its udders! a one-boobed woman!) just wasn't funny. Hmmm. feardotcom: Aug. 30, 2002 -- Google breaks down as audiences around the country tap "fear site" into their Palm Pilots, hoping for a quick death. 40 Days and 40 Nights: Josh Hartnett has battled Somalians. He's battled the Japanese. Here he battles...his penis. After watching him make locker-room talk dull, even Noah would advise Hartnett to keep his pants on. Super Troopers: A cop comedy bad enough to make Steve Guttenberg look good.
]]>Sat, 10 Mar 2007 02:35:00 GMTMovieBabeMovieBabe Blog3/9/2007 9:35:00 PM Let&#39;s pretend for a moment that movies such as Snow Dogs and The Hot Chick don&#39;t exist. The Washington City Paper tried to this year, devoting coverage to films that seemed a little more worthy, a little less my-cousin-in-law wrote-a-script-ish, and therefore spared me hours of boredom. But just as parents can&#39;t ever fully protect their kids from the bad people of the world, my editors couldn&#39;t save me from all of the bad movies of 2002. Here&#39;s an abbreviated list of bottom-scrapers that Oscar will snub for a bunch of very good reasons: Rollerball: There&#39;s a subtext of international conspiracy and a point at which things inexplicably go green--though you might assume it&#39;s just your reaction to watching two-years-running worst-of-lister Chris Klein. Big Trouble: A Get Shorty wannabe with airport bombs, a Martha Stewart-headed dog, and not a trace of Dave Barry&#39;s humor--which is odd, given that it&#39;s based on a Dave Barry novel. Slackers: High-school love goes simultaneously psychotic and boring, and a 71-year-old Mamie Van Doren gets a sponge bath from creepy Jason Schwartzman. Blue Crush: Professional competitor, professional girlfriend: Surfer Anne Marie shows young women what girl power is all about when a potential suitor says "I love you" with cash. Hey Arnold! The Movie: Not even a football-headed cartoon character can make gentrification funny, though I imagine D.C. theaters were packed. Jason X: Actresses from the WB battle the masked one--circa 2455, postcryogenic freezing, and in space. In space! Kung Pow! Enter the Fist: It&#39;s hard to understand why a movie that tried out comedy both old (bad Asian-flick dubbing!) and new (a cow that fights with its udders! a one-boobed woman!) just wasn&#39;t funny. Hmmm. feardotcom: Aug. 30, 2002 -- Google breaks down as audiences around the country tap "fear site" into their Palm Pilots, hoping for a quick death. 40 Days and 40 Nights: Josh Hartnett has battled Somalians. He&#39;s battled the Japanese. Here he battles...his penis. After watching him make locker-room talk dull, even Noah would advise Hartnett to keep his pants on. Super Troopers: A cop comedy bad enough to make Steve Guttenberg look good. http://www.spout.com/blogs/moviebabe/archive/2007/3/9/6220.aspx Post By: MovieBabe
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Post Date: 3/9/2007 7:40:00 PM
Body: The trailer for Kung Pow!: Enter the Fist is all wrong: Not only does that cheesy-looking karate cow make it look like the worst movie ever bankrolled, but the preview also fails to convey the promising angle of this parody. Writer, director, and star Steve Oedekerk--if you keep wondering, Where have I seen him before?, you're probably thinking of Bob Saget--has digitally inserted himself into the 1976 movie Savage Killers and dubbed the dialogue a la Mystery Science Theater 3000, complete with high-pitched man-girl voices and others reminiscent of Chief Wiggum and Barney Fife. Sounds funny, right? Well, for about five minutes it is; the rest of Kung Pow will crack up no one but Oedekerk, his friends, and maybe someone stoned out of his mind. The movie's main jokes--the bad dubbing of Asian action flicks and the slo-mo action sequences of The Matrix--have already been done to death; the numerous references to ass-kicking will make you think you're watching an episode of Beavis and Butt-head; and one scene, with a deep-voiced, Lion King-esque figure advising the Chosen One (Oedekerk) from the sky and concluding his speech with "This is CNN," is ripped right from The Simpsons. In addition to their goofy-sounding, ill-timed voices, some of the characters are also given a nonsensical, almost mewling kind of sound at the end of way too many of their sentences, which is grating if only because it's unclear why it's supposed to be funny. The only thing that's really clever here is the name of the one-boobed woman (Jennifer Tung): Whoa--though you'll know that only if you sit through the credits, and I can't imagine anyone willing to stay that long. As you might have expected from the commercials, Kung Pow is the worst kind of Hollywood garbage--but at least Oedekerk's intentions were good.
]]>Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:40:00 GMTMovieBabeMovieBabe Blog3/9/2007 7:40:00 PMThe trailer for Kung Pow!: Enter the Fist is all wrong: Not only does that cheesy-looking karate cow make it look like the worst movie ever bankrolled, but the preview also fails to convey the promising angle of this parody. Writer, director, and star Steve Oedekerk--if you keep wondering, Where have I seen him before?, you&#39;re probably thinking of Bob Saget--has digitally inserted himself into the 1976 movie Savage Killers and dubbed the dialogue a la Mystery Science Theater 3000, complete with high-pitched man-girl voices and others reminiscent of Chief Wiggum and Barney Fife. Sounds funny, right? Well, for about five minutes it is; the rest of Kung Pow will crack up no one but Oedekerk, his friends, and maybe someone stoned out of his mind. The movie&#39;s main jokes--the bad dubbing of Asian action flicks and the slo-mo action sequences of The Matrix--have already been done to death; the numerous references to ass-kicking will make you think you&#39;re watching an episode of Beavis and Butt-head; and one scene, with a deep-voiced, Lion King-esque figure advising the Chosen One (Oedekerk) from the sky and concluding his speech with "This is CNN," is ripped right from The Simpsons. In addition to their goofy-sounding, ill-timed voices, some of the characters are also given a nonsensical, almost mewling kind of sound at the end of way too many of their sentences, which is grating if only because it&#39;s unclear why it&#39;s supposed to be funny. The only thing that&#39;s really clever here is the name of the one-boobed woman (Jennifer Tung): Whoa--though you&#39;ll know that only if you sit through the credits, and I can&#39;t imagine anyone willing to stay that long. As you might have expected from the commercials, Kung Pow is the worst kind of Hollywood garbage--but at least Oedekerk&#39;s intentions were good. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/parody/MemberTagFilms.aspxparody
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