Kung Phooey! (2003)

Art Chew is the star martial arts pupil of China's ancient Shur-Li Temple. His sensi, Master Card, sends him on a quest to retrieve a magical peach that holds the secret to eternal youth. Art travels to America to recover the "Ancient Peach with the help of his friends Roy Lee, who, despite having no martial arts skills, believes he is the reincarnation of Bruce Lee, and the heroic and sex Sue Shee.

KUNG PHOOEY is Bruce Lee meets Austin Powers in an outrageous spoof with Kung Fu action and knock-out laughter.

Not as good as Kung Pow. A bit like a made-for-TV movie. Campy, kind of lame. Don't get me wrong, I like lame! Sometimes...

Okay, I can see where some people were coming from sayign this might have been how Mel Brooks would make a kung fu movie spoof, if he were into that kind of thing.

I don't think it's quite as funny as Mel Brooks might have made it though...

It seemed to me a bit like a made-for-TV movie, and it really seemed to play up the campiness. I didn't feel like the actors were all that into it, though. In some parts, they just seemed to be going through the motions, rather than 'acting,' per se.

Don't get me wrong, I laughed in a few parts... But I definitely prefer Kung Pow - Enter The Fist, in terms of spoofs. The White Dragon had a few moments, too, but overall I wasn't a big fan of that one either (as some parts were equally painful to watch; though, it did have a few rather hilariously unexpected moments).

In all, I guess I'd say rent this one before buying... It's perhaps worth a watch. But, if you really want it, at the current $7.99 price it's not a bad deal. September 12, 2008

Funny and different

If Mel Brooks was into old Kung Fu movies instead of old Westerns, this would be the result. March 13, 2007

Kung Phooey is an awesome slap stick comedy

This is an awesome slapstick comedy for those who like to get some laughs. It's about time a comedy was made for the Chinese American generation! I can relate to the humor and the culture of the story. I hope they come out with Kung Phooey II!

February 17, 2007

At times, funny!

This movie is ok, the humor is slap stick and dry, to the point where at first it is funny, but stupid and pointless. The whole movie is a parody of the whole kung fu movie genre and the people of this ethnic background.

The acting is mediocre, the actors are very B-list, or maybe C. The plot of the movie is simple and worthless, there are no or little fighting scenes, there will be funny moments at times, reference to many things, very simple and entertaining.

Overall ok movie, not the best movie, but delivers entertainment for the whole family, even though it is rated "R", for no reason.

August 11, 2005

Rated R?!?????

Kung Phooey is a slap stick comedy poking campy humour and parody at kung fu movies and the series Kung Fu.

Art Choo (thats his name, not a sneeze) has come from the Shirley Temple of China all the way to his releatives in America to seek an ancient peach that contains powers of youth. But his new nemises Sue She is also looking for the peach, along with her two side kicks, the big guy, Wun Tonne and the little guy Loe Fat. Art teams up with a Chinease/American who trys to be American over Chinease, and an African American, Leroy (Roy Lee) who want's to be Bruce Lee but has no skills.

The movie is fun, pokes fun at Chinease stereo types (by the Chinease!) kung fu movies and is sure to get a laugh out of fans of this kind of thing. The cover says it's like Austin Powers, not really, but in some ways it is. AP pokes fun at Bond movies, this one pokes fun at Kung Fu movies.

Overall, it's worth a rent at least. It's a funny and entertaining independent film that will be up there in my collection along side movies like, Kung Pow, American Ninja and even Airplane, Naked Guns, Hot Shots ect...

The thing I dont understand is why this film in America has an R rating? It's 12 in UK, PG or M Australian, and G Canada... yet an R in America? It has no swearing, no nudity, no sexual content thats inapropriot for kids. I really think it's a PG 13 movie.... and no, it's not voilent and there is no blood or gore.

I need a glass of WATAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA August 2, 2005

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