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johnnyFive  ·  2555 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Sci-fi club special issue: Kung Fury

I remember seeing this when it came out, and thinking that it sucked. It's basically one mediocre joke for 25 minutes. I don't know if it's because I'm old enough to remember the movies that it's based on? I dunno. But humor without surprise isn't funny, and this was just too predictable.





BurnTheBarricade  ·  2555 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The reason I like it, I think, is because it satirizes the entire 80's cheesy action movie genre in a low-budget style that basically makes it so bad that it's good. It's definitely a YMMV though, and pretty polarizing. Out of 5 people I've shown it to, 2 loved it and 3 absolutely hated it.

Being drunk the first time I saw it may also have helped.