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Kung-fu comedy?

posted 20 years ago by byght
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I was listening to the commentary on the new DVD by the Hong Kong film experts (apologies to both of them--they provided great, knowledgeable commentary and I can't remember either of their names, sadly), and they mentioned that while the concept of portraying Wong Fei-Hung as a clown was groundbreaking and irreverant, this was far from the first comic kung-fu film ever made.

Anyone have any info on previous kung-fu comedy? Is it worth watching?

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[–] pogo_sport 20 years ago

Possibly "He Has Nothing But Kung Fu". That has Gordon Liu (36TH Chamber of Shaolin, Fist of the White Lotus, Dirty Ho, etc.) This was a kung fu comedy. Can't really say if it is considered the first either. And if your question is if Kung fu comedies as a whole are worth watching, I'd say yes and no. It all depends on the cast and the premise. Pick and choose carefully.

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[–] sillyspaghetti 16 years ago

I have NO IDEA what the first kung-fu comedy was. I'm sorry. But, as a genre, I can recommend it.

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[–] drunkenmaster04 16 years ago

There is a film called Kung Fu Vs Yoga that could be classed as a Kung Fu Comedy. Not entirely sure what year it came out, but part of it features two guys who do Kung Fu and one who does Yoga fighting a number of times. Funny and pretty well made.

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[–] sillyspaghetti 16 years ago

I MUST find this Kung Fu Vs Yoga! Sounds funny as hell! :-)

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[–] drunkenmaster04 16 years ago

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079435/
There's the IMDB page.

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[–] sillyspaghetti 16 years ago

Had a look. Seems pretty cool. Might just have to get it! :-)

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[–] dalldorfw 13 years ago

'Spiritual Boxer 1 &2' both came out before DM. Also see, 'Snake In The Eagle's Shadow' (also starring Chan and Yuen)