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Kung Fury, Best Thing Ever Made?
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Dictator93
Member
It definitely knew what it was for the better.
The music and aesthetic were really well done.
The music and aesthetic were really well done.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
Blood Dragon did it better
GKSilKamina
Member
Best thing ever made?
Not by a long shot.
Hell, it kinda starts falling flat after the time hacking bit.
I did enjoy it though.
Not by a long shot.
Hell, it kinda starts falling flat after the time hacking bit.
I did enjoy it though.
I think so.
I'm certainly not a child of the 80s, but I got Blood Dragon where Kung Fury just seemed like a CollegeHumor skit that went on 20 minutes too long.
Anton Sugar
Member
Watched this last night--it was entertaining but has the same pitfalls as other parodies of the same nature: it gets old and fairly fast.
Hahaha, I was thinking the same thing when I watched it. Some jokes are almost the exact same.
Hahaha, I was thinking the same thing when I watched it. Some jokes are almost the exact same.
Intheflorsh
Banned
I'm going to say it's probably not the best thing ever made.
Shit like Kung Fury sucks because it is self aware and intentionally re-creating the camp and cheese of 80s action films.
Action movies from the 80s are so awesome to watch today precisely because they were played straight and were meant to be taken seriously from an 80s audience.
Action movies from the 80s are so awesome to watch today precisely because they were played straight and were meant to be taken seriously from an 80s audience.
ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
Instead of Mad Max (2015) I'd divert my praise to Kung Fury.
Anton Sugar
Member
Reizo Ryuu
Member
It was fun, but Danger 5 absolutely does it much much better, D5 never feels like it's overreaching or trying too hard.
Whether something does it better or not...I just want more of it. It's just a style. Like DD: Neon, Kavinsky, Drive, the music, the movies - I ain't hatin' any of this stuff.
Space Runaway
Member
It was ok...I suppose.
I thought the music video was infinitely better.
I thought the music video was infinitely better.
BossLackey
Gold Member
Holy shit that was amazing.
Insane Metal
Member
The music video for True Survivor is better than the movie. lol
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Cheesy? Yes. Entertaining? Yes. But also too long, too incoherent, and too much going on.
sooperkool
Member
Not even the best in its own genre. Airplane! is king.
Anton Sugar
Member
I mean, I don't think Kung Fury is BAD, it's just a bit much for me.
Black Dynamite is one of the better "bad movie" genre parodies of recent years and even it is a bit too long.
Black Dynamite is one of the better "bad movie" genre parodies of recent years and even it is a bit too long.
Unbound By Death
Member
100 times better.
clockworkinyou
Banned
Tank... You for this thread OP. I loved it as well.
Go Australia!
Would be cool, but they said a direct sequel won't happen, as they want to look into other unique themes and stuff for spinoffs.
sixteen-bit
Member
It was funny
Sunnington
Banned
The amount of cool in this film is overwhelming.
It's so cool watching it is physically refreshing.
Ever seen juice concentrate? This film was made from cool concentrate.
Scientists believe absolute zero is now possible due to the amount of cool.
It's not hot hot because it's cool.
Kung Fury is 100% pure, untainted, undilluted, absolute, sheer cool.
It's so cool watching it is physically refreshing.
Ever seen juice concentrate? This film was made from cool concentrate.
Scientists believe absolute zero is now possible due to the amount of cool.
It's not hot hot because it's cool.
Kung Fury is 100% pure, untainted, undilluted, absolute, sheer cool.
I haven't even seen Kung Fury yet, but here's something in its favour:
http://i.imgur.com/JmE9n5D.gifv
http://i.imgur.com/JmE9n5D.gifv
20cent
Banned
Yep, just like any demake games, it's fun for a trailer or screenshots, it should stop there.
Other than actually being funny.
Warm Machine
Member
It is barely 80s. The David Hasslehof music video that distilled the whole thing was better.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
It's good, but when the movie run out of the "freshness" of the gimmick it's becoming something that is not quite as funny/hilarious.
It's a good thing they only make it 30 minutes. Making it a full featured film will make the concept boring to me immediately.
It's a good thing they only make it 30 minutes. Making it a full featured film will make the concept boring to me immediately.
Lumpy Onion
Member
Dunno about that, but I enjoyed it quite a bit. It reminded me of a 30 min amalgamation of the strange shit I'd see on USA up all night with Gilbert Godfried. It also turned me onto Danger 5 which seems like a lot of fun so far.
Have to agree. The music video was so much more fun.
Bubba_Sparks
Member
BIFI
Seriously though, I really enjoyed this! I also like David Hasselhoffs single that went along with it!
Sunnington
Banned
Can I be as bold as to say some of you can't handle the unadulterated nonstop cool?
MrCunningham
Member
One of the best original creations in recent memory that was made specifically for youtube? Sure. One of the best things ever? Nah. I did enjoy watching Kung Fury. It was a nice brisk 30 minute production that managed to entertain me the whole way through. It wasn't perfect and a bit inconsistent, and it did rely a little too much on CG. But I have to applaud the filmmaker for getting this done and then putting it up on youtube for everyone to watch for free.
I agree with this, as much as I enjoyed the movie, David Hasslehoff's True Survivor is the best thing to come out of this. It is the perfect throwback to music videos that were created to promote movies in the 80's (like this, this, this, this , this, this , this and a thousand other music videos) and it does it without winking or nudging to the audience. Hasslehoff is completely in his element in this video and he seems to revel in it. He took a chance on filming this in some unknown amateur filmmamers basement, and now it has 13 million views.
I agree with this, as much as I enjoyed the movie, David Hasslehoff's True Survivor is the best thing to come out of this. It is the perfect throwback to music videos that were created to promote movies in the 80's (like this, this, this, this , this, this , this and a thousand other music videos) and it does it without winking or nudging to the audience. Hasslehoff is completely in his element in this video and he seems to revel in it. He took a chance on filming this in some unknown amateur filmmamers basement, and now it has 13 million views.
That's pretty incredible!
Anton Sugar
Member
Battlefield made us hate each other, but this is pure truth.
Gnome Scat
Member
Awesome, reminds me a lot of Blood Dragon and Danger 5.
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