Big brother in Chinese culture doesn't mean actual brother, it just refers he is older than her or is being respectful . most asian culture calld anyone non blood related with uncle, auntie, grandpa,grandma , sister , bro . seldomly call random people with names or gender , bcoz they are random people, hence calld them by how we familiarize . Most asian culture dont just calld som1 YOU THEY THEM HE HIM WHO HOW US . hehehe
Guys..... If you pay attention to the opening of the movie, there are telltale signs of who each of the hidden Kung Fu Masters are. The Opening credits start with a Butterfly which symbolizes the main character played by Stephen Chow. The first time you see the Coolie, he's Kicking the bag of feed onto his shoulders. The first time you see Donut the Baker, he's rolling out the Congee with his staffs. The first time they reveal the Tailor, all his rings are featured prominently around him. The first shot of the Landlord, he's drinking Fluid, and the Landlady starts her scene by Screaming. And the last reveal of the Beast, he's in seclusion surrounded by Frogs.... On second watch, the reveals and hidden tells are Genius
They should watch more Stephen Chow movies like A Chinese Odyssey part 1&2 the God of gamblers movies with Cho Yun-Fat as well as Fight Back to School movies
@@jessecupido9188 they should not. they aren't open to accepting and reviewing properly on foreign culture and concepts. spare them and us the horrible experience. Only Eric is.
Some people just can't watch fun movies without thinking that a movie should always be serious and realistic, in a movie that intentionally wacky and extra silly.
First time watching reaction from these guys. Thought Kung fu hustle would be a great reaction. Not gonna watch anything from these american dumb wits who have sense of humor of teenagers.
Big brother in Chinese culture doesn't mean actual brother, it just refers he is older than her. This is being respectful, I think. Also, who cares about the CGI?
Not just china, but most of the asian countries i know have similar honourifics. Respect is a huge thing in asian culture, we don't call older people by their name. Always sister/brother, uncle, aunt/aunty no matter if they are related to you or not.
Calvin does the same thing in stuff like batman the animated series. And it's like your watching a show about a man who dresses up like a bat and fights men made of clay and turn into giant bats no one gives a fuck about realism.
But when it's kill bill or other old Hollywood movies... All those unrealistic things becomes cool... " wow that was cool" yeah..but totally unrealistic but we enjoy
@kingragnarok7302 exactly, they are willing to wholesale shovel drivel and literal shit into their faces with modern Star Wars, and they do so with a smile while asking for seconds and somehow thinking it's actually even good. They are sadly absolute shills for anything big like Disney, they can't not bend over backwards and tongue their butt for any possible brownie points
Chill, its a movie, people have their opinions. Not everyone is going to love what you love, So do you want them to be fake? They had NO IDEA what they were getting into, And Kung Fu Hustle is INSANE. Its actually insanely ridiculous, I love it. But I 100% expect people to not like it. Aaron seemed super chill about it, Calvin was super nit-picky, but he was never wrong, and people have their opinions.
Aaron will jump through every hoop to explain his love for the fast and furious movies, but when it comes to stuff like this or certain anime, he just hits a complete 180.
You can tell Eric is soo annoyed by Calvin comments nitpicking on every detail in a movie that does not take itself seriously, i also noticed that he loves to point out every CG scene not just in this reaction . it is like a competition for him on who can guess most CG scenes . it is annoying. just enjoy the movie as it is without trying to be a critic in every scene.
It reminds me of the Know-It-All kid in any group who was so damn proud of themselves for pointing out the flaws in everything and ruining the fun for others... I could tell Eric wanted to tell him to STFU a few times!
bro Calvin has been like this forever. He always points weird things out that nobody cares. A lot of the time he also says the wrong things with 100% confidence like its a fact. Everytime he sees an actor he recognizes he always goes "ohh wait thats.."" and then is silent for 5 sec then continues talking over the scene.
Thats how i imagine the average online trolling gremlins who thinks they smart and edgy. I bet this guy does that too as an anonymous user in some part of the internet.
What? You're typing in English, but is it not your native language? That's why you missed it? Eric literally said at the start this is good and same producer. Which is why he thought DBE would be good. Aaron literally says after. "ok i'm excited then, don't get me hyped" Ppl these days man.
@@marvelfan7720 my point still stands buddy, once Eric told them that and 5 minutes in, Calvin immediately said something like “I don’t know why you had that much hope.” If you told me to watch a Tommy Wiseau movie he produced before The Room that’s supposedly good, I’ll have some slight doubts as well.
To be clear, Stephen Chow is legendary in Chinese cinema as an amazing action comedian. He spoofs a bunch of martial arts and martial arts adjacent genres and in his own way he was as popular as Jackie Chan was in Asia. I highly suggest checking out his other movies besides just Shaolin Soccer. God of Gamblers and Journey to the West are amazing comedies. None of his stuff is really meant to be taken seriously and he leans way into the absurd. And much like Jackie Chan, he had a group of people he always worked with who always starred in his movies.
Man, Stephen Chow is such a big part of my childhood growing up. Love most his movies, the one you mentioned, plus From Beijing withlove, Flirty Scholar, Love on delivery, etc, etc.
I love you guys. But I'm sorry Calvin is so annoying in this reaction, isn't it obvious that they went with unrealistic and cartoony vibes. Nitpicking the weirdest things. Maybe it's because Eric said the same people that made this also made DBZ Evolution so their mindset for this movie is already bad. Like seriously this is one of my favorite movie of all time
What matter's most for me is that Rick is laughing and Eric liked the movie. I'm good with that. Stephen Chow movies are intentionally funny and ridiculous. And yes, there's CG. why? Doesn't matter, it's funny. Still better than Dragon Ball movie.
@@leonardoroar Good video. Eric had fun, Rick had fun, Calvin nitpicking a bit, but I think he had fun most of the movie and Aaron changed his view like half way through and had fun. I went in with an assumption that half of the guys hated the movie lol.
I feel like the others have kind of made him that way, always playing up his intelligence and attention to detail to the point where I guess he feels like he has to be that way in every reaction.
I feel so bad for Eric watching ANYTHING comedy related. Dude's got a great sense of humor, too bad the others don't. This channel just ain't it for comedies.
I am very surprised. This is the only reaction channel that had people actually crapping on the film. I legit thought the whole group would like it and find it hilarious considering everything else they've watched and laughed at 😮
Fun fact: when the beast was saying about the fated lover, despite the subtitle saying Paris and Helen of Troy, what they actually said was Yanguo and Xiaolongnu. They were a famous couple martial artists from an old Wuxia novel called "Return of the Condor Heroes".
That novel is part of a series of novels that actually has a lot of influence in this movie. The Toad style, Lions Roar and the way music instruments were channeling chi attacks were all from the condor heroes trilogy written from 1957 to 1961. It was part of wuxia genre that had huge influence in martial art anime like Fist of the North Star, Dragonball.
@@probablysomeguy4806 👍👍not to mention the Condor series had like a ton of adaptation over the years. My personal fav was the 2001 anime series and the 2006 series with Liu Yifei
certainly don't want to see another Aaron and Calvin reaction. sounds like they are forced to watch it and they can't help but be sour about it. there's another reaction channel who also kept asking "why" and "what is this" for kung fu hustle (2004) and shaolin soccer (2001). the difference is that they understood the humour and exaggeration and laughed their asses off most of the time. They define both movies as hilarious.
@@resurgingflameMair & Sophie They watched Kung Fu Hustle (2004) and then get on to Shaoling Soccer (2001) quite quickly so I was shocked at their willingness. Although they never stop questioning the whys, but they quickly accepted the humour and truly enjoyed it. Even if the lady do not have huge reaction face, at the end of the movies, she still say both are really funny and both story lines really stick out to them as good script. Another couple is MJoy4Fun, they also watched both, and I think the lady here is the BEST huge reaction i ever seen. LOVE IT!
his dumbaz always does this, watch his hunter x hunter reactions an anime that literally explains everything and yet he's still why , like bruh are u a dumbaz
This is one of my favorite movies of all time, and one Bill Murray himself called "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy". And so I will not be watching this reaction, because the comments on this video paint a disappointing image of slander against this masterpiece on the part of Aaron/Calvin. For shame.
Eric and Calvin the entire movie were like Walter and Donnie from The Big Lebowski lmao. "you can see his leg tucked behind-" "shut the FUCK up, Calvin.
I don't know what's with Calvin's obsession over the CGI, it's obvious enough to everyone it's meant to be a comedy kung fu flick. There's so many ridiculous scenes which was the point of the movie. Expecting complete realism from this is stupid, I have no problem with constructive criticism, but nitpicking every minor details is crazy. Watch it without the pre-conceived negativity, and you will learn to enjoy the movie for what it is.
yeah. The excruciating pain for someone (Eric) that wanted his buddies to ENJOY the whole scene, concept, cinematography, every other thing. And not nit-pick on unimportant stuff that 99% of movie watchers don't care or even get distracted by at all.
Calvin was so blind and willfully obtuse in this reaction it caused me actual pain, good god. That man frustrated me to a degree i didnt know someone could over the internet--he seemed like an absolute dunce cap with no ability to appreciate anything outside the box in any manner lol
Oh wow, I'm glad I checked the comments before watching the video, because now I know I need to just skip it. Kung Fu Hustle is one of my favorite movies, it brings me so much joy, and the Landlady is my spirit animal. I'm not going to bother to watch a video where this movie is going to be hacked to pieces because I know it will just upset me.
Calvin was nit-picky, but Aaron did literally nothing wrong lmao. He usually hates stuff like this too. Also, this is a reaction, if you don't want them to be real from their first-time perspective, and you just want them to compliment everything mindlessly, then I have no idea why you came here.
@@bobross4616 Yea I 100% agree about Aaron. He is always upfront about his opinions but still tries to see a movie for what it is, even if he doesn't always enjoy everything (I mean who does?). Like all comedies there are jokes that hit and jokes that miss. The movie isn't a perfect masterpiece so it definitely warrants some criticism. Some scenes like the roadrunner scene was way over the top and their reaction is completely understandable imo.
@@bobross4616 calvin can be real but we don't want to hear the same thing for every fkin fictional movie because what he said applies to ALL fictional movies. Those elements are not what is the movie about. we don't care about those. talk about the OTHER elements like the fkin story and the acting performance.
Yes he did, such an idiotic criticism. I'm not laughing at the movie at this point, I'm laughing at their stupid reactions hahaha, it's fun to watch stupid people doing stupid sht.
they don't like foreign culture movies and they aren't open to appreciate them yet. they should stick to american and english only until they decide to change.
@leonardoroar yet they watch things like anime 😂😂 which is funny 😁 And yeah much agreed, they should just stick to American stuff. With how they reacted to this classic of a damn movie. I doubt it
@@impopquiz that's fine, they don't need to know any references. they just need to look at cinematography, listen to the music, sound effects, the script and storytelling, the camerawork, the stunts, the universal humour (similar to mr bean), the acting performances, the colours, the foreshadowing, the choreographies, etc. talk about these movie aspects that make a movie good or bad, not useless stuff that are not the focus of the movie scenes. but they totally didn't, so that tells us they don't know these things. they are just consumers of entertainment, and they are looking for specific type of (american) entertainment. that's the meaning of they are not open to other culture.
Yeah, they sound like stupid Americans who have never watched any comedy movies other Hangover and American Pie movies. And I am sure they are fan of realistic action like Star Wars, Avengers etc.
I don't think they even realize how good the actors and actresses are here, who not only can do martial art, but can perform in front of camera, who not only can act but can do comedy. They haven't learn to appreciate talent, skills and the art of movie magic.
@@leonardoroar For real, there aren't that many people in the WORLD as good as these guys, big budget Hollywood movies that these guys actually like don't display as much talent as this Hong Kong cinema.
@@billbill6094 no cap. its unbelievable they just watch and had no clue, no understanding at the skills and talent before them. they are just raw consumers, just consume, just want entertainment, doesn't think, see but doesn't reflect. they instead focused on what makes them not enjoy the movie.
Man this movie reaction is probably the boiling point/straw that broke the camels back for people who were annoyed with Aaron and Calvin. Especially since its a nearly universally loved film at that. Okay Im voting that if we get Shaolin Soccer those two should sit that one out its definitely not going to be their vibe.
Worst reaction video I've seen for this movie, and that's saying something. I'd expect better from people who should know a bit about the material they are watching.
Worst reaction for me as well. Like they don't appreciate any aspect of it. But they only seem to care about the issues and the problems. The humour from Stephen Chow is universal. Imagine someone kept complaining about something when they watch Mr Bean or Jim Carrey.
Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer reactions are two of my most anticipated reactions. Really bummed it didn't turn out how I expected it to go. A movie that is obviously does not take itself seriously doesn't deserve this reaction.
Me,too. I was expecting their reaction of Steven’s movies after their reactions to Kungfu panda. Because obviously Kungfu panda has borrowed a lot of ideas from Steven’s movies like the toe-stepping and final hit from heaven in the fight with Tyilong. And in the second one, the way Po reduced the power of the fireballs from Shen looks similar to what is in Kongfu soccer. I guess, Some people only have the ability to appreciate American values and CGI techniques.
i was thoroughly disappointed at their lack of reactions. and only get a lot of "what is this?" but doesn't enjoy most of it. plus can't stand the irrelevant nitpicking. they aren't open to foreign culture and concepts, so they can just stick back to their american and english native stuff. spare them and us the horrible experience.
It's stupid to get mad at the CGI, when they don't have much budget for the movie as it is. This movie is pure fun and awesome. This coming from someone who doesn't like thiols school Chinese martial artists apart from the Jackie Chan ones.
they are just used to movies made by giga international conglomerates with their own VFX studios like disney. they cant understand that outside of hollywood, most movies are made on a shoe string budget.
Why is Calvin so damned angry in this? 10 minutes in and the way he’s playing with his beard makes it seem like he’s withholding a lot of anger, letting it out with snippy comments like “Eric, I’m not sure what you were expecting”.
Stephen Chow is considered a comedy legend in Asia. Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer are top-tier movies, but for me, as an Asian who has watched Stephen Chow’s movies since I was a kid, there are many of his other movies that are even better. To make it easier for many Westerners to understand, he is like the Jim Carrey of Asia 😊
The God of Cookery (1996) may not be his top top like those 2, as its older with less budget, but it is still top tier for me in terms of writing, performance and comedic value.
I think what bothered me was the delivery. Like, yeah dude, we get it. This movie isn't for you. but he really wanted everyone to know in that moment just how stupid he thinks this is.
Fun Facts: - James Gunn loves this film so much - there was a Kungfu Hustle poster on Shangchi's wall at his apartment - the same actor that played Landlord/Master, was also one of the elder masters of Ta-lo in Shangchi
to add to your comment : Bill murray was asked in an interview " what inspire you ?" and he replied with " Kung fu hustle; when i watched that movie it blew everything off the map, why isn't anyone making such movie ? this movie is the new standard and if you want to compete, that movie set a new bar".
When I first saw Kung Fu Hustle I wasn't that into it. Came around a little on subsequent watches over the years, but long before that I saw Shaolin Soccer and for some reason loved it from the first watch. If anyone wants to analyze or give an interpretation for why I didn't like KFH very much but loved SS, I wanna point out first that there are plenty of movies I adore or just like very much that other people inexplicably don't, and those same people also love movies I love, and those same people will adore particular movies that I didn't care for. I guess it's a little different when you see the guys here giving their vocal reaction, but the whys for this stuff can be pretty mysterious. Anyways, maybe they'll love Shaolin Soccer for some reason, just like I did.
A small note is, In Chinese "Brother" and "Sister" can be used in a non-familial sense. Like "Brothers in arms" - So when the Lady at the start says "Big Brother" - it's more like greeting a close friend (they aren't friends, she's just begging not to be ended) so they aren't related iirc.
For your information actually the star of this movie most of them is martial artist that work with bruce lee and jackie chan, legend in china and hong kong cinema, they are not comedy actor that just play the role, they know how to perform martial arts. Even Stephen Chow actually know kung fu. The director and producer of this movie is among the most famous Hong Kong star along side with celeb like Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Chow Yun Fat, and Donnie Yen. If you take his movie seriously, you will not enjoyed it. He is legend of hong kong comedy, people love his movie all the time and more important his partner late ng man tat is the best best.
I'm with Eric, this movie has no shame, it tries a lot and even when the CG is shoddy the idea and the energy is still there. I never understood why western movies didn't have fights like these, specially superhero movies.
I watched the whole reaction here. Its actually extremely disappointing. Even i felt the second hand disappointment and frustration for Eric when the rest point out useless things.
There's a really funny joke in here that sadly was lost in translation. It's after the Tailor/Donut fight with the two instrument-playing assassins. Donut lay dying, talking to the Landlord and his wife, and suddenly re-enacts Sean Connery dying in The Untouchables, and in full English, says: "What are you prepared to do?" The landlord looks at him and says "I don't understand. Can you switch back to Chinese, please?"
Think it’s less lost in translation and more people not getting the reference in general Very few people nowadays have seen The Untouchables, and they also didn’t put what he said in subtitles cause they assumed an English speaker would already be able to understand him, even though most people I’ve seen can’t understand what he’s saying They still laugh at the ‘why don’t you speak Chinese?’ Part after though, so it fortunately still works as a joke
My favorite fun fact about this movie is the couple of prolific Hong Kong action cinema actors who had retired but agreed to do this movie; the Landlord having been a stunt double for Bruce Lee even
I've seen some people who immediately understood how heartfelt and deeply moving the silliness of this movie is. Then there are people like the ones in this video to whom silliness is always light and empty. Maybe because they can't conceive a thing with meaning and weight not making its qualities immediately apparent. Kungfu Hustle is a masterpiece about martial arts film history and its themes facing modernization. Its also about the relationship between HongKong, mainland China, and Hollywood(Western) influences and its effect on ideals and self-identity. Its a beautiful and thoughtful film wearing accessible clothes of lighthearted comedy. Stephan Chow didn't do well as a producer in Hollywood because he wasn't allowed enough control over his projects.
FYI: This film is a deliberate parody and homage to mostly the tropes of both Kung Fu and Wuxia genre. There are certain aspect that you didn't understand what was happening because it relies on familiar tropes people familiar with the genre would understand. And yes, even Dragon Ball and most anime, asian fantasy uses the same tropes. Just the 'recover' is actually the combination of several tropes, including the manual he read as a kid, his body, the poison of the snake, the knife would, any and all collectively counts as 'fortuitous experience' that trigger it. In Dragon Ball, it includes alien physiology and senzu beans etc. It's a series of tropes that is collectively use in Asia storytelling.
Calvin was such a standoffish ass in this video Why is he part of the reaction channel if he nitmicks pointless shit while amazing points go unappreciated by him?
Didn't watch this reaction for a while seeing the comments. Tried watching it now thinking the comments might me exaggerating. But Nooo..wth. Its so bizzare with those two that I can't even put it into words
Don't put Kung Fu hustle and fking Dragon Ball evolution in the same sentence. It WASN'T produced by the same person. Why would you say something completely false like that. King Fu hustle was produced by Stephen Chow. A well respected Hong Kong film maker. While Dragon Ball evolution was produced by James Wong. An American director. Completely different people.
Fun fact: in the original audio, the crocodile gang spoke Cantonese and the axe gang spoke mandarin. When he steps out of the police station, axe boss shows up and says "while you were in there, all your guys were out here learning mandarin."
People finally criticizing blindwave for the shit I used to say long ago lol... I mean Calvin and Aaron. These jackasses release 1 episode of Naruto per week and even that's filler, for 8 weeks straight before the Pain arc. Abysmal.
From what I read about the Dragon Ball movie, Stephen Chow bailed on the project, but his name was just randomly throw in. He had no involvement at all, but there were some actors/actresses that signed on thinking that he would be the executive producer and wanted to work with him.
Save your 1 hour 20 mins, as i (we) have done it for you and it was bad. watch MJoy4Fun instead. they had so much fun with Kung Fu Hustle (2004) and Shaolin Soccer (2001), i love seeing them enjoy comedy masterpieces.
I wanted to post a comment about the overall experience watching this reaction but I realized halfway through that I only had 1 positive thing to say about this video. I'm glad Eric enjoyed watching a movie he liked, even if it wasn't in the best company to watch it with.
What happened here? I would lose my mind if I was Eric. Love the guys but Calvin and Aaron were so weird. We all know Calvin is the "Well actually🤓☝" guy who doesnt understand fiction and comedy but Aaron too!? This is such a masterpiece and I have never seen anyone react to this so weirdly. I was so happy looking at the title but oh well. Guess Shaolin Soccer is no longer an option as its not exactly how soccer works...
If they gonna react to Shaoling Soccer, DO NOT bring back Calvin and Aaron! If they don't "get" Kung Fu Hustle then they certainly don't get Shaolin Soccer especially when Football is not their national sport!
its a disastrous reaction. so no shaolin soccer for them (and us) please. If they cannot accept fiction and comedy after the first 10 minutes in, nor do they enjoy it, they don't need to watch and react to a COMEDY and sound like they are forced to watch it the whole time.
Im not surprised Calvin and Aaron took this silly movie too seriously. They also watch always sunny like its a documentary. Getting angry when the scumbag character's do scumbag things 😅
@@leonardoroar this channel is only popular because they glaze all the lamo super hero movies and starwars junk. you cant expect them to have anything relevant or profound to say about something that isnt based on a series with comic books.
I don't think there is a term for it, but I love movies that both satirize/parody a genre while simultaneously elevating and excelling at it. This, Hot Fuzz, Cabin in the Woods, and some others really fit it perfectly. .
Rather Stephen Chow pays homage to all his inspiration from classic hong kong movies. he also added a lot of western references for international audiences. He didn't mock or make fun of any of them, so its not a parody. Instead, he made every superpower looked cool, classy and mighty. And others he made the reference appropriately, not without reason.
Not even started to see the movie reaction and I already saw the negative comments, kinda letdown therefore not gonna see this even though this one of my favorite movies..
