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Can you react to Rurouni Kenshin Live Action Trilogy This movies is fire as hell the fight scenes,story,characters,etc There a 5 movies out there Rurouni Kenshin Origin 2012 Rurouni Kenshin Kyoto Inferno 2014 Rurouni Kenshin Legends End 2014 Rurouni Kenshin The Final 2021 Rurouni Kenshin The Beggining 2021 I your gonna react to it watch Rurouni Kenshin The Beggining 2021 first then go to 2012-2021 Sorry for my bad english/gramar
Watch the newest movie first then go back to the first movie then so on Watch this first Rurouni Kenshin the beggining 2021 then rurouni kenshin 2012-rurouni kenshin kyoto inferno 2014-rurouni kenshin legends end 2014-rurouni kenshin the final The rurouni kenshin the beggining is a prologue so watch it first
Fun fact: The grumpy land lady, Yuen Qiu, was in the James Bond movie The Man With The Golden Gun. She was one of the school girls that save Bond when he is escaping from the Karate school. Her husband the land lord was played by Yuen Wah, who was Bruce Lee's stunt double in Enter The Dragon. When you see Bruce doing the acrobatic tumbling and back flip, that was actually Yuen Wah.
In Chinese, calling someone "big brother" doesn't necessary mean that they are related. They can just call some males "big brother" out of their respect.
in current in most asian country. it's a gang thing. to call the one that overlook you as big brother. unless the organisation get big enough to call the boss, boss.
In East Asia almost every country says “little sister/brother” and “big brother/sister”. It can be formal but you can also call a stranger “big brother” and ask him for help. Or call the uncles and aunties for help if they are a lot older than you 😂😂
Pretty much what i was gonna explain but i knew someone would point that out...also calling someone uncle, specially to a white folk is normal in some places and like he said it doesn't mean theyre related its just respect or someone older
@@johnsonpasoquin3846 sure we good.. I'm just curious why would some 90's generations kids consider this flick a classic.. isnt it waay beyond its decade? like millenials calling Lala Land a classic?.. just trying to comprehend.
@@user-hy1gy5ut3p i think he meant that for 90s kids this movie was in our childhood or teens. I remember vividly how the action scenes were sth never shown before. there was plenty of big martial arts movies before KFH but the stylistic slow motion and fighting sequences reminded many of the matrix. while the theme, genre and tone of the movie was completely different. I remember how this was a game changer in terms of martial arts cinematography
The fact that the movie foreshadowed that the landlady and the landlord are actually masters through cartoonish comedy is clever. Like when she was able to run fast from her room to outside and just like already mentioned, how the landlord was still alive after getting falling that high.
For those who aren't aware, the fight choreography is done by Yuen Woh Ping, who done the fight choreography in Matrix movies, Kill Bill and Crouching tiger Hidden dragon, Yuen Woh Ping is the beggar guy who scamming the little kid with kung fu manual in the film
Him dressing up as a beggar might also be a reference to his father Yuen Siu Ting, who most famously portrayed the character Beggar So in various movies
be a lot better if these two people knew how to use OBS to edit their videos and made it so the audience can actually hear the GD movie and not just them rambling on about something we cant hear
The three masters at the beginning, Donut, the tailor and the coolie, are all actual martial artists and masters in real life! The tailor especially is particularly famous.
@@ChristianGibbons777 Absolutely. Although, it's a pity that like 70% of Stephen Chow's references are missed by non Chinese/Hong Kong audiences, which if understood, I believe further enriches the experience. I speak/understand Cantonese and that also makes the movie ten times funnier.
18:50 - the husband’s reveal as a master is actually hilarious because it plays on a common trope in Chinese martial arts movies where the Tai Chi guys are extremely fluid and seemingly block / redirect everything 😂
The movie actually showcase/reference a lot of classic kung "styles" from classical movies, and his was the drunken master style (popularized by Jackie Chan), also hinted at by him being drunk all the time.
Stephen Chow is a huge fan of Bruce Lee, to the point where he learns kungfu from watching Lee's movies. And he made so many references in this movie: his clothes at the final fight (Enter the Dragon); the landlady threatening the gang boss with her fist and touching her noise (The way of the Dragon); kicking multiple enemies at the same time (Fist of Fury). Not a lot of Westerners can recognize these right away, but to all those of us who grew up watching Bruce Lee's movies, we recognize them instantly.
I think you might be surprised at the number of westerners who get the Bruce Lee references. We might be a bit more lost on the the mythological elements and easter eggs, but there are a large number of us who understand where the reference comes from, even if we don't understand the full significance.
yup i recognized all that instantly. so many fantastic elements in this movie, essentially venerating the concept of "chi" power. the musicians' power of unique sound tones is an over-the-top exaggeration but it shows that there is significance to sound in m.a.
The nostalgia of this movie..... I remember watching this movie every chance that I got and still have it on DVD 🤣one of the funniest Kung Fu movies ever besides Jackie chan
One of my all time favourite movies. Laughed so hard 1st time I saw it my face hurt The beginning scene weirded me out till I realized it was a comedy movie Loved how the real heroes were the most unlikely looking ones “Who’s throwing handles!?” Just about did me in
Fun fact... 98% of this movie/scenes in this film are showing "Homage" to all the Pioneers in the Chinese filming industry. From the history of the "Kung-Fu" fighting style to the "Characters" themselves. They even went as far as to cast some of the pioneers/legends in this movie, like the actor who plays the imprisoned master (Toad Kung-Ku Style), and the actors who play the landlords, the 2 are more than just famous actors they're both legendary Stunt actors who pioneer stunt acting to what the Chinese stunt industry is today, and their apartment building and tenant characters were even a salute to a classic film and location, all the tenant characters is an Homage to an old classic film "72 Tenants" and the apartment building is also an Homage to the real location slum in China. These are just some of the scene examples., but every scene and character in this film is not only telling the history of Chinese cinema but showing Homage throughout the film. I was just Awww watching this film, from the history telling throughout every scene, like the last fight scene, not only was Chow showing Homage from "The Monkey King" too the "Buddha Palm," but was also showing Homage to the legendary "Bruce Lee" for his film "Enter The Dragon," down to his wardrobe. In case anyone was wondering why the last fight scene seems so familiar.
The last scene where the beggar holds 5 books, it's literally the strongest form of Martial arts in Murim world besides the Buddha's Palm. 1: A thousand strike or something in English, I don't know how to call it. One of the 72 techniques of Shaolin, in a split of seconds, 1 punch becomes 2, then 2 becomes 4, then becomes 16, etc. End motions, repeat, so after like... 10 seconds, who being hit basically is dead if you won't have some kind of defense to stand against it. 2: 18 Dragons Subduing Palms This one from Demi-gods and Semi-devils, Xiao Feng is the one who used it, one of the strongest techniques in the Beggar clan. It can be soft-strong, can be slow-fast, form a Chi into a dragon, and control it. It's a diverse flow, depend on how users use it and depend on how "skilled" the user is. 3: Nine Yang Manual - besides this is Nine Ying Manual, Nine Ying Manual allow the user to strengthen Chi, this manual is filter all the best of thousands of loose scrolls and ancient scriptures containing information on everything from inner power, healing techniques, martial art classics and also Taoist philosophy, so it's basically a counter to martial arts. And the Nine Yang is the one which helps you immune to poison, who learned this will have enormous Chi inside of them, and will constantly regenerate their Chi at incredible speed, it's basically you have infinite mana to spam technique. 4: Yi Yang Finger It's one from the Duan family in Demi-gods and Semi-devils, it's basically a gun in the Wuxia world where everyone uses a fist and a sword. You transfer your Chi into finger and then pew pew pew everyone. A higher form of it is Six Meridian Divine Swords, which Duan Yu in Demi-gods and Semi-devils use, so Yi Yang Finger is a pistol gun, but Six Meridian Divine Swords is a rifle, you can spam it with all 10 of your fingers non-stop and with a blade Chi form, not a rounded Chi flow like a bullet. 5: 9 Swords of Dugu Created by Dugu Qiubai, this guy never shows in any film, but like a myth that every character gossip about it. So it's like... he never loses to anybody in his entire life, he's invincible, Dugu Qiubai is what translated to Dugu The One Never Lose - that's how confident his name is. So everyone is eager to find and learn his scroll but never be able to find it. It's basically are nine independent sword stances created to overpower all sorts of weapons, including swords, spears, clubs, whips, and arrows, as well as barehanded attacks. So you literally become a counter machine to any kind of form fighting techniques that exist in the Murim world. - 1: General Index Stance (總訣式) - 2: Sword-defeating Stance (破劍式) - 3: Saber-defeating Stance (破刀式) - 4: Spear-defeating Stance (破槍式) - 5: Whip-defeating Stance (破鞭式) - 6: Mace-defeating Stance (破索式) - 7: Palm-defeating Stance (破掌式) - 8: Arrow-defeating Stance (破箭式) - 9: Qi-defeating Stance (破氣式)
Actually its DuGu, meaning lonely. QiuBai means begging for defeat. He was so strong that he could not find an opponent to lose to and hence was lonely. Edit: Yah you are right I did not see correctly, its DuGu
@@amirulrashid2750 Yes, the Romance of Condor Hero, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, The Heaven Sword and the Dragon Sabre, etc is a series from Jin Yong, at my country and around China (I'm not from China, btw), is very famous. And since this is a comedy, or parody or something like that at some degree, they pulled some of Jin Yong works into it :D
In Asian culture, it's normal to address someone elder as uncle/aunty, or someone close to your age as brother. It doesn't mean you are related. it's just a Asian norm of respect, compared to addressing as mister or ma'am
Man this movie aged so well. It's still one of my all-time faves. Stephen Chow is a comedic genius. I still laugh hysterically every time he laughs his ass off on the trolley after stealing the ice cream. Never gets old.
The movie itself has a pretty deep meaning. At the end the beggar shows the 5 books, which makes you think if they actually work or was it just a coincidence that Stephen read the Buddha's palm technique when he actually already had it in him.
I first watched this movie when I was 12 and to me it was the greatest movie ever made. 5 years later after watching mote than 1200 movies I still believe Kung Fu Hustle to be an underrated Masterpiece. Once you Embrace the silly aspects , it really becomes a beautiful and heartfelt experience and the music and action sequences, Oh my god it's out of this world good. I was kind of offended to hear you found it to be just a silly movie, to a lot of people this is visually stunning masterpiece that remains Stephen Chow 's Magnum Opus. Even after 17 years this movie has no rival, no Kung Fu Movie has bested it yet(Kung Fu Panda came close).
Everyone's recommending you watch Shaolin Soccer, which is the movie Stephen Chow made just before this one, and you should. But I also highly recommend you watch Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - a kungfu movie in the classical style that Kung Fu Hustle is a parody of. Then you'll get a sense of the full range of the genre, from the serious to the silly :)
The Land Ladys "Lions Roar" technique is also an injoke about her character. The name is part of a Chinese idiom literally translated as "Lion East of the River" which is a slang term for a dominating wife.
Americans: "Hey what's up brooo" Another american: "Get outta here I don't even know you bro" Chinese: "Ey yo big brother" American "Ohh so they're basically siblings"
For Chinese audiences, esp. Hong Kong audiences, this is chock full of classic Chinese cinema references. Some are really deep cuts too, but theres a few Hollywood, comic book and Looney Tunes references too. The channel Accented Cinema did a great video about it.
This movie has its enduring popularity because on the surface it is slapstick silly fun that everyone can appreciate, yet at the same time, it is quite deep as it is an homage to early Cantonese kung fu movies as well as Bruce Lee and many western and eastern classics in line with Tarantino’s Kill Bill.
The pervert landlord was Bruce Lee’s acrobatic stunt double. Every flip that “Bruce” did in Enter the dragon, was the landlord. There are so Bruce Lee references. The cracking knuckles and waiving the finger.
In Chinese culture, calling someone Big Brother or Big Sis (in case of women) doesn't necessarily mean their blood-related brother. It's more like a sign of respect of someone higher ranks than them
This movie is amazing. Thank you for not ruining it with the dub. Stephen Chow is both the main actor and director. I love his acting. It's like a musical and parody and kung fu film all in one. And it's like the closest thing to anime in live action form.
Hidden dragon, crouching tiger isn't just a movie title, it's a Chinese idiom and an important trope in Chinese martial art stories. It describes a highly capable person going to ground, keeping their head down and concealing their abilities. In this case, the labourer, tailor, noodle seller, landlord and landlady are all dragons and tigers in hiding.
i am pretty fking late but calling some one a big bro dont actually mean you should be related it is just a gesture that you see someone as your actual brother in asian indian culture( but here she tried to pull an emotional card by calling him a bib bro but that failed)
Once again, I want to recommend Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It's a beautiful movie, Oscar nominated, and the Kung Fu fight is also beautifully choreographed. It has a somewhat epic feel to it.
Besides the comedic elements, there is some homage to the wu xia (Chivalrous Martial Artists) novels. They usually follow these arcs where the masters are often hidden among the commoners, think Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and usually there is this escalation in skill level as the more central characters are revealed, like how the coolie, the tailor, and donut seem pretty badass in the beginning, but still confined to the physical aspect of martial arts. The musicians assassins obviously were next level, being able to project their chi as weapons and kill at a distance. The revelation of the landlord (Taichi) and landlady (Lion's Roar) takes it to another level, both styles are among the top tiers of martial arts in these novels. When the final boss is revealed, he's just worlds above everyone, until the main character goes through some kinda fortuitous events and transformation, usually beyond simple talent and hard work (think Spiderman), to gain the godlike skills. Stephen Chow the director and main character is a genius in his ability to craft a story that combines this genre with comedy.
This film is not an entertainment film, but you don't understand Chinese culture and can't understand it. This film is very deep. It can be said to be the most awesome film directed by Stephen Chow.
He is still in the industry. He is directing movies nowadays and has stopped acting for more than a decade I think. Though KF Hustle 2 is in production where he is going to act.
For some reason, chinese movies has become staler, even if it's made by a prominent director. I think it's because real HK cinema died and Beijing and the CCP can't replicate the magic they did back then. And the fact that their govt has the popular actors/actresses (and creatives in general) on a chokehold.
This is one of my favorite movies. It isn't too deep, but it has enough to give it a solid story. The action in it is also amazing. I'm so glad you watched it with subtitles because even though I love this movie...in my opinion the English dub is absolute trash. The voices don't fit and it's just a mess. Great choice of a movie, but you definitely have to get in on some Jackie Chan stuff now. Drunken Master is always a good one.
In Chinese, Japanese and Korean organizations, Big Brother means someone who is senior than you. It is the direct translation of Da Ge 大哥，Dai Lou 大佬，Aniki 兄貴，Hyeong Nim 兄님.
Hell Yes! Shaolin Soccer next! Another Stephen Chow masterpiece that he did before this one. That scene of him smashing the soccer ball was a reference to it. It's equally (if not more) funny, you guys will love it.
For you uninitiated, the best way to explain the musical weapon is, it’s energy. It’s not doing anything to the air or manufacturing invisible objects. They just use the instrument to deliver extremely powerful negative energy. It’s a common concept in martial arts films, especially old ones.
Chow was the live action Deadpool before live action Deadpool even exists, dude the King of shitposting and memes before those kind of things even exists
Love your reaction, I highly recommend you one of the most classic Chinese movies "Infernal affairs". It's got so many great actors in it, and the script is so good that Martin Scorsese made a remake of it called "The departed", starring Leonardo Dicaprio. You guys are gonna love it🤣
the landlord & landlady came from the same opera school as sammo hung and jackie chan, so these guys can fight-act for real. the whole movie pays tribute to many classic movies in history both chinese and western. there're many reasons why it's a classic instead of just a cheap flick.
The fictional version of the Axe Gang is based on a real-life Axe Gang in Shanghai around Japanese Occupation with a leader named Wang Ya Qiao... now you know. 😊
This movie was a big part of my childhood!! One of my favorite scenes is when the dude catch the lighter before it touches the woman and child covered in gasoline, the music and the fight after was incredible
All these fighting moves are from 60's 70's kungfu movies~ Except Stephen Chow these fighters are real martial art artist and some of them consider legend in their eras~ Surely Stephen Chow's movies are the best HK comedy in 90's~
His number one movie. In the middle of the movie story, his sad stories are hidden piece by piece. Similarly, Korean movies seem to be funny and interesting on the surface, but there are viewers who notice that sadness is everywhere on the outside. He replaced Stephen Chow's difficult and obscure woman he loved with a candy seller, and Joo Seong-chi, who chose her fame as an actor, turned down her proposal. Later, Stephen Chow's first love, she married another man, but died at a young age. After Stephen Chow's success, the belated regret is still regretting that he did not accept her proposal, so he has appeared in many of his films and films. Don't regret later, and now is the time to put in the device, which is why Stephen Chow has never met anyone or married until now. Stephen Chow was interviewed that if he could go back, he would like to go back to that time with no regrets and make a different choice. We don't know how important it is now. We are always dreaming of the future, not the present, without even knowing about the events to come. However, I want to reflect on the idea that the most important future is now... I wrote a comment with the intention of thinking about other meanings while watching a movie while smiling. Hope you always have a happy time.
A couple more for you both from Stephen, Shaolin Soccer and Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Both are very funny, but Journey is a bit more dramatic.
I just love how how this movie took multiple stylistic histories and merged them into its own style and just had fun with it, in a way that always felt like it made perfect sense - and was interesting for both audiences new to it.
This movie is awesome I love it, that laugh you were talking about 12:25 always gets me. Pure over the top and filled with selfhatred, he thinks he's laughing at what he did but he's crying at what he is. He hates what he is he just thinks that's how he needs to be. Glad you guys enjoyed it it's one of my favourites.
It's a brilliant movie. It's like a Kung Fu movie merged with a cartoon. Glad you saw it. Doubly glad you saw the subbed version instead of the dubbed.
I like seeing people who don't understand Chinese in the comment section keep saying "Big brother" here is a gang thing. In Chinese, you call older males or people with higher standings within a certain age gap "big brother". Yes, in gangs, they also call those with higher standings or boss "big brother" but the only within the gang itself. The way she uses it here is the former and not the latter. In some Asian countries, people also call older males or females "big brother", "big sister", "uncle", "auntie", depending on age gap. These are a form of "respect", like how the Japanese call their superiors or older schoolmates "sempai". Btw, this show tried to include all sorts of different schools of martial arts.
