Title: A Brilliant Mash-Up... deserves Python-esque adoration
Review: As DJs now throw together different tunes for explosive new effect, so Steve Oedekerk uses visual tricks to insert himself (and a new plot) into a po-faced '70s Kung Fu movie.The result of all this madness is Kung Pow, a no-budget film with a few slow spots but many moments of priceless hilarity.All but one character's voice dubbing work is Steve. Steve did the editing, re-shoots, writing, and plays the lead character "Chosen One." He hunted countless scratchy old Hong Kong movies to deconstruct, eventually buying and restoring "Tiger & Crane Fists" for this movie.So Kung Pow is really a labour of (deranged) love, and a genuinely entertaining experience at a time when 100m budget films can be so overly slick and competent they leave zero impression.An inspiration for our affordable-tech generation. Get the DVD for a few precious out-takes, like the Evil Betty "so sparkly" scene, and Chosen One hiding in the giant bell.
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