Kung Pow (2002)

Kung Pow (2002)

5 word summary

Chosen one battles against evil

Kung Pow is truly one of the dumbest and most ridiculous film ever made, it also is one of my personal favorite comedies ever made.

After watching the previews back in 02 I thought this movie looked stupid, I had no interest in seeing it. The main focus of the trailer is the battle against the cow and that looked stupid. Most of my friends at the time thought it looked hilarious. One day, while home sick, I decided to watch it against my better judgment. And what happened? I laughed my ass off.

The comedy in it is really, really stupid and yet genius at the same time. one of those things that prove there’s a thin line between genius and insanity. Right when you figure out the humor they toss in something you didn’t expect that is just so random and hilarious that takes the film to another level. For instance, the opening scene. We see a baby fighting a man. He flips all over, pees on him, and soon the man gets frustrated and burns down the house. The baby flies out the window and falls down a hill. At this point you think you know the humor. Alright its immature dumb humor but it seems like it will be ok. Then we see what the film really is like. The baby lands on a path going through the hill. A woman picks him up and holds him swaying and mentioning how cute he is. She turns and walks to the hill and throws him off saying “bye bye” and the baby continues to fall. So random and yet it's a remarkably genius addition to the scene, a scene that most films would have stopped 2 minutes earlier. It’s the first clue that this will not be your average comedy.

Kung Pow has so many great lines. Along with Anchorman and Monty Python and the Holy Grail, it is one of my favorite movies to quote.

My main problem with the film is the same reason I didn’t originally want to see it. The fight with the cow. I do and always have skipped that scene, it goes on to long, it doesn’t look good, and it’s just not funny. But for some reason that’s what the film is remembered for, and that’s a shame.

Other than that I haven’t much else to say. The film is definitely not for everyone and I don’t get mad when someone I talk to didn’t like it or the not so high ratings it gets. I understand it’s a dumb film but I do truly believe it is fantastic. If you’re willing and open to it maybe you will see it for the genius it is.

8/10