The thing about movies made in China is many times, the stuntmen are taking the hits. It may not be a full hit, but they are definitely being smacked around. Often times they will be offered extra pay to just straight get kicked/punched/hit for a scene to make it both easier to shoot and more realistic. I suspect many of the stuntmen in this scene did just that. The one where he takes a staff to the neck(2:16), he probably just took that hit with some minor padding on his neck under his clothes
The scene before this one where they’re about to light the girl on fire and the martial artist steps up against the entire mafia brings me almost to tears. I think it’s cool how he’s not afraid to stand up to the army of people and take responsibility despite it not being his problem. I don’t get tear jerked like that a whole lot but the prelude to this scene is fantastic.
Every time I watch these fights involving axe gangsters. I always think I am seeing multiple Asian Abe Lincolns because of how they look with the top hat suit and axe.
I loved how even they didn't know they were living alongside the masters of the "famous" schools of Kung Fu. The talk they had where they were complimenting each others' abilities and skills to me was the best part.
@@theursidaepugilist I know a lot of guys who are MMA and BJJ guys. They are generally great guys, of course. However, as soon as they learn you train traditional arts, it is difficult for them to hide their disdain. There is a general air of superiority(condescending?).
This movie is GOAT, we start with some realistic and believable wuxia fights with the three masters to over the the top Dragon Ball style fight in the end. That's not mentioning that this is a genuinely moving, sad, funny and awesome movie all in one package.
@@madwilliamflint I mean, its not overtly superhuman compared to the later part and maybe still in the realm of possibilities..But of course you're free to disagree and I respect that.
I remember first time watching this as a kid with my parents and as I was watching I kept saying the tailor guy looks funny, my dad said in Vietnamese something along the lines of “don’t underestimate him, he’s a true master” then this scene happened and I was jaw dropped the whole time
@@mugenokami2201 probably likely he recognized him. Chiu Chi-ling plays the tailor who is a pretty well-known martial artist and actor in Asian demographics
I still vividly remember watching this movie, stoned out of my mind, at some mountain cottage party with some folks. I wasn't really exposed to asian cinema at that time and I didn't know what Stephen Chow had in store for me. Initially, the movie seemed like a silly parody that I had to sit through, but the introduction/reveal of Donut and especially the Tailor's kung-fu side was a shock that glued me to the screen for the rest of the movie. I still get shivers running down my spine everytime I see this scene, along with many more (the blind harp duo, the lion's roar, the Beast catching the bullet etc etc) thanks also to the soundtrack, which is as mighty as any other component of the movie.
Before TH-cam I used to buy these films back in 2002 to 2006 from YesAsia. To me these were treasures that only I could show to friends and family. Now everyone can see this is one of the crown jewels in kung fu cinema history.
1:33 that look at each other, just perfect cinematography. I love this movie so much. I've watched it probably a thousand times. I've seen the English dub, this original one albeit subtitled in English (as I don't speak the language). Just a great movie to enjoy. Plenty of action, comedy.
@@MrLaudevn let me clear this up, because I actually what over to Google and I did research on this, Steven shell does know Kung-Fu but never finished formal training to become a master..... But he does know martial arts
@@beowulfmahoney8677 yeah, he practiced kung fu mainly just for his movie. It's like the "actor trying to be kungfu master, kungfu masters trying to be actors" thing.
I think the message is how kung fu masters are always living a poor life. Look at this movie. The kung fu masters are: -Coolie -Tailor -Owner of ramen shop -Boarding house owner and her pervert husband -Street performer, and -Prisoner
@@waterunderthebridge2291 It also implied in IP Man, there's kungfu master who repair umbrella for living. It indicate their way of life; they don't use their power for their own benefit.
It better be good. They better not ruin my childhood. This movie is one of my favorite movies of all time. I still watch it from time to time to this day.
I forgot where I read this, but I think the metal rings on the tailor's arm represents the "level" in his kung-fu style (铁线拳), and not just for protection against the axe! So, obviously his fighting style focusses a lot on punching, and the metal rings are also a signature to this type of kung-fu. They will wear the metal rings during training to improve their arm strength. As the training progress, they will add on more rings when they get stronger and better in that kung-fu (level up!). Fun facts: The tailor in the movie is ACTUALLY a real kung fu master!
Yes, he is the real master of kungfu - style 铁线拳. The Coolie is a master of Shaolin kunfu and the Donut is a professional performer of staff in Chiness ancient opera (He once performed as Son Wukong).
Yeah you got it! Master Chiu’s Hung Gar Kung Fu has over 200,000 students all over the world. For more info, southern part of Chinese are good at fists Kung fu while the northern Chinese are good at legs Kung fu, so call “Southern Fist Northern Legs”, so Master Chiu come from south China, Guangzhou where most Kung fu masters are from (Ip Man). The Kung Fu style he is part of was passed down directly from southern shaolin temple and carries names like Hung Hei-gun and Wong Fei-hung (ref. Wiki).
the most fantastic part is every "master" makes living to disguise their profile as a master. just like tailor and donut, they hide their 'weapon' as a daily tool (steel ring for hanger, wooden sticks for making noodle)
I wish they made a prequel for these kungfu masters and how they end up in one place. The main characters of course are the couple with yin yang and the lions roar style. That would be awesome.
When my Dad first put this on, I thought it would be like the cheesy Bruce Lee Movies he usually watched, but was pleasantly surprised during the road runner chase scene after the failed assassination attempt. I had a good laugh at it and finished the movie
I love this movie, it's timeless, I can watch it again and again...Everything about it music, sets, acting, directing, kung fu etc. A master piece of cinema imho.
Me too. It never fails to entertain me. And here I'm searching for clips of this movie scouring the TH-cam again. The funny thing about it is. Every now and then new kungfu hustle videos get uploaded on TH-cam and they all hit atleast 100K views. Just goes to show how much people love it
This is such a great movie! Overall it's goofy as hell, but in a classical funny way. The action and choreography is awesome to watch, and the story develops very well. A must watch if you haven't seen it before!
What I love about this, spoiler alert, is Chow is working on so may levels in this film, playing with many martial arts dim stereotypes. For instance, her you have the unexpected heroes who fend off the bad guys, but it is all misdirection as the are defeated by other villains and they are NOT the focus of the story, but they work to further the plot. This is such a great film. I have had it on DVD since it came out all those years ago.
I really like the tone of this movie. The modern martial arts films are mostly focused on how realistic the action would look, while this one just goes "we all know it's not real, and what's so wrong about that?". And it just goes one step further: exaggerate every action CGI. And it worked, we really loved it.
The saddest part about this was the three of them is just trying to live a normal life, and earn an honest living from what they could do, without using their kungfu ability and leave that life behind. But the first time they use it, it's to protect other who helpless. And they got killed by The Harpist, who use their ability for killing, and got paid for it
Not only is this a genius film by stephen chow but his acting in it and directing is phenominal. It is packed with traditional literary devices but the raw energy in chinese culture is unmatched.
If all 3 are equally skilled the staff master would be strongest because he has a weapon, and his weapon has the longest reach. Only way for an unarmed person to beat an armed person would be if the unarmed person was vastly more skilled than the armed person.
though he probably would lose quite fast if the axe gang actually try to hit him when they surrounded him, since you can see some of them clearly got a hit in but the script won't allow them to.
@@shikniwho7215 Or probably his skin is tougher than metal I mean we got frog style and lion's roar or the buddha palm as actual powers He got decapitated probably bc those harpist sound waves are more sharper than a axe
@@raztdm9541 i mean you can see it in the fight, a lot of the axe gang just pull away before they can hit them. it is more of a choreographed problem rather than the character is stronger/
What I love about the movie is, regardless of how ridiculous and goofy it is, they manage to still make the hits look brutal AF.
Yeah you can literally feel the pain
@@90sguy21 I dunno about that but at least mentally theres a cringe factor to a blow here or there.
That staff
The thing about movies made in China is many times, the stuntmen are taking the hits. It may not be a full hit, but they are definitely being smacked around. Often times they will be offered extra pay to just straight get kicked/punched/hit for a scene to make it both easier to shoot and more realistic. I suspect many of the stuntmen in this scene did just that. The one where he takes a staff to the neck(2:16), he probably just took that hit with some minor padding on his neck under his clothes
And all of them are real life material artist btw, trained for years and invited to this movie.
People need to bow down and respect that this is one the *greatest modern kung fu action/comedy movies ever made.*
Yeah bro, whenever I watch it I forget it's a "parody"
Agreed, I was completely blown away by this movie much the same way with Matrix.
Sadly it's still underrated because not produced by the holywood people
@@yudhistiraaldistaputramirz5925 Actually, it was popular and well received in the US.
and its 17 years old XD
The Tailor is the legend of the 20 rings
🤣🤣🤣
Shang-Chi
Lol.
Lmao
First time watching sang chi be like : omg the tailor look young
The scene before this one where they’re about to light the girl on fire and the martial artist steps up against the entire mafia brings me almost to tears. I think it’s cool how he’s not afraid to stand up to the army of people and take responsibility despite it not being his problem. I don’t get tear jerked like that a whole lot but the prelude to this scene is fantastic.
Your comment fits your pfp, also same
Same
Can we give a shout out to the Axe Gang, for single handedly keeping the tailoring, top hat and blacksmith businesses thriving?
I love the fact they use axes instead of machetes.
Every time I watch these fights involving axe gangsters. I always think I am seeing multiple Asian Abe Lincolns because of how they look with the top hat suit and axe.
@@codysullivan2531 "Asian Abe Lincoln"
Now that you've mention it, Abraham Lincoln also used an axe when he hunted vampires
I loved how even they didn't know they were living alongside the masters of the "famous" schools of Kung Fu. The talk they had where they were complimenting each others' abilities and skills to me was the best part.
The nature of a true martial artist. Not likely found in your local BJJ or MMA gym. Unfortunately.
@@Ragingmarmot Don't know what Gyms your going too but i found most Great.
@@theursidaepugilist I know a lot of guys who are MMA and BJJ guys. They are generally great guys, of course. However, as soon as they learn you train traditional arts, it is difficult for them to hide their disdain. There is a general air of superiority(condescending?).
@@Lord.Dakshinamurthy exactly
Something about this scene: the choreophy, the music, the heroism,... always makes me tear up a little. Such a beautiful movie.
This movie is GOAT, we start with some realistic and believable wuxia fights with the three masters to over the the top Dragon Ball style fight in the end. That's not mentioning that this is a genuinely moving, sad, funny and awesome movie all in one package.
yes..i love this movie
Your comment reminded me of a workplace discussion on ,"Remember when Dragon Ball was grounded" lol
> realistic and believable
Okay man look. I love it too. But...no.
@@madwilliamflint makes you want argue against you love lol.
@@madwilliamflint I mean, its not overtly superhuman compared to the later part and maybe still in the realm of possibilities..But of course you're free to disagree and I respect that.
For how silly it can be, this movie was incredible.
I remember first time watching this as a kid with my parents and as I was watching I kept saying the tailor guy looks funny, my dad said in Vietnamese something along the lines of “don’t underestimate him, he’s a true master” then this scene happened and I was jaw dropped the whole time
Think your dad saw the movie before?
@@mugenokami2201 probably likely he recognized him. Chiu Chi-ling plays the tailor who is a pretty well-known martial artist and actor in Asian demographics
Hello compatriot 👋
Xin chao
@@mugenokami2201 he recognized the actor haha, he’s been in so many movies
I still vividly remember watching this movie, stoned out of my mind, at some mountain cottage party with some folks. I wasn't really exposed to asian cinema at that time and I didn't know what Stephen Chow had in store for me. Initially, the movie seemed like a silly parody that I had to sit through, but the introduction/reveal of Donut and especially the Tailor's kung-fu side was a shock that glued me to the screen for the rest of the movie. I still get shivers running down my spine everytime I see this scene, along with many more (the blind harp duo, the lion's roar, the Beast catching the bullet etc etc) thanks also to the soundtrack, which is as mighty as any other component of the movie.
Watching this movie stoned? I can't think of a better introduction to this movie genre.
I have seen this movie dozens of times and still got goosebumps all over my arms and legs seeing this scene.
1:39 thats such a badass move
1:18 You can tell someone at Marvel Films was a fan of this movie.
I haven't seen any marvel movies since Endgame, maybe that's why I don't understand the reference. Can you elaborate?
@@Badchi marvel's legend of the ten rings I assume
@@Badchi Sang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
There's an actual Kung-Fu Hustle poster on Shang-Chi's room if you missed it.
@@infinitygauntlet101 Wah Yuen (the landlord in this movie) also plays a part in Shang-Chi.
Before TH-cam I used to buy these films back in 2002 to 2006 from YesAsia. To me these were treasures that only I could show to friends and family. Now everyone can see this is one of the crown jewels in kung fu cinema history.
One of the best fighting scene in Kung Fu movies
1:33 that look at each other, just perfect cinematography. I love this movie so much. I've watched it probably a thousand times. I've seen the English dub, this original one albeit subtitled in English (as I don't speak the language). Just a great movie to enjoy. Plenty of action, comedy.
fun fact: Stephen Chow is the main character, yet the only one don't know kung-fu. All others characters are real-life professional martial artists
The more you know
really
Stephen Chow don't know kungfu!? Lolz.
@@MrLaudevn let me clear this up, because I actually what over to Google and I did research on this, Steven shell does know Kung-Fu but never finished formal training to become a master..... But he does know martial arts
@@beowulfmahoney8677 yeah, he practiced kung fu mainly just for his movie. It's like the "actor trying to be kungfu master, kungfu masters trying to be actors" thing.
They're like hiding their identities as kung fu masters to live a simple life, but then they're forced to fight again.😂😂
I think the message is how kung fu masters are always living a poor life. Look at this movie. The kung fu masters are:
-Coolie
-Tailor
-Owner of ramen shop
-Boarding house owner and her pervert husband
-Street performer, and
-Prisoner
@@waterunderthebridge2291 It also implied in IP Man, there's kungfu master who repair umbrella for living. It indicate their way of life; they don't use their power for their own benefit.
a nobody that is secretly a hidden kung fu badass is a common archetype in wuxia
As the saying goes beware the fury of a patient man.
It's part of the Chinese culture hiding tigers and dragons
Let us thank Steven Chow for directing this masterpiece. I dont know how many times i have watched this its still good
imagine living in this neighborhood full of people with that level of martial arts
Man that kick at 0:27 perfect execution 🔥🔥🫡🤯
That kicking guy and Donut are amazing! The tailor gets my respect too.
The sequel can’t come soon enough 😩
Wait --what?? :D
It won't be the same since Stephen Chow isn't directing it. He only has a cameo I heard. So don't have much expectation.
It better be good. They better not ruin my childhood. This movie is one of my favorite movies of all time. I still watch it from time to time to this day.
I forgot where I read this, but I think the metal rings on the tailor's arm represents the "level" in his kung-fu style (铁线拳), and not just for protection against the axe! So, obviously his fighting style focusses a lot on punching, and the metal rings are also a signature to this type of kung-fu. They will wear the metal rings during training to improve their arm strength. As the training progress, they will add on more rings when they get stronger and better in that kung-fu (level up!).
Fun facts: The tailor in the movie is ACTUALLY a real kung fu master!
Hence the legend of 20 rings?
Yes, he is the real master of kungfu - style 铁线拳. The Coolie is a master of Shaolin kunfu and the Donut is a professional performer of staff in Chiness ancient opera (He once performed as Son Wukong).
Yeah you got it! Master Chiu’s Hung Gar Kung Fu has over 200,000 students all over the world. For more info, southern part of Chinese are good at fists Kung fu while the northern Chinese are good at legs Kung fu, so call “Southern Fist Northern Legs”, so Master Chiu come from south China, Guangzhou where most Kung fu masters are from (Ip Man).
The Kung Fu style he is part of was passed down directly from southern shaolin temple and carries names like Hung Hei-gun and Wong Fei-hung (ref. Wiki).
But he seems so idiot.....he even cried when rebuked by land owner lady....
I loved the fight scenes. This is the best Kung Fu comedy I've ever seen. The knife scene and the snakes had me rolling. If you whistle...
Getting hit with a staff that just bent a gun barrel must be a bit painful. 🤔
When the guy breaks the guns and glides in the air with a staff is my favorite part of the movie.
Dude, it's my favorite part of MOST movies. It is such an insanely cool shot.
Even though it’s a movie, some of the form in this is truly beautiful.
One of Stephen Chow Best movie...along with Shaolin Soccer..
2:17 the face of the man with the impromptu bo staff never gets old 🤣 “SUP BICH”
I love how this movie is serious but also very comedy like, rarely ever seen it done so well
I wish Stephen Chow actually directed the DBZ Evolution movie, not just having his name attached to it
the most fantastic part is every "master" makes living to disguise their profile as a master.
just like tailor and donut, they hide their 'weapon' as a daily tool (steel ring for hanger, wooden sticks for making noodle)
Honestly since my childhood up to now i have watched this movie more than 500 times and i am not tired of it yet❤🌸🔥
This is obviously one of the Greatest action movies of all times
Something I don't see often enough is people talking about the sound design in this movie. Both the music and SFX take it from great to legendary.
HK stunt men are a breed apart. They actually take the real kicks to the heads here!
yea i thought the same. these guys deserve so much more respect haha
After many years and many hundreds of martial arts movies… this is still my favorite.
One of the best movies ever. Love the comedy and the fighting and the story.
I have lost count of how many times I have watched this movie, and every time feels like the first time. I absolutely love it 🙏🏿
I wish they made a prequel for these kungfu masters and how they end up in one place. The main characters of course are the couple with yin yang and the lions roar style. That would be awesome.
1:28 This was the true Shang Chi
Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin soccer are one of the best Chinese movies, I enjoy them even more than Bruce Lee movies
Steven Co's films are really exciting, some are serious, some are tense, some are churning their stomachs🤩
When my Dad first put this on, I thought it would be like the cheesy Bruce Lee Movies he usually watched, but was pleasantly surprised during the road runner chase scene after the failed assassination attempt. I had a good laugh at it and finished the movie
One of the Classiest movie
I love this movie, it's timeless, I can watch it again and again...Everything about it music, sets, acting, directing, kung fu etc. A master piece of cinema imho.
I remember watching this the first time and getting goosebumps. you knew you were watching something special
Great comedic fight choreography.
This is such a good movie, I've watched it literally a hundred times.
Whenever I feel boring and don't know which movie to watch, I will watch this movie
Me too. It never fails to entertain me. And here I'm searching for clips of this movie scouring the TH-cam again. The funny thing about it is. Every now and then new kungfu hustle videos get uploaded on TH-cam and they all hit atleast 100K views. Just goes to show how much people love it
@@adithyadanaj9768 agreed! I believe the toad style user(the actor) is a very famous martial artists used in many different martial arts films.
I wonder if they're actually martial artist cause the spear guy's form was beautiful
They are...all the masters were all trained in the form that they displayed
16 years old later the tailor becoming a legend called Sang Chi
Isn't Shang Chi Young while the tailor is old?
20 rings downgraded to 10 rings?
Don't compare this masterpiece to that. Shangchi was okay but I doubt I'd remember any scene in it a decade later.
Need more movies like this ^_^
Tailor was definitely my fav out of all three :D
This is such a great movie! Overall it's goofy as hell, but in a classical funny way. The action and choreography is awesome to watch, and the story develops very well. A must watch if you haven't seen it before!
Sticks and stone may break my bones, but submachine guns will never hurt me.
what about a beautiful song
Everyone talk about the fight scene, but don't forget the music sound track sound amazing too!
What I love about this, spoiler alert, is Chow is working on so may levels in this film, playing with many martial arts dim stereotypes. For instance, her you have the unexpected heroes who fend off the bad guys, but it is all misdirection as the are defeated by other villains and they are NOT the focus of the story, but they work to further the plot.
This is such a great film. I have had it on DVD since it came out all those years ago.
Kung fu hustle was fn awesome lol
I can appreciate a movie that accepts the fact that it looks ridiculous, and just goes with it 🤣
2:13 I love that sound
and i love you
2:04
*Legendary Skill Unlock*
Donut's fighting scenes (this one and the one against the brothers) are among the most elegant I have ever seen in kung-fu movies.
Think this is my favourite fight scene from the whole movie.
I really like the tone of this movie. The modern martial arts films are mostly focused on how realistic the action would look, while this one just goes "we all know it's not real, and what's so wrong about that?". And it just goes one step further: exaggerate every action CGI. And it worked, we really loved it.
This scene is a masterpiece!!
Still sad about Coolie's tragic death 🥺
I’ve watched this movie 6 time and laugh my ass off this is genius comedy
This is one of the best movies ever made. The fact it's also comedy is just a bonus.
Dammit this is way better than 2021 Disney Shang-Chi ffs.
- I was just thinking about this movie! Funny how it suddenly showed up here! Thanks!
This pole style was truly amazing and very well versed
This movie is so great, it carried my childhood
The staff users are always the best 😂
You can't make another one... Kung Fu hustle can't wait for the sequel
This is a cinematic gem.
this was better than the entire Shang Chi movie
Still crazy we got this so many years ago.
The saddest part about this was the three of them is just trying to live a normal life, and earn an honest living from what they could do, without using their kungfu ability and leave that life behind. But the first time they use it, it's to protect other who helpless. And they got killed by The Harpist, who use their ability for killing, and got paid for it
This movie is a masterpiece of sound effects. Beautiful symphony of ass-whoop.
This movie came out like 18 years ago yet we suddenly see multiple channels reviewing it this month. Interesting.
I'm gonna tell my kids this is
SHANG - CHI and the legend of the ten rings
This movie was the last and best of adventure kung fu movies.
I really loved the Coolie pure badass too bad he and others died but he was my favorite
Not only is this a genius film by stephen chow but his acting in it and directing is phenominal. It is packed with traditional literary devices but the raw energy in chinese culture is unmatched.
Telling my kids this was Shang chi and the legend of the ten rings
This remain one of the best action scenes of all time, and it's in a comedy film... What a masterpiece
Wait.. that's Sanji, Shang-chi and Donatello!
1:57 I just love the way he looks over like "Shit I have to use those again"
The staff master probably strongest of them three
Out of the three he did last the longest and put up the best fight against the minstrels
If all 3 are equally skilled the staff master would be strongest because he has a weapon, and his weapon has the longest reach. Only way for an unarmed person to beat an armed person would be if the unarmed person was vastly more skilled than the armed person.
@@chi7818 Yup, in real life, spear fighters were the ones who ruled the battlefield, not swords. The sword was like a pistol. Weapon of last resort.
the 3rd best kung fu film of all time, and one of the best films of any genre, ever. respect to stephen chow.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the 20 Rings
This movie deserves a Anime adaptation.
Man, the first guy was so awesome....
man, this chinese dub of shang chi be hitting different
I remember this movie. Especially, the opening part of the axe gang. That part always frightened me.
0:13 brutal
This is a Shang Chi variant not yet adapted by Disney
Shang Chi only WISHES it could be this hype...
Man, that sucked when the young guy died. He was their next generation’s Kung Fu master and he gave no shit to the Axe Gang.
though he probably would lose quite fast if the axe gang actually try to hit him when they surrounded him, since you can see some of them clearly got a hit in but the script won't allow them to.
@@shikniwho7215 Or probably his skin is tougher than metal
I mean we got frog style and lion's roar or the buddha palm as actual powers
He got decapitated probably bc those harpist sound waves are more sharper than a axe
@@raztdm9541 i mean you can see it in the fight, a lot of the axe gang just pull away before they can hit them. it is more of a choreographed problem rather than the character is stronger/