Kung Fu Hustle

Just watching the fantastic Kung Fu Hustle. If you've never seen it, I highly recommend it. To be honest, it's absolutely bonkers. I grew up watching lots of kung fu movies, and Stephen Chow movies in particular. He's got a crazy style of comedy known as 'mo lei tau', which loosely translates to 'no sense' or 'no head', a style of comedy that comes across as very slapstick and not a little bit Looney Toons in nature.

 Why is this move so awesome? Well, it manages to marry several different sensibilities, seamlessly stringing together classic Hong Kong kung fu action with the humour of Chow's earlier work. It throws together endless movie pastiches in irreverent but affectionate fashion.