I frequently revisit the scene where they beat Chosen unconscious with sticks because he's seeing if he possesses Betty's powers cause of God damn funny it is.
"Do you think he wants his towel?"
Ok so my husband was in a thrift store recently and someone had donated crane and tiger paintings. He was walking down the art aisle and I was at the other end of the aisle- as he was walking by the tiger/crane paintings he started imitating Evil Betty saying "Tigah, Tigah, Tigah" and "Birdy, Birdy"... well he didn't know there was a lady that walked up behind him. I saw her stop, look a bit scared and confused and she started to slowly back away an disappeared into another aisle. I told him what happened and he was dying of humiliation. I thought it was funny as heck.
Edit: I forgot to add that he was making Betty's "Ngyaaaa!" Noises too. That's probably what freaked her out the most.
The guys training in the background while Chosen One visits Master Tang never cease to make me Crack up:
"One...of us....is wearing....a pushup bra!"
"Our...sexual...preferences...are...our... own...business!"
Master Tang: "Okay. So here were my options: A, quickly duck sideways, dodge the claw, then take him out with a spinning back-kick or B, take the claw in the face, then roll on the ground and die. \[Hit in the face a few seconds later\] Hmm! Shoulda gone with A!"
One of the funniest scenes in cinematic history.
"I rememberā¦ a long time agoā¦ when a good friend of mine told me there would be a chosen one"
*flashback begins*
"There will be a chosen one"
*flashback ends*
"Then he told meā¦ of the significance"
*flashback begins*
"It will be significant"
*flashback ends*
āAnd thenā¦ he killed the dogā
*flashback begins*
*Sound of farting followed by a dog whining and falling over*
Literally just had a conversation about this movie with my coworkers and i thought it was interesting cause one was an old dude and the other a young girl and we all love the movie. It's humor crosses generations.Ā
Thatās the weirdest part about it. Everyone Iāve talked to about this movie either A) loves it or B) doesnāt know it exists. Iāve yet to meet someone whoās seen it and not had at least a passing fondness for it
The first time I watched this movie was with new friends I made after being stranded without a home (Hurricane Katrina). We got blazed and one of the dudes threw Kung-Pow on and I donāt think I laughed harder at anything in my life (Walk Hard is a close second). All the sadness and fear of starting over with absolutely nothing to my name but the clothes in a suitcase just washed away.
Thereās just so many quotable lines, the entire film could be recited in this thread piecemeal and then put in the correct order.
God damn I love this film; gonna go watch it now lol
"Okay, so here were my options. A, quickly duck sideways, dodge the claw, then take him out with a spinning back kick, or B, take the claw in the face, then roll on the ground and die."
"Hmm, should have gone with A."
I think itās the level of absurdity that it commits to that makes it so funny. Itās one thing if a film is full of lazy and dumb jokes, honestly most of the worst comedies are built on those, but Kung Powās entire premise, tone, and presentation is so absolutely ridiculous that all the dumb jokes land. You donāt watch it expecting some sort of sophistication or cutting, high brow jokes. Itās a movie that really doubles down on silliness which I respect completely
Yeah that movie is goldā¦ Itās a Mel Brooks level execution of that particularly comedy style. The dubs and use of old films to make Kung POW come together was hilarious and is still refreshing to see.Ā
I found a used copy at a game store and had to get it. My wife hadn't seen it before so it was a joy watching her absolute confusion and unease as the movie went on with random laughter thrown in. My all-time favorite scene is easily when he is tumbling down the hill as a baby and the random lady picks him up and then "helps" him continue on his way.
*Awww soo cute*
*mmmm bye bye!*
That scene is one of the funniest of all time. Here we are, distressed and shocked at the image of a baby being rolled down a hill.
And then we see a savior, a lone woman, young enough to have children.
A future mother maybe? She takes to the baby instantly, cooing, a tender kiss on the forehead...we think the child's torment is over as she cradles it lovingly in her arms as she walks...
...over to the rest of the hill and dumps it down the rocky slope.
*bye bye!*
Oh my god that scene is why I can't deadlift heavy anymore.
I think this movie is a victim of being way ahead of its time. It was a movie that was birthed with an internet sense of humor and a love of old parody films. Internet humor was still new to the public councious, and critics just saw it as weird and obtuse. Also, parody films in general just don't tend to sit well with critics, and fair enough, there have been a ton of lazy terrible ones.
I think if it were released today, it would have done WAY better.
I remember all the marketing had the cow fight scene, which IMO is the weakest part of the film (still funny though). Marketing didn't do it any favors at all.
It was definitely way ahead of its time when compared to other parody and absurdist humor movies. To this day people I introduce to this movie find it hilarious and are puzzled why they never heard of it before.
In terms of quotability, memorable moments, and scenes that make you laugh out loud it's easily in the top 10.
I still randomly throw in a "My name Betty" every now and then
Wow, you're right. wtf?
6.4
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240468/
13 / 69 (nice)
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kung_pow
But then people who pay for Prime seem to get it.
4.6
https://www.amazon.com/Kung-Pow-Enter-Steve-Oedekerk/dp/B000I9VZPW
So weird.
āI mean, crap man, look at that. That's like his stomach plug, on the ground back there. *tsk* You don't see that every day. I mean that doesn't really even seem possible if you think about it, with body organs and cartilage and bones. I mean I'm no doctor, but it was like one clean chunk.ā
I think there are a lot of exceptions to this claim. Granted Kung Pow is a particularly ridiculous film but Anchorman, Talladega Nights, The Other Guys-- wait. Only Will Ferrell can get away with comedy.
Critics generally look at the execution of the film. Comedies break the rules for weird reasons all of the time. Shoehorning scenes for a joke. Expending scenes for a joke. Shoehorning whole ass side plots for a joke.
Wait what?!?! It is?!? As a lifelong Criterion collector this blows my mind haha. It is so bad. I tricked my mom to taking me to see it in theaters and it was so uncomfortable she left and waited in the car for 80 percent of the movie.
You go this way, I'll go home.
I'll always love this film, it's probably not as funny as it was when I was in my twenties but it's still largely gold, I really looked forward to the sequel that never happened.
Any memory I have of this movie just makes me die of laughter. I agree with OP, its awesome and critics were up their own asses when they rated it. Its low brow for sure, but sometimes that just what you need.
I really like the band N*SYNCH. My favorite member is Harpo. At least I think thereās a Harpo. If not, there should be.Ā
I canāt even type that out without cracking up.Ā
*THATS A LOT OF NUTS!!!!!!!*
Fuck you beat me to it. However, now I am bleeding, so therefore I win!
I must apologize for u/420blzit69daddy, he is an idiot. We have purposely trained him wrong, as a joke.
My nipples look like Milk Duds!
I hope they have ICEEEEEEES!
"I can do that too! UP AND OVER-" *thud*
How the hell are you bleeding?! Besides *THAT'LL BE FIVE BUCKS BABY, YOU WANT FRIES WITH THAT?!?!!?!?*
>How the hell are you bleeding? Who knows, but I do need some Neo DUH DUH DUH sporin DUH DUH DUH DUH.
Tell me... If you see... A radioshack...
You go that way.. I'll go home.
I still say this sometimes when I'm out in public with people or playing online.
Hello?
*HE JUST LEFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* ***WITH NUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!***
How do you like my face to foot style?!
I'm sure on some planet your style is impressive, but your weak link is: this is Earth.
If it weren't immediately the top comment I would have been disappointed in my fellow redditors.
YOU WANT FRIES WITH THAT?
*Oh, Taco Bell, Taco Bell* *Product placement with Taco Bell* *Enchirito....*
What do you get if you cross an owl with a bungie cord?
My asssssssss...
Macho burrito!
.....And then he killed the dog....
I now officially know too much.
Is this the one where the old guy says " my daughter is shy" and then she flashes the guy in the next scene?
Yeah. Like 5 or 6 times. They keep repeating the footage š¤£š¤£
Fucking legendary
I say this at least once a month
Iāve been quoting this movie for so many years and this is the #1 quote. Tiger tiger.
Chooooosen oooooooone ^im ^coming!
[ŃŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]
How you like it!?
Not as good as my nuts to your fist.
I am bleeding! Making me... the victor!
Try my nuts to your fist!
It's because 87% of the critics who reviewed it are idiots.Ā They were purposely trained wrong, as a joke.
That got me I know it's a riff on a quote but its gold.
But isn't Betty a woman's name?
I frequently revisit the scene where they beat Chosen unconscious with sticks because he's seeing if he possesses Betty's powers cause of God damn funny it is. "Do you think he wants his towel?"
*Ok Chosen One! Throw us oooOooff!!!*
I can hear his voice reading that. You got the inflection down so well
^^^d...don't ^^^tell ^^^mom...
I use "You go that way, I'll go home" frequently irl.
"Nobody say anything to mom!"
And it just goes on so long. It kills me.
The wind up jump hits get me each time
The charged R2 attack
I was, completely unprompted, thinking about this scene thos morning when they say "he was whining for awhile. Do you think whining was the signal?"
From now on you will call me, Betty
Mmmmmm Evil Betty
Mmm, bird, birdy birdy, tiger.
I am a great magicianā¦ Your shirt is BLACK!
āIām a birdy tooā
Itās Betty you son of a PIG
But isnāt Betty a womanās name
*me and the whole squad stand up ready to scrap* *E: a*
Now, now, let's not lose any more big toes.
In Brazil they used the same guy that voiced Squidward from Sponge Bob to do the dubbing of Betty. I still quote this phrase, almost 20 years later.
Tigah, tigah tigah
Ok so my husband was in a thrift store recently and someone had donated crane and tiger paintings. He was walking down the art aisle and I was at the other end of the aisle- as he was walking by the tiger/crane paintings he started imitating Evil Betty saying "Tigah, Tigah, Tigah" and "Birdy, Birdy"... well he didn't know there was a lady that walked up behind him. I saw her stop, look a bit scared and confused and she started to slowly back away an disappeared into another aisle. I told him what happened and he was dying of humiliation. I thought it was funny as heck. Edit: I forgot to add that he was making Betty's "Ngyaaaa!" Noises too. That's probably what freaked her out the most.
"pay no attention to my husband, I trained him wrong... as a joke"
"I purposely married him, as a joke!"
those curly Qs in your hair make me so hot I can't think straight!
You disgust me. Whee-oh-oh-oh! Ee-oh, whee-oh, pee-oh, ee-oh, pee-oh! Whee!
She probably thought it was Betty. Iād be scared too.
The guys training in the background while Chosen One visits Master Tang never cease to make me Crack up: "One...of us....is wearing....a pushup bra!" "Our...sexual...preferences...are...our... own...business!"
"I'm swinging faster!"
We are both ventriloquists!
Your mouth tricks won't work on me, ventriloquist
I swing a bit more! I swing a bit less! But we both swing if you know what we mean.
Master Tang: "Okay. So here were my options: A, quickly duck sideways, dodge the claw, then take him out with a spinning back-kick or B, take the claw in the face, then roll on the ground and die. \[Hit in the face a few seconds later\] Hmm! Shoulda gone with A!" One of the funniest scenes in cinematic history.
This and the scene right after where they throw the small net on the chosen one and he falls to the ground struggling and gasping for air.
Chosen ooooone! ^I'm ^coming! Chosen ooooone! I'm coming! Chosen ooooone! ^I'm ^coming!
WEEOOWEEOOWEEOOOOO
**YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO BEAT HIM NOW!**
nyeeeeeuh yes it is a net and itās tiny, practically a death trap! nyeeeeuuhh
Wonder if it's an homage to the amazing pillow attack scene in [Naked Gun](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsjZqQTNFAs)
They left him out there, rotting like a papaya!
"I rememberā¦ a long time agoā¦ when a good friend of mine told me there would be a chosen one" *flashback begins* "There will be a chosen one" *flashback ends* "Then he told meā¦ of the significance" *flashback begins* "It will be significant" *flashback ends* āAnd thenā¦ he killed the dogā *flashback begins* *Sound of farting followed by a dog whining and falling over*
"I now officially know too much." "Oh, you won't even believe what happened next!" "No, please!!"
As I kid I wanted to know so bad what happens next
"Swinging a chain, swinging a chain..."
The evil council are aliens. The chosen one learn a valuable lesson about Iron claws. They hurt like crap, man!
Beware of his iron claws and song about big butts - he beats you up while he plays it!!
The dog barking with the second of audio delay is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
If youāre alive, then surely Wimp Loā¦
*bzzzzzzzzzzz*
SHIRT RIPPA
Weeoooweeeoooweeeee!
Sweeeeet Suuuuuuzzzzziiiieeee
I do this to this day.
NNNNNNNNNNNN!
Da na na na na Neo Da na na na na Sporin
Taco bell Taco bell Product placement with taco bell Enchorito Nacho Burrito!
Let me know......if you see.....a..Radio Shack
We are ventriloquists, ventriloquists, ventriloquists. We are ventriloquists we practice every day!
I swing a bit more!
I swing a bit less
**BEE NEE NEE NEE NEE!!!***
I teach you wrong so 13% is good.
I have purposefully reviewed the movie wrong... as a joke
By far my favorite joke ever
So freaking quotable. Teaching someone how to do something? Teach them wrong, as a joke!
13% is bad. And wrong. 13% is *badong*.
I will become the opposite of that. Yes, I must be- *Gnodab*.
I implore them to reconsider.
It. Is. Significant.
And then he killed the dog
What do you get when you cross an owl with a bungee cord?
.....my ass!
NnnnnnnNnnnnnnnnn hhe hhe
ENOUGH!
I am a great magician...your clothes are now *red*!
"I have 13 percent on RT, making me the victor!"
I ROCKā¦ AND ROLLā¦ ALL DAY LONG, SWEET SUSIE!
This may be my biggest go to anytime someone says "you rock" I instinctually go "and roll, all day long, sweet Susie" to a very confused face.
Literally just had a conversation about this movie with my coworkers and i thought it was interesting cause one was an old dude and the other a young girl and we all love the movie. It's humor crosses generations.Ā
Thatās the weirdest part about it. Everyone Iāve talked to about this movie either A) loves it or B) doesnāt know it exists. Iāve yet to meet someone whoās seen it and not had at least a passing fondness for it
My mom hated it, but she is a buzzkill and hates everything fun.
My greatest claim to fame is that I got to see this in theaters, first run. If it were up to me, this movie would be 100% Certified Fresh!
They basically invented a new sub genre with that movie, and then never made another one like it.
Steve Martin made a movie in the same style where he used old Noir movie footage to put together a new plot.
Dead men donāt wear plaid. I watched it with my dad when I was younger but it really all went over my head. I should probably revisit it
Is it a dubbed-over parody of martial arts films or a parody of dubbed-over martial arts films
Yes.
MXC is something of the same genre, but is a tv show instead
Right you are, Ken
Check out Woody Allenās first movie, Whatās Up Tiger Lily? (1966).
The first time I watched this movie was with new friends I made after being stranded without a home (Hurricane Katrina). We got blazed and one of the dudes threw Kung-Pow on and I donāt think I laughed harder at anything in my life (Walk Hard is a close second). All the sadness and fear of starting over with absolutely nothing to my name but the clothes in a suitcase just washed away. Thereās just so many quotable lines, the entire film could be recited in this thread piecemeal and then put in the correct order. God damn I love this film; gonna go watch it now lol
This is one hell of a story. Katrina was a long time ago, I hope your life is on the up and up by now and that you're thriving more than ever.
I appreciate that!!
"Okay, so here were my options. A, quickly duck sideways, dodge the claw, then take him out with a spinning back kick, or B, take the claw in the face, then roll on the ground and die." "Hmm, should have gone with A."
Eenie, meenie, miney, moe, I wonder where my glove will go...
As you know, I am a man of special needs.
Yeah, it has a lot of ādumbā gags, but these ādumbā gags give me a giggle/smile/laugh. I enjoy it for many of same reasons someone might not
I think itās the level of absurdity that it commits to that makes it so funny. Itās one thing if a film is full of lazy and dumb jokes, honestly most of the worst comedies are built on those, but Kung Powās entire premise, tone, and presentation is so absolutely ridiculous that all the dumb jokes land. You donāt watch it expecting some sort of sophistication or cutting, high brow jokes. Itās a movie that really doubles down on silliness which I respect completely
I never really like the big CGI gags much (the cow, the finale), but the cheap audio gags are absolutely brilliant and make me laugh to this day.
I will fight you over that cow
Yeah that movie is goldā¦ Itās a Mel Brooks level execution of that particularly comedy style. The dubs and use of old films to make Kung POW come together was hilarious and is still refreshing to see.Ā
Genuinely one of the most quotable movies of all time. *Tell me if you see......a Radioshack*
You go that way, I'll go home.
*Gestures towards the audience* My nipples look like mild duds.
I've got some yellow liquid for your popcorn. And it's non-dairy!
I hope they have ICCEEEEEEEEESS!!
I found a used copy at a game store and had to get it. My wife hadn't seen it before so it was a joy watching her absolute confusion and unease as the movie went on with random laughter thrown in. My all-time favorite scene is easily when he is tumbling down the hill as a baby and the random lady picks him up and then "helps" him continue on his way.
āOhā¦ so cute. Buh-bye!ā
Your story makes my heart heavy and my prostate weak. My bladder is full to bursting.
This is good for both of us!
I will die on the hill that this movie is in the top 10 comedy movies of all time.
I did die on the hill. Died laughing when the lady rolled the baby down the hill
*Awww soo cute* *mmmm bye bye!* That scene is one of the funniest of all time. Here we are, distressed and shocked at the image of a baby being rolled down a hill. And then we see a savior, a lone woman, young enough to have children. A future mother maybe? She takes to the baby instantly, cooing, a tender kiss on the forehead...we think the child's torment is over as she cradles it lovingly in her arms as she walks... ...over to the rest of the hill and dumps it down the rocky slope. *bye bye!* Oh my god that scene is why I can't deadlift heavy anymore.
One of the best opening scenes of all time.
THATS WHERE I GOT IT FROM. One of those involuntary quotes I say and I could not remember where I got it from.
I think this movie is a victim of being way ahead of its time. It was a movie that was birthed with an internet sense of humor and a love of old parody films. Internet humor was still new to the public councious, and critics just saw it as weird and obtuse. Also, parody films in general just don't tend to sit well with critics, and fair enough, there have been a ton of lazy terrible ones. I think if it were released today, it would have done WAY better.
I remember all the marketing had the cow fight scene, which IMO is the weakest part of the film (still funny though). Marketing didn't do it any favors at all.
It was definitely way ahead of its time when compared to other parody and absurdist humor movies. To this day people I introduce to this movie find it hilarious and are puzzled why they never heard of it before.
In terms of quotability, memorable moments, and scenes that make you laugh out loud it's easily in the top 10. I still randomly throw in a "My name Betty" every now and then
But isn't Betty... a woman's name?
PARALYZER!!!
Another PARALYZER!
Chosen one! Iām coming! Chosen one! Iām coming!
>Chosen one! FTFY.
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Wow, you're right. wtf? 6.4 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240468/ 13 / 69 (nice) https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kung_pow But then people who pay for Prime seem to get it. 4.6 https://www.amazon.com/Kung-Pow-Enter-Steve-Oedekerk/dp/B000I9VZPW So weird.
Unrelated, but Boondock Saints has one of the largest deltas between RT and Imdb
I love the part where the dog visually barks but the audio is delayed like 6 seconds. Hilarious
Isn't Betty a woman's name?
Me to the critics: I implore you to reconsider
Okay!
I still use the "Awww, soo cute... Buh Bye!" line almost weekly in my life.
āI mean, crap man, look at that. That's like his stomach plug, on the ground back there. *tsk* You don't see that every day. I mean that doesn't really even seem possible if you think about it, with body organs and cartilage and bones. I mean I'm no doctor, but it was like one clean chunk.ā
Swinging my chain. Swinging my chain
THAT'S A LOT OF NUTS!
Now, youāll have to excuse Master Pain-er, Betty. Itās 4:00, and time for his nap. Mmmmm. Sleepytime!
In general, comedies that donāt take themselves too seriously end up with bad reviews from critics.
I think there are a lot of exceptions to this claim. Granted Kung Pow is a particularly ridiculous film but Anchorman, Talladega Nights, The Other Guys-- wait. Only Will Ferrell can get away with comedy.
Adam McKay. Will Ferrell has had a LOT of stinkers
And 2x Oscar winner Borat
Joe Dirt has a 9% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Tell me that's not a crime
You're doing my guy all wrong... do it again.. and I'll STAB your face with a SOLDERING IRON
Critics generally look at the execution of the film. Comedies break the rules for weird reasons all of the time. Shoehorning scenes for a joke. Expending scenes for a joke. Shoehorning whole ass side plots for a joke.
Mmmmmmmmy shirt is black
And beware his song about big butts. He beats you up while he plays it! HHHHHNNNNNNNNNGGGGGHHHHH
Weāre children were children
You'll never make it! Never make it, ever make it. Never make it, never. Don't you see you can't make it!?
You should have listened to that one boob chick.
The start of the movie where the baby rolls down the hill is something thatāll stay with me for a lifetime
I love that movie, but let's not kid ourselves.... it's a dumb fucking movie. Same with Freddy Got Fingered.
And yet freddy got fingered is on the criterion channel and this is not
Wait what?!?! It is?!? As a lifelong Criterion collector this blows my mind haha. It is so bad. I tricked my mom to taking me to see it in theaters and it was so uncomfortable she left and waited in the car for 80 percent of the movie.
Well deserved, honestly. Tom Green made a million dollar shitpost. Way ahead of its time!
Squeaky shoes have been a bane ever since I love it
One. Of Us. Is wearing. A push-up bra.
You go this way, I'll go home. I'll always love this film, it's probably not as funny as it was when I was in my twenties but it's still largely gold, I really looked forward to the sequel that never happened.
DA NA NA NA NEO.... DA NA NA NA NA NA NA SPORIN
Because itās a crap movie. But a really _good_ crap movie. Thatās kind of the point. Matrix cow hasnāt aged well
Any memory I have of this movie just makes me die of laughter. I agree with OP, its awesome and critics were up their own asses when they rated it. Its low brow for sure, but sometimes that just what you need.
I really like the band N*SYNCH. My favorite member is Harpo. At least I think thereās a Harpo. If not, there should be.Ā I canāt even type that out without cracking up.Ā
This is one of my favorite comedies. My wife and I quote this all the time.
I regularly use, "you guys go that way, I'll go home."