Have you seen any other Stephen Chow movies? I've only seen those 2 and about died laughing throughout. But I've found some "best of stephen chow" kinda videos and he's made a looottt of HILARIOUS stuff.
4:19 This scene gives my goosebumps and chills. That cold entrance was too scary. This movie is old but every time I watch this, it never fails to amaze me.
The first time I watched this as a kid I thought he was in shock and got lauched out of his apartment by the wife's scream. Then it dawned on me when he started fighting.
From what ive heard Cause most of them are legit and really accomplished martial artist..land lady was in a james bond film,landlord was bruce lee's stunt double..the guy with the iron rings runs a kung fu school.
During the beginning of the film, we see how the Axe Gang is powerful and terrifying until the trio effortlessly defeat the Axe Gang. Even then, the three still meet their demise at the hands of the Harpist. Then we get to see the Harpist was no match against the couple. Then they show us again no matter how strong the couple, the killer Beast is just on another different level. Finally, the Beast himself was a piece of cake in the eyes of main character true power(the moment he unlock the Buddha's Palm). It's like anime power level scaling.
actually the beast wasn't able to beat the couple they actually were supposed to win if not for the plot or being too nice or merciful cause the moment the female got the bell to amplify her lions roar the beast was destroyed but alas either plot or them being too nice was their downfall like many greats
@@mikeruryuji1916 Beast final fight with Sing shows that he also hide his killer technique, so I'd say the couple still got slightest chance to win, if Beast doesn't recover from second time of Lion Roar. Even if he did recover, he probably gonna use his technique earlier and destroy the couple.
@@RiderBreaker in that fight with the beast and the couple it could’ve went either way, but since the beast obviously was just enjoying fighting he wasn’t being serious and staying on his toes
I like the small details of the Harpists' attacks, like how when they strike refined chords, they manifest blades. But when they just strum dissonant, it becomes a blunt punch
Yes, in China we usually bring our shields and spears to watch live performances of Guzheng and harp in case they switch variation between refined chords and strum dissonant
Where were these landlords during the Japanese invasion? In fact, where were these powerful people when the Chinese people were being slaughtered by the millions?
This is such a creative and beautifully executed fight scene. The concept of the killer piano, the choice of music, the wushu movements from the spearman. All so beautiful.
Well, gotta say this is one of the BEST ,masterpiece, from the master himself Steven Chow. The flow and how he brings out the film is just simply perfect
@@markregev1651 they were making the story go into a full circle, the kid at the end represents Stephen Chow and the the whole cycle of scam to enlightenment begins all over again.
When I was younger I felt so bad because I wanted the Harpists to win....their skills were so unique I wanted to keep seeing it action. Still my favorite part of the movie...
@@gamerthinker5408 The Beast would still stomp them. The Landlord and her husband owned the Harpists, and they both got beaten by the Beast afterwards. The Harpists acknowledge themselves that the Beast surpasses them by declaring him the No. 1 best Martial Artist.
Stephen Chow is really a great director. He really did well on showing what kids loves to watch that is timeless, Ii always bring back memories watching this.
4:21 The entire movie, the husband was the one that was like "it's not our business, let them do whatever. Don't get caught in it" But when those harpists felt threatened by his wife and were ready to launch an attack, he literally jumped in like "you're not touching my lady. I will not let you get close to my wife" I just love this movie!
where this interpretation coming from?? the harpist and the axe gang made a deal to assasinate the 3 master and about to flee upon realize the presence of another masters (landlord and wife).
@satya yana false. They assumed there was only one other master after she told them to be quiet. The 3 they were sent to kill were iron fist, staff guy, and muy Thai guy. They had no clue about the landlord couple.
I always admire Kungfu Hustle for its sequence, no unnecessary events or unnecessary act and the fighting is all on point no unnecessary move whatsoever. Top notch writing. I am in an urge to consume more of Stephen Chow masterpiece, he is sleeping too long.
An absolute masterpiece. Music, faces, sounds, everything is so perfect that it remains in memory even years and years after seeing that movie. "Stephen" 周星馳 is a genius.
2:26 is actually a dance without the animated visualisation. The actor is so talented to make it a natural Kung fu gesture and stance and it turns out to be a nice scene
Because of this scene Donut was actually my favourite character in the movie, the timing of his rescue, his movement, his valiant efforts it was shame they didn't do more with his character.
This movie is art and comedy. The cinematography is amazing, the symbolism is great, the fight scenes are great, even ancillary characters are great. It’s the type of movie that no matter what you’re into, it has it for you
This movie holds a special heart to me since my grandfather was a actor in this movie and showed it to me, it was one of the best movies i ever watched.
@@ericsantana1184 It was the 1974 James Bond movie. Qui Yuen plays Nara, niece of Hip, a character played by Soon-Tek Oh. She and another niece (who were just young schoolgirls) were James Bonds bodyguards. Yuen was young and very cute....and deadly. However, she is not credited in the movie.
My first time seeing this, i was lost the whole first half of this movie, like a loooong tutorial, until this scene... That's when i finally understood what i was in for..
For those interested Kung Fu hustle 2 has been confirmed in 2019/2020 (can't remember which exactly) chow mentions it's not gonna be a direct sequel and it will be set in the modern era with his character only doing a cameo (if that) To me that makes sense because the entire movie starts with a random old dude handing out martial arts booklets and I imagine the next protagonist will be the master of one of the other booklets
This was the first scene of Kung Fu Hustle I saw. Found it on TV while surfing. There's an inherent goofiness, but the fear factor of this fight is real. The Harpists are doing massive damage with absolutely minimal effort. Even with their king fu, Tailor & Donut can't touch their opponents. But every chord carries death for them.
notice that the 1st 2 can't even see the attacks until the last secs (base on the visual representation) but with the other 2 , they can visually see all the attacks. This represents how powerful those 2 are. just my cents
no, it was a difference in the strength of the attack. For the first 2, the harpists only need to summon the flying blades. For the other 2, the harpists needed to summon an undead army.
@@templarknight7 just check it, they did 3 or 4 various attack swords, shockwave(deflect), punches and the samurai. 3 of the attacks were aimed to the 2, and its invisible to the naked eye until the last sec. While the last attack can be totally seen.
@@adrianroxas9772 in my opinion the last attack is the true form of harp's power.that harp must be cursed or something.we can see the band of undead warriors because the strings were snap and can't be produce a good sound via quick fix.the attacks of the harp are almost invisible at the beginning because it's concealed with the good sound of the harp.maybe that harp has some kind of power.
@@Teratouch probably. But, this movie is about martial arts and stuff, so we can't assume its cursed. So if you see it as power difference (by visualizing the attacks) its an awesome visualization of power.
What I hate about this movie is what I love about it. With such little screen time their deaths have a huge impact. That’s how you know they did a good job and getting you to like the characters.
This is one of those memorable movies you can always watch again and again and it never gets old because even if you bury it in your memory, it makes watching it more enjoyable
I love the hell out of this film. It never gets old. It's not only hilarious but it also has some fantastic action scenes. This scene with the zither players is my favorite martial arts scene of all time. It has a classic old school Kung fu film vibe when they'd conjure magic orbs and hurl them at each other. Carpenter put some of that old school magic in Big Trouble in Little China. It's just great stuff. The cgi effects in this film hold up pretty damn good too.
Under rated is a term often thrown around. This film is the true example of under rated. It's known well for its comedy but these scenes take me to another universe. They're crafted beautifully.
This is just my opinion, but I think the couple is a perfect counter for The Harpist. The Harpist technique mostly focus on long range attack (blade and fist) although they have also close range figther (the bigger dude). Their long range attack seems like some sort of sound wave, it's so fast and so dense that it forms blade and a fist that can cut through soft surfaces like human flesh or even concrete. Now, the couple could counter their attack, the husband silent movement easily reach them without them knowing it and make them fight on close range, since one of the Harpist are blind and really rely on hearing while figthing, and the other only focus on offensed and brute stength, the husband fluid almost like water technique really make them in trouble by letting them hit each other, with the wife ability to produce an even more stronger sound wave with wide range that easily destroy everything in front of it and sweep the Harpist attack and blast them few feet away, they lose to a better duo they never face. Sorry for my broken English
Husbands style is Qi Gong, techniques that use your opponents strength against them. Instead of bracing against attacks, he lets their punches move his body, then uses the rotational force to hit them harder.
After so many years, still one of my favourite fight scene in a martial arts movie. The choreography and music score is so good. Fun fact: You watch Shang-Chi? The landlord is Master Guang Bo. The actor's name is Yuen Wah.
The musicality is so perfectly integrated with the action of this scene-- this whole thing is a creative masterpiece. My favorite part is the exchange between the lawyer and the landlady, when he tells her to eat shit and die: "Die? In all this racket?" 😂
Best visualization of the Qi concept in movie! Even better than what Star Wars did with the "Force". I like how it demonstrates physical power and skills are no match to Qi: two skilled fighters cannot defeat the harpists; but the harpists are still not the most powerful, they need the instrument as a medium to focus and deliver the energy, while the land lady is powerful enough to release her Qi energy by just screaming. That's better than Jedi's in Star Wars where the differences between novice and powerful force manipulators are just how big of a thing one can move with force.
The most impressive power of the landlady is not her sonic damage, it is her accuracy of controlling the damage. At 6:33 you can see how her sonic wave turned the harp into millions of pieces, yet the underpants of the harpists were amazingly in good shape.
What a lot of people did not understand about this film, why it was such an amazing film for even the Chinese Market, was the choice of martial arts used. In Chinese novellas, there had been many kung-fu skills and many TV shows, films and stories had been written about them. But the choice to use Lion's roar was such a perfect choice, it really set everyone up in awe of how well crafted the story was.
The landlady and her husband reveals are one of my top cinematic reveals ever, her character is F'ing awesome. A couple years ago I paused an old James Bond movie where he has two girls protecting/fighting for him. One was that actress, she had retired and had acted in 30yrs, she was taking her granddaughter to an audition when a casting director spotted her for this role... 🤯
This movie is awesome and the fight choreography is amazing I still get goosebumps at the big “twist” in this fight. I know it’s been foreshadowed since the film began that landlady is a actually a kung fu master, but it’s so easily dismissed due to the movie being comedy
the Donut was really impressive to be honest, even though he lost he put up a good fight, it's sad that the other guy die to the Harpists before he could do anything
Its 2022. Ive seen this movie a good dozen times and i watch this scene like i watch my favorite anime moments. This came out in 2004 and it still holds up. Why is it so difficult to make dope moments like this in live action without it looking cheesy af?
It's sad that they don't have sequel to this great movie, like if they were to make another part, just imagine new different characters with different unique kung-fu techniques, but still love this film so much.
@@s2korpionic well it is hard to have a sequel when the main already became so powerful anyway, better to have the kind of sequel as in it focus on different chars while keeping the same style.
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The closest thing we'll get into a proper live-action anime. This and Shaolin Soccer are timeless classics.
Stephen chow knows how to make a goofy yet not cringy live movies
This movie also hold the most cgi effects ever use in history of movies with minimal budget
Have you seen any other Stephen Chow movies? I've only seen those 2 and about died laughing throughout. But I've found some "best of stephen chow" kinda videos and he's made a looottt of HILARIOUS stuff.
most fighting anime that time come from chinese movies... so...
too bad Hong Kong wont be producing these golden movies as much now that the CCP is breathing down their necks
4:19 This scene gives my goosebumps and chills. That cold entrance was too scary. This movie is old but every time I watch this, it never fails to amaze me.
Personally I'm never bored after watching this movie for like... 100 times now? 🤔
The first time I watched this as a kid I thought he was in shock and got lauched out of his apartment by the wife's scream. Then it dawned on me when he started fighting.
They thought of everything making the two bad guys land hard and master land like a feather
Old? Feels like I watched it yesterday when it was on DVD lol😊
@@danno5805 Ha, same... it's 20 years old now, so I guess it ain't exactly new, but man... seems like just yesterday to me :P
Jokes aside, the fight choreography is so good for a comedy film like this
Wassup garou?
My man. It's nice seeing you. It feels I have friend here in the comments .
Fact.
From what ive heard Cause most of them are legit and really accomplished martial artist..land lady was in a james bond film,landlord was bruce lee's stunt double..the guy with the iron rings runs a kung fu school.
Have there been any kung fu movies of this calibur recently?
During the beginning of the film, we see how the Axe Gang is powerful and terrifying until the trio effortlessly defeat the Axe Gang. Even then, the three still meet their demise at the hands of the Harpist. Then we get to see the Harpist was no match against the couple. Then they show us again no matter how strong the couple, the killer Beast is just on another different level. Finally, the Beast himself was a piece of cake in the eyes of main character true power(the moment he unlock the Buddha's Palm). It's like anime power level scaling.
actually the beast wasn't able to beat the couple they actually were supposed to win if not for the plot or being too nice or merciful cause the moment the female got the bell to amplify her lions roar the beast was destroyed but alas either plot or them being too nice was their downfall like many greats
@@mikeruryuji1916 Beast final fight with Sing shows that he also hide his killer technique, so I'd say the couple still got slightest chance to win, if Beast doesn't recover from second time of Lion Roar. Even if he did recover, he probably gonna use his technique earlier and destroy the couple.
@@mikeruryuji1916 Well, being deceptive is also a skill, so it feels fair to me.
@@RiderBreaker in that fight with the beast and the couple it could’ve went either way, but since the beast obviously was just enjoying fighting he wasn’t being serious and staying on his toes
This movie is pure anime in live action.
I like the small details of the Harpists' attacks, like how when they strike refined chords, they manifest blades. But when they just strum dissonant, it becomes a blunt punch
That's a good catch.
Yes, in China we usually bring our shields and spears to watch live performances of Guzheng and harp in case they switch variation between refined chords and strum dissonant
@@slavish_superiority you truly made me laugh.
This landlords are so powerful that you have to pay rent in order to stay alive.
Anyways, I've always loved this scene.
Where were these landlords during the Japanese invasion?
In fact, where were these powerful people when the Chinese people were being slaughtered by the millions?
Lmao 🤣🤣
@@cashewnuttel9054 Do you think that the enemy doesn't have the same kind of people?
@@Sorasyn21 true, Japanese probably have the super kungfu master counterpart such as Naruto-esque ninjas.
NIgga i don't think Kung Fu would help against guns and tanks
This is such a creative and beautifully executed fight scene. The concept of the killer piano, the choice of music, the wushu movements from the spearman. All so beautiful.
The instrument is called a zheng or a guzheng. (Gu means "old")
The title literally told you they are harpists, and you still say they play piano? LOL
too bad Hong Kong wont be producing these golden movies as much now that the CCP is breathing down their necks
@@Dubs22005 I know right. THe world is in Sad times.
the whole world burning.
Well, gotta say this is one of the BEST ,masterpiece, from the master himself Steven Chow. The flow and how he brings out the film is just simply perfect
This movie is a masterpiece. I love everything about it.
I hate the ending. They could have ended it with the beautiful flower flying into the air, but closed it with the scammer for some reason
@@markregev1651 they were making the story go into a full circle, the kid at the end represents Stephen Chow and the the whole cycle of scam to enlightenment begins all over again.
Agreed 💯🔥
When I was younger I felt so bad because I wanted the Harpists to win....their skills were so unique I wanted to keep seeing it action. Still my favorite part of the movie...
Prequel is in order!
Imagine the harpists vs the beast(just without the toad style)......I think that would be fun😂😅
@@gamerthinker5408 The Beast would still stomp them. The Landlord and her husband owned the Harpists, and they both got beaten by the Beast afterwards. The Harpists acknowledge themselves that the Beast surpasses them by declaring him the No. 1 best Martial Artist.
same here. hated the 3 fairies. Axe Gang forever.
@@retrowavefanatic4671 The landlords can beat the beast fair and square. If they will fought again they can beat him
Stephen Chow is really a great director. He really did well on showing what kids loves to watch that is timeless, Ii always bring back memories watching this.
Better than AOT live action
@@Adrian-lu9vi Hell, better than MOST of the "attempts" to make a live-action anime lol
Why people can't just follow good works like this I wonder.
4:21
The entire movie, the husband was the one that was like "it's not our business, let them do whatever. Don't get caught in it"
But when those harpists felt threatened by his wife and were ready to launch an attack, he literally jumped in like "you're not touching my lady. I will not let you get close to my wife"
I just love this movie!
where this interpretation coming from?? the harpist and the axe gang made a deal to assasinate the 3 master and about to flee upon realize the presence of another masters (landlord and wife).
That would have been cool, but is sooo not what happened.
@satya yana false. They assumed there was only one other master after she told them to be quiet. The 3 they were sent to kill were iron fist, staff guy, and muy Thai guy. They had no clue about the landlord couple.
@@VSkyV not to mention that they beyond their pay
His entrance in this fight is also one of, if not THE most badass move I've seen in any media.
4:19 that entrance tho always gives me chills..
I always admire Kungfu Hustle for its sequence, no unnecessary events or unnecessary act and the fighting is all on point no unnecessary move whatsoever. Top notch writing. I am in an urge to consume more of Stephen Chow masterpiece, he is sleeping too long.
a lot of classic movie he maked, 无敌破坏王 情圣 大话西游 国产007。。。。。
The fact that it doesn't need a background music in this fight because the fight itself IS the music. Such excellency✨
This is more than a decade old right? Still gets me hyped up. What a masterpiece!
2004
almost 2 decades now
Shaolin Soccer is two decades now
An absolute masterpiece. Music, faces, sounds, everything is so perfect that it remains in memory even years and years after seeing that movie.
"Stephen" 周星馳 is a genius.
2:26 is actually a dance without the animated visualisation. The actor is so talented to make it a natural Kung fu gesture and stance and it turns out to be a nice scene
It is a kung fu gesture.
2:20 how the sound of the fighting slowly fades out that only the music remains is absolutely goddamn genius, and legendary
4:19 is just... god-tier cool. One of the coolest little moments in any action film. Really, this whole film is god-tier.
Easily one of the best comedies of all time. I watched the entire thing with a giant grin on my face.
I must have watched this 35 times in a month or 2 lol
3:34 that henchmans laugh before he gets kicked has always killed me 😆🤣
It's not a laugh, it's the cantonese equivalent of 'why you...'
Because of this scene Donut was actually my favourite character in the movie, the timing of his rescue, his movement, his valiant efforts it was shame they didn't do more with his character.
2:26...donat's dance and music is epic in my view...
Hes the kungfu school muscleman in jacke chans snake in the eagle shadow movie.
3:30 she casually caught the axe 😂
They should have known right there. She was about to fire it back too before her husband dragged her back in
@@furtywelsh3482 racket means noise
the first time I saw that part years ago my reaction was "What the hell was that?!"
not casually, this detail means the landlady is a kung fu master, that's why she got it easily
This movie is art and comedy. The cinematography is amazing, the symbolism is great, the fight scenes are great, even ancillary characters are great. It’s the type of movie that no matter what you’re into, it has it for you
Watch rrr in netflix's
4:21 the fact that the landlord decided to beat them up while they don't have their harp is a very smart move
this movie got the coolest and badass moves.. you never tired of it.. you wanted more!
''DIE?! IN THIS RACKET?!'' fantastic line XD
The lion's roar, from this scene, gives me a shiver all the time and I am 40!
Becomes more powerful with a giant bell as a makeshift Microphone.
It was supposed to be a Myth!
@@TheVocalTune a power ranger bazooka?
I think you must have a strong wife
thats the price to pay for coming home late(plus other woman's lipstick on your cheek) with an angry wife waiting
This is* one of the best movies ever made.
This movie holds a special heart to me since my grandfather was a actor in this movie and showed it to me, it was one of the best movies i ever watched.
This is why I love the villains. The harpists arguably the best duo out there. Too bad they lost to the landlords.
До сих пор на рингтоне основная тема из сцены))
If only Ditkovich is as powerful as them. Peter would’ve have paid the rent.
It's Kung Fu country not rent free country!
Bully maguire would’ve put dirt in everyone’s eyes
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this...this..comment did it
@@liveac3694 Lol this is the greatest comment of all time how is this not get more likeeeeess!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hahahaha
I forgot how good this movie is. Time to re-watch the whole film.
The control and landing of the instrument at 3:05 is just perfect.
Every time Yuanqiu uses the lion's roar, she puffs it out together with the cigarette she is smoking😂😂
Wonder if lions roar can cure cancer and cholesterol levels.
The attack gives +50 extra tar damage
She was great in _The Man With the Golden Gun._
@@michaelmoore7975 who was in that movie that you speak of?
@@ericsantana1184 It was the 1974 James Bond movie.
Qui Yuen plays Nara, niece of Hip, a character played by Soon-Tek Oh.
She and another niece (who were just young schoolgirls) were James Bonds bodyguards.
Yuen was young and very cute....and deadly.
However, she is not credited in the movie.
Honestly, this is splendid art. It is the very definition of comedy and tragedy. Shakespeare would've been in love from the first scene to the last
My first time seeing this, i was lost the whole first half of this movie, like a loooong tutorial, until this scene... That's when i finally understood what i was in for..
This one belongs to the museum.
Super classic
For those interested Kung Fu hustle 2 has been confirmed in 2019/2020 (can't remember which exactly) chow mentions it's not gonna be a direct sequel and it will be set in the modern era with his character only doing a cameo (if that)
To me that makes sense because the entire movie starts with a random old dude handing out martial arts booklets and I imagine the next protagonist will be the master of one of the other booklets
The kid in the end of kung Fu hustle?
With full of snot
This was the first scene of Kung Fu Hustle I saw. Found it on TV while surfing. There's an inherent goofiness, but the fear factor of this fight is real. The Harpists are doing massive damage with absolutely minimal effort. Even with their king fu, Tailor & Donut can't touch their opponents. But every chord carries death for them.
notice that the 1st 2 can't even see the attacks until the last secs (base on the visual representation) but with the other 2 , they can visually see all the attacks. This represents how powerful those 2 are. just my cents
no, it was a difference in the strength of the attack. For the first 2, the harpists only need to summon the flying blades. For the other 2, the harpists needed to summon an undead army.
@@templarknight7 just check it, they did 3 or 4 various attack swords, shockwave(deflect), punches and the samurai. 3 of the attacks were aimed to the 2, and its invisible to the naked eye until the last sec. While the last attack can be totally seen.
@@adrianroxas9772 in my opinion the last attack is the true form of harp's power.that harp must be cursed or something.we can see the band of undead warriors because the strings were snap and can't be produce a good sound via quick fix.the attacks of the harp are almost invisible at the beginning because it's concealed with the good sound of the harp.maybe that harp has some kind of power.
@@Teratouch probably. But, this movie is about martial arts and stuff, so we can't assume its cursed. So if you see it as power difference (by visualizing the attacks) its an awesome visualization of power.
@@adrianroxas9772 cursed weapons and martial arts can be together you know.i love that kind of idea.
What I hate about this movie is what I love about it. With such little screen time their deaths have a huge impact. That’s how you know they did a good job and getting you to like the characters.
2:22 my boy got some moves
Love it
"AHHHH THE LION'S ROAR - I THOUGHT IT WAS A MYTH! AHHHHHH"
lmao love the acting! I loved this movie in my early teens (14yr old when it was released!)
3:35
"Get out of my way!"
* *remains in the car to chill* *
6:00
This has to be one of the coolest ultimate move I’ve seen
4:18 that entrance really gives on the power gap between them
With the title of this movie I was not looking forward to watching it. Boy was I wrong. This whole movie was great.
This might be the greatest Kung Fu movie ever made.
5:49 that was one of the best stances I've seen
I remember seeing this movie as a teen but seeing it now as an adult I can appreciate it more of the visual awesomeness.
main actor is the Director = what a TALENT , LIVING LEGEND
1:36 I liked the small detail that the two harpists looked in different directions at the noise.
5 of the greatest minutes in cinema history. And I have absolutely zero context. Just awesome work
I remember watching this scene and was genuinely terrified for Donut.
and with a reason, they all fucking died
This movie is like those great KungFu movies of years ago but with so much comedy. Its one of my favorite movies of all time.
The slow tilt to show the yin yang symbol still give me chills
This movie will forever live in my heart and soul rent free. never will I charge rent LMFAO. truly a comedic masterpiece.
This is probably my favorite scene of any movie. I love this fight. Beautiful and tragic.
This is one of those memorable movies you can always watch again and again and it never gets old because even if you bury it in your memory, it makes watching it more enjoyable
I love the hell out of this film. It never gets old. It's not only hilarious but it also has some fantastic action scenes. This scene with the zither players is my favorite martial arts scene of all time. It has a classic old school Kung fu film vibe when they'd conjure magic orbs and hurl them at each other. Carpenter put some of that old school magic in Big Trouble in Little China. It's just great stuff. The cgi effects in this film hold up pretty damn good too.
Props to the Harpists Underwear manufacturer for withstanding the Lion Roar
I love Asian comedy so goofy yet professional
Thousands time better then todays lovey dovey dramas💯
Love this scene. One of my favourite movie. I swear the Harpists will be a badass mortal combat character.
People casually catching axes in this movie is the funniest shit ever.
Under rated is a term often thrown around. This film is the true example of under rated. It's known well for its comedy but these scenes take me to another universe. They're crafted beautifully.
This movie was a masterpiece and no one can convince me otherwise
This is just my opinion, but I think the couple is a perfect counter for The Harpist. The Harpist technique mostly focus on long range attack (blade and fist) although they have also close range figther (the bigger dude). Their long range attack seems like some sort of sound wave, it's so fast and so dense that it forms blade and a fist that can cut through soft surfaces like human flesh or even concrete. Now, the couple could counter their attack, the husband silent movement easily reach them without them knowing it and make them fight on close range, since one of the Harpist are blind and really rely on hearing while figthing, and the other only focus on offensed and brute stength, the husband fluid almost like water technique really make them in trouble by letting them hit each other, with the wife ability to produce an even more stronger sound wave with wide range that easily destroy everything in front of it and sweep the Harpist attack and blast them few feet away, they lose to a better duo they never face. Sorry for my broken English
Husbands style is Qi Gong, techniques that use your opponents strength against them. Instead of bracing against attacks, he lets their punches move his body, then uses the rotational force to hit them harder.
@@Levi_SkardsenActually the kungfu he use is Tai-chi
After so many years, still one of my favourite fight scene in a martial arts movie. The choreography and music score is so good.
Fun fact: You watch Shang-Chi? The landlord is Master Guang Bo. The actor's name is Yuen Wah.
It's hard to recognize with all the facial hair
That's got to be the funniest Kung Fu movie I've ever seen lmao 😂😆😂😂😂
Try princess and the seven Kung Fu masters another funny gem!!!!! Classic!!
@@100bgeagle Shaolin Drunken monk
The musicality is so perfectly integrated with the action of this scene-- this whole thing is a creative masterpiece.
My favorite part is the exchange between the lawyer and the landlady, when he tells her to eat shit and die: "Die? In all this racket?" 😂
2:05 Kung fu masters can swim in the air 🤯🤨🧐🤔
After lions roar when harpists escaped crawling in torn attire, I burst out laughing
Who knew the lion's roar was real?
To save everyone the weeks it took me searching for this song when I saw the movie long ago.
🎵King Chu Doffs His Armor🎵
Best visualization of the Qi concept in movie! Even better than what Star Wars did with the "Force". I like how it demonstrates physical power and skills are no match to Qi: two skilled fighters cannot defeat the harpists; but the harpists are still not the most powerful, they need the instrument as a medium to focus and deliver the energy, while the land lady is powerful enough to release her Qi energy by just screaming. That's better than Jedi's in Star Wars where the differences between novice and powerful force manipulators are just how big of a thing one can move with force.
The most impressive power of the landlady is not her sonic damage, it is her accuracy of controlling the damage.
At 6:33 you can see how her sonic wave turned the harp into millions of pieces, yet the underpants of the harpists were amazingly in good shape.
What a lot of people did not understand about this film, why it was such an amazing film for even the Chinese Market, was the choice of martial arts used. In Chinese novellas, there had been many kung-fu skills and many TV shows, films and stories had been written about them. But the choice to use Lion's roar was such a perfect choice, it really set everyone up in awe of how well crafted the story was.
the landlord played by Yuen Wah is the archer master Guang Bo in Shang-Chi movie.
Wasn't he also Bruce Lee's double in Enter the Dragon? He did the somersault at the end of the opening scene, and the flip kick against Ohara...
Yeah, and shang chi has a poster of kung fu hustle in his room lol
Axe gang boss is Bruce Lee in IP Man 4. Also the goalkeeper in Shaolin Soccer
I still think the Harpist has the coolest power.
Creating sounds as weapons.
So Anime-like
I think the harp itself also is a cursed item.we can see its true power was came from the dead warriors.
@@Teratouch it's not cursed, it's a reference to old wuxia TV series, just upgraded in the visual FX to give visual cue on the attacks.
One of the greatest fantasy scripts I 've ever encountered..it is no less a classic
This scene need a Oscar! Its pure art!
The landlady and her husband reveals are one of my top cinematic reveals ever, her character is F'ing awesome. A couple years ago I paused an old James Bond movie where he has two girls protecting/fighting for him. One was that actress, she had retired and had acted in 30yrs, she was taking her granddaughter to an audition when a casting director spotted her for this role... 🤯
what i love in this movie is the power level, like one boss beats someone then the next boss beats them and so on
This movie is awesome and the fight choreography is amazing
I still get goosebumps at the big “twist” in this fight. I know it’s been foreshadowed since the film began that landlady is a actually a kung fu master, but it’s so easily dismissed due to the movie being comedy
Weapons coming from the Harp was such a brilliant idea. The music is calm while there's nothing but chaos lol
the Donut was really impressive to be honest, even though he lost he put up a good fight, it's sad that the other guy die to the Harpists before he could do anything
Everything destroyed by the Lion's Roar except the pants!😆
Its 2022. Ive seen this movie a good dozen times and i watch this scene like i watch my favorite anime moments. This came out in 2004 and it still holds up. Why is it so difficult to make dope moments like this in live action without it looking cheesy af?
Because masterpiece are hard to make.
It was cheesy. There are enough empathetic moments for it to feel not cheesy
This movie was ahead of its time. Masterpiece!
5:26 the looks in her eyes was " thats enough ".
even though this is a movie from 2004. but it always amazed me to watch an HD action movie ( we don't have that kind of new fight movie anymore:( ) .
The landlady woman, is in The Man with the Golden Gun. She's one of the "nieces" that "saves" bond and kicks some ass.
I find it funny that the axe gang boss is annoyed with the fact that his minion keeps blocking his view when he can just sit in front of him instead
It's sad that they don't have sequel to this great movie, like if they were to make another part, just imagine new different characters with different unique kung-fu techniques, but still love this film so much.
I'd rather there not be a sequel that would likely to tarnish this film.
@@s2korpionic well it is hard to have a sequel when the main already became so powerful anyway, better to have the kind of sequel as in it focus on different chars while keeping the same style.
I think there is one in development, it was meant to release last year but because of covid its been hard.
@koala2007 yes, could be involving the landlords' son death which makes the couple vow to never fight again
i hope Chinese action movies make like this agian this is was so epic and enjoy to watch with comedy and action the best kung fu movie i watch GOAT
Crazy to realize that Harpist #2 is also the same actor in Ip Man 2. Fung Hak On
The Axe Gang boss is Bruce Lee in IP Man 4
This movie is pure gold, it should be considered one of the best moies ever made
I love the depiction of Tai Kwan Do by the landlord. He moves slightly and they end up missing or hitting each other.
2:22 the best scene in all of cinematic kung fu history