Its not often that you see a comedy that treads previous waters while making for worthwhile entertainment, but KP fits the bill. The basic premise of the movie is to make fun of early martial arts movies.
In case you haven't heard, KP is a film where they took an old martial arts film, rearranged the scenes, digitally added new characters, and dubbed the whole thing over. And, no, you don't have to have seen the original for things to make sense (I didn't). Yes, this is a comedy. If the idea that 'recycling' old movies is repulsive, you haven't guessed the half of it.
The first 15 minutes gets off to a slow start, setting up the origin of the main character, The Choosen One (played by Steve Odekirk). After that, you are assailed by the worst low-intelligence jokes you'll ever have fun laughing to. The movie is ridiculous, and in doing so, makes fun of the martial arts genre. If I didn't laugh much the first time I watched it, it was only from the shock that something so bad could be so funny.
The in-joke of this movie is that everything has been messed with, but the characters aren't in on it (well, you could argue that Steve is...). If you are good at lip-reading, you will get a few extra laughs from what the characters are actually saying before they were dubbed.
My only complaint (aside from the slow beginning) is the budget-limited special effects. Some were a bit cheap looking. Then again, nobody's going to see this movie for the effects...
Now don't get me wrong - this is no award winner. But it is fun. And silly. And stupid. But most of all, fun. I watched it on DVD, and will gladly watch it again.
In case you haven't heard, KP is a film where they took an old martial arts film, rearranged the scenes, digitally added new characters, and dubbed the whole thing over. And, no, you don't have to have seen the original for things to make sense (I didn't). Yes, this is a comedy. If the idea that 'recycling' old movies is repulsive, you haven't guessed the half of it.
The first 15 minutes gets off to a slow start, setting up the origin of the main character, The Choosen One (played by Steve Odekirk). After that, you are assailed by the worst low-intelligence jokes you'll ever have fun laughing to. The movie is ridiculous, and in doing so, makes fun of the martial arts genre. If I didn't laugh much the first time I watched it, it was only from the shock that something so bad could be so funny.
The in-joke of this movie is that everything has been messed with, but the characters aren't in on it (well, you could argue that Steve is...). If you are good at lip-reading, you will get a few extra laughs from what the characters are actually saying before they were dubbed.
My only complaint (aside from the slow beginning) is the budget-limited special effects. Some were a bit cheap looking. Then again, nobody's going to see this movie for the effects...
Now don't get me wrong - this is no award winner. But it is fun. And silly. And stupid. But most of all, fun. I watched it on DVD, and will gladly watch it again.