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Kung Pow!: Enter the Fist
EMAILPRINT20th Century Fox Film Corporation
Overwhelming dislike
Based on 14 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 331 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Written by: Steve Oedekerk
Directed by: Steve Oedekerk
Release Date:
Theatrical: January 25, 2002
DVD: July 23, 2002
Running Time: 97 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for comic violence, crude and sexual humor
Starring Steve Oedekerk, Tad Horino, Jennifer Tung, Philip Tan, Joon B. Kim, Woon Young Park, and Ron Yuan
A spoof of dubbed martial arts movies.
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What The Critics Said
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Variety Eddie Cockrell
Consistently silly and intermittently laugh-out-loud funny spoof.
Read Full Review >New Times (L.A.) Andy Klein
On the up side, there are some genuinely funny jokes, and Oedekerk has been wise enough to keep the running time down to 82 minutes, including the eight-minute closing credit sequence (which is worth staying through its entirety). But Kung Pow! is no "What's Up, Tiger Lily?"
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Pete Nowak
If ever there's been a martial-arts movie that makes you feel as if you've been kicked in the head, surely it's Kung Pow! Enter the Fist.
Read Full Review >ReelViews James Berardinelli
If you've gone to Kung Pow for the plot, you have made a mistake. Come to think of it, if you have gone for the comedy, you've also made a mistake. In fact, if you've gone at all, you've made a mistake.
Read Full Review >New York Post Jonathan Foreman
An inept, tedious spoof of '70s kung fu pictures, it contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch, and no more.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Lawrence Van Gelder
To imagine the life of Harry Potter as a martial arts adventure told by a lobotomized Woody Allen is to have some idea of the fate that lies in store for moviegoers lured to the mediocrity that is Kung Pow: Enter the Fist.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Mark Olsen
If, for whatever reason, you do find yourself watching it, you may begin to ponder one of life's larger dilemmas: the fact that something can be done does not necessarily mean it should be done.
Read Full Review >Film Threat David Grove
Like a slug that crawls across the screen for eighty minutes before dying of its own nausea.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
The result is hopelessly inane, humorless and under-inspired.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
Where the hell are those Hollywood Ninja Assassins when you really need 'em?
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 8.9 (out of 10) based on 331 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Adam S gave it a10:
I never get tired of watching this movie. I also never get tired of people who just don't get it. I have a pretty warped sense of humour, and even that isn't enough sometimes to get enjoyment out of this film for some people, but I most certainly do. The ending is absolutely stupid, but that goes without saying in an entirely stupid movie. But that is its charm. Please Steve, I want a sequel that's just as stupid and funny and rediculously mental as soon as possible.
Mike H gave it a10:
Absolutely hilarious!!!! but only if you watch the whole thing and realize how much effort steve oedekirk actually put into making it. a couple of my idiot friends watched parts of it and then assumed it was crap. IT'S NOT!!!!! funny funny funny.
Jiblath M gave it a0:
On second thoughts, crap. I have had it with these monkey-fightin' snakes on this Monday to Friday plane!
Hikaru O gave it a10:
This movie is incredibly funny. even though it's just a parody of a bunch of random Chinese kung-fu movies, it's still amazingly enjoyable and fun to watch, the jokes are laugh-out-loud funny, and the blue-screen effects are very well done. Bottom line: There was nothing bad about it, I would kill myself to find out if the movie had a flaw, because there are none, this is the best movie I have ever seen, the critics who said the movie sucked don't deserve to be called critics, watch this movie. NOW!!
LB gave it a4:
It was bad, but not quite as bad as the critics would have you believe. It had the same problem as Snakes on a Plane did: they wanted to make a cheesy B-movie but B-movies don't work when they're actually trying to fail.
James R gave it a5:
This movie has the quality of a crappy youtube video... which I can watch FOR FREE! Honestly, the only way it would even be somewhat worth watching this movie would be by going to your friends house and watching it. Or on YOutube. Don't bother spending money on it.
Jiblath M gave it a10:
I know this movie required very little effort and money to create, and is not very deep, nor an original concept. That being said, this is one of my favorite movies of all time. The concept may not be original, but the execution is brilliant. The jokes are obvious, and just bizarre enough to be riotous. The pointless sound effects always make me laugh uncotrollably, and the general insanity is heartwarming. The scenes shot specifically for this movie could have used a little work, but it's excusable. However, I'm not so excited about the sequel, because I know it will never measure up to the original. This is my opinion, take it or leave it. However, be warned: I also ADORE Pootie Tang.
