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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 355 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
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
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 8.8 (out of 10) based on 355 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Jason B gave it a10:
I love this movie seen it many many times to hell with critics I like what I like not what im told is good. Only one gripe, BRING ME THE SEQUEL!!!!
brad r gave it a4:
This Movie's only redeeming quality is the Ed Wood feel. this movie is straight out of the mind of ed wood just 50 years in the future. I understand the point of this movie. It is making fun of chinese action movies and it does not do a horrible job. it is low budget and is supposed to be low budget. that is the underlying beauty of it. it is completely dumb, the ending sucks, and the dialogue is stupid. there are some I saw that say this movie has no flaws. it in fact has many flaws but it is the flaws that redeem the movie. if this was just poorly written, i could write it off as just another horrible movie. but it is more than that. the dialogue is dumb, the plot is so bad it makes you laugh, the production is terrible, the action scenes look soo bad, and it feels like it was written by a 6 year old. I do think I got the message. This is satire. this is satire of those movies and in how bad it is, making fun of how bad all those movies are. at the same time, it is in the ed wood style where it is so poorly done that it is funny. I also think this was probably intentional, in a way to poke fun at all those bad movies out there. if you analyze it too much it is horrible but overall, it is an average satire that gets the message across.
Kyle R gave it a10:
I laughed hard from beginning to end during this film. One of the funniest films i have ever seen, by far!!
Ryan L gave it a10:
This movie is a classic stupid funny movie that does what films are meant to do entertain. No it did not have characters you could relate to but, you sure as heck laugh at them.
Mark D gave it a0:
A derivative heap of clinical waste, without any redeeming features. I was forced to watch this tripe from beginning to end and consider it about two hours of my life I'm never going to get back.
Klepto manic gave it a10:
One of the most hilarious Movies I ever watched awesome.
David C. gave it a2:
Hilarious if you're about eight years old and Kenan and Kel is your thing.
