When I was ten, I went to Blockbuster and rented it. My parents were a little apprehensive due to the fact that it was rated R, but after watching it once with my 8-year-old siter (who probably hadn't seen anything rated PG13), we were pleasently surprised. It's an absolutely hilarious movie that doesn't deserve the rating it was given. Honestly, if they took out the one use of f*** and the shooting at the beginning, I believe the movie would be an appropriate PG or if not, it would atleast fit WELL within the PG13 guidelines. I am absolutely baffled as to why it was rated R.
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Kung Fu Hustle
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Rowdy martial arts comedy. Older teens and up.
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About Kung Fu Hustle
Parents need to know that this film includes extravagant violence, mostly cartoonish and stylized (martial arts wirework and digitally enhanced). The characters range from naïve romantics to hardcore hired killers, the tone is wildly comic and often charming, as the film pays homage to previous martial arts films. The good guys not only win, but also encourage the villain to rethink his evil ways.
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- Families can talk about the traditional story of a young hero who achieves his destiny, the popularity of kung fu movies, and the use of excessive violence to comic effects.
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- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Absolutely undeserving of the R rating
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
so hilarious...
The movie is so funny stacked with bunch of actions. I would say this is the best foreign movie I've seen this year.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Hilarious!
Don't think this deserved an "R" rating. Not much swearing, a few suggestive comments, and a fair amount of hilarious action. Not much gore at all either.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Fantastically hilarious movie, perfect for those over 13.
Kung Fu Hustle is a hilarious movie. It borrows many things from other Kung Fu films an adds a sprinkle of Looney Toons over the mix. It has plenty of laughs, but lots of cartoonish violence. Only one scene I found to be a little nasty, involving a decapitation (seen mostly in silhouette). There is no actual sex, but I spotted some rather tame innuendo. And a barber never pulls up his pants all the way, exposing the top of his butt, which can be seen several times. The language had at least one f-word (in subtitles), several s-words, and frequent uses of the word a**. But I didn't think that the film deserved an R-rating, since the violence is extremely cartoonish and funny.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
RETARTED
stupied and not in a good way. don't waste your ime.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Very funny and good martial arts.
Very funny and off beat movie. Has flying moves of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon but does not take itself seriously.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
LOVE IT!!!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Ha ha ha
Really funny if you make it through the brutal bloody beggining it goes up hill if you like this see Shaolin Soccer.
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- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
FUN FUN FUN!
Its a really fun movie. Does not deserve an "R" rating.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Kung Fu Hustle is a great movie.
First of all, I have no idea how this got the R rating. There's a little bit of gore and one guy says the F word once. This has the stuff that you'd find in a typical PG-13 movie. It's a great movie, with a lot of laughs and action. You should see it if you can; it makes fun of the over-used kung-fu plots out there, but it stays true to the genre and offers plenty of hard-hitting action. If you consider your 12 year old in the least bit mature, let him see it. He'll thank you. -Mr. Critic, 12 years old.
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