Kung Fu Hustle was released in 2005 in India. There was no hype, no notion of what the film was like. The trailers discouraged me. A martial arts film with special effects? Phooey! But the movie had me hooked. It is the movie I enjoyed most that year. It is truly as fresh and new a movie that has been made in the action comedy genre.Stephen Chow has used himself effectively, not allowing his character to overshadow the movie. As a result other endearing characters are brought into light. Savage humor and imaginative fight direction makes the movie enthralling. The background music fits right in. As the end suggests, a sequel is in the plans, which is unnecessary,for Kung Fu Hustle is a movie to be seen again and again.