As a movie viewer I am very hard to please. There were maybe 6 films out last year that I liked. So, you can tell I'm not just saying this when I tell you that "Kung Fu Hustle" was awesome. It's funny, it's entertaining, it's exciting, it's a Stephen Chow movie! Like chow's other films, the plot is a typical good guys must fight bad guys story, but the plot isn't what you'll remember. The cartoony slapstick and parody is top-notch stuff. Anyway, the people in Pig-sty alley must defend themselves against the Axe Gang and its seemingly endless supply of assassins. Like a Buster Keaton film, this thin plot is used to set up as many gags as possible.

And for those who loved this, check out Chow's "Shoulin Soccer" (in America dubbed as "Kung Fu Soccer") and "God of Cookery".