You know those movies that you know nothing about? I think I only saw one poster or something for it before I decided to see it. I needed to pass some time before Land of the Dead, and I though "What they hey? I like kung-fu movies... should be entertaining." That may have been the understatement of the year. I don't think I had ever laughed as hard in a theater as I did with this movie. Heck, I don't think I've laughed that hard since.

The story revolves mostly around a failure of a criminal named Sing, played by director Stephen Chow. Some of the other main characters are the Landlord and Landlady of Pig Sty Alley, as well as the evil Axe Gang and of course the Beast. All of the characters are great and memorable.

The story is very cartoony in some parts, yet also a lot darker in others. There are heaps of memorable scenes such as the knife throwing incident and the fights against the Axe Gang. I've heard of it described as Looney Tunes meets Kill Bill.... I would have to say that is a pretty good way of summing it up.

And now onto the fighting. Man, it's awesome. It contains many of my favourite live action fights scenes I would have to say. Trust me, if you're looking for really cool looking fights, look no further than this movie.

There's some good character development in the story to.

This is a movie where Stephen Chow truly shows off every talent a director could have. Camedy, Drama, Action and of course random pop culture references.

Also, if you like this movie you should also check out one of Chow's earlier movies, the awesome Shaolin Soccer. It's done in pretty much the same kind of style, except a lot zanier.

There's not really much more I can say about this title except it's one of my favourite movies, and I would gladly recommend it to fans of the genre, or even someone who's never seen a kung-fu movie before.

10/10