Saw this on Amazon Prime. Checked the IMDb rating, as I always do when searching for a potentially watchable movie.

A rating if 7.7!?!? Really?

So I tuned in. Subtitles!? Really? Hmmmm.

Well, I figured at such a high rating, I'm obliged to give this flick a chance.

I was immediately intrigued and entertained by the comedy. I was actually laughing out loud at 1:30am. Being a life long insomniac, I had already taken my Benadryl and sleeping pill. Just the same, I couldn't stop watching. I guess I watched 15-20 minutes when I decided to restart it, and save it until my wife was awake to take it in with me.

My wife laughed as did I, throughout. Offbeat, a departure, and the other usual terms do apply but don't capture the essence of this farce.

Kungfu Hustle is obviously a Chinese film by comedian and star of the movie, Hong Kong's Stephen Chow, a guy I was not acquainted with. He also, wrote, directed, produced and did the screenplay.

First, let me just say, "HATS OFF" to Chow. This goofy vehicle reflects creativity & ingenuity. Not many movies make any of us (who possess at least some semblance of an intellect), laugh out loud several times over. This movie did.

I mentioned earlier I was intrigued. Foreign films often do not translate well. And even when they do, cultural differences can make the writer's attempt at humor, irrelevant or obscure to its non-native audience. It could just be taste too. Even in English. My little brother loved Monty Python humor. I deemed it insulting English toilet humor 45 years ago. It's just NOT funny.

So here, with Kungfu Hustle, it's not surprising Chow is a comedian. Bill Murray's opinion on this movie was: "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy".

The scene where 'Landlady' is chasing our star down the road, both as "roadrunners", was great. As visually stimulating as it was funny. I wished it would have lasted much longer.

The scene where our bumbling star is choosing people (one at a time), to fight, out of a crowd; and accidentally chooses (and quickly dismisses), badasses each time; is another (in a series of), laugh out loud moments.

It's difficult to articulate the humor, but the hilarity plays thru the subtitles beautifully.

Never seen anything quite like it. A 10 easy! It's more than a departure, it's outre. It also has a few inventive turns, and even a latent love story. But mostly, much fresh and well executed gag humor. And that is very difficult to pull off.

I will watch again fairly soon. I Highly recommend.

Thanks; Bob R.