Remember all the great stuff about the 80s? Martial arts and action movies, Miami Vice fashion, neon lights, and all the stuff in between. Now take all of them and put them into a movie. I watched Kung Fury and you know what that means: Press Play.
Kung Fury sets a new record in going insane right at the beginning of the movie. The movie opens with an establishing shot of 1985 Miami. A police cruiser rolls up in front of three armed men, one of them with a skateboard. The officer asks if the men have permits to carry their weapons to which the skateboard armed man drops it under the car, and stomps the board launching the vehicle in the air. The three men open fire on the car and it explodes. I knew from that moment on I was strapped in for a wild ride.
The next scene shows kids in an arcade playing games. It soon transforms into a killer robot and murders them while flipping them off. How does this film top that moment you may ask? Well, the hero cop, Kung Fury, gets called into action and rides the car into the scene of action.
He jumps onto the roof of the car while firing his gun and crashing into the arcade game turned death machine. He dismounts the car and proceeds to pummel the robot down the street and the fight continues into space, and this is just the beginning of the film. This movie knows it is over the top and crazy, and I love it.
This film is only just over 30 minutes long but its a time I won't ever forget. It's a very well made film and it even has the 80s vintage look in both presentation and camera work. It's straightforward and quick to the punch and has a pretty cool final action set piece. I strongly recommend watching Kung Fury.
