This is one of the only few movies that can have the goofiest fight special effects yet can still be 100% taken seriously and it's still epic.

just to add a note for those not with a Chinese culture background. "lion roar" is informally referred to the yelling from a wife like a lion, when she is mad, angry, or want to bully the husband. It matches the female master role in the movie perfectly.

"I only want to kill you or be killed by you." The respect for the both masters but the sarcasm is still there. Beast is just a legit battle maniac. Such a badass character.

8:46 is my favorite part in the whole movie

Although the Lion's Roar definitely steals all the attention, the moment at 4:15 is such a clever touch. Knowing that the wife is not as flexible as the husband, he immediately help her. Nice save, great writing by the writer.

the little "Bonk" with the broken piece of wood at the end gets me every time 😂

Three reasons why the protagonist hits the beast. 1, The protagonist was always pretend to be a bad guy because he was shamed on himself when he failed to be a good man. 2, 1:34 Real meaning from landlady is "If someone have to sacrifice himself for the justice, I would rather be that one" (The original translation in subtitle is not accurate. ). After hearing this, the protagonist's righteous mind has been ignited. 3, He saw the beast surprisingly attack landlord/landlady after surrender, which is pretty shameless behavior. As a consequence, he tried to help the landlady/landloard by hitting the beast. Even he knew very well it is useless, but he is showing his attitude that he is be on the righteous side.

3:42 is my favorite part of the scene. The way he says "the lions roar" out of excitement and then laughs maniacally while jumping to the landlady. Just shows you he's been itching for that good fight and has a lust for battle.

That formal talking before they start wrecking is what makes this scene even better.

bad guy: "why did you hit me?" good guy barely breathing: *thunk* bad guy: 👊👁️👄👁️

that lion roar amplified with giant bell is fucking creative

The fact that you can actually hear the Lions Roar in the bell is so freaking awesome. I wanna see a part 2 so bad

That AMPLIFIED Lion Roar always has me rolling, this masterpiece will never get old!

This movie filled with a lot of cultural references, yet still have awesome writing, story and choreography. No wonder people call this movie as a love letter for Kung Fu film industry.

8:45 I swear that is one on the funniest scenes in an insanely funny movie🤣

There's a joke here at 7:16 that got lost in translation The Boss at first told Sing to “郁佢啊” which means "hit him" then at the second sentence he also says "郁佢老妈啊“ which directly translates to "hit his mother" but in a cultural context it's a common way to emphasise something in a rude way which can be translated as to "fucking hit him" but Sing probably only gets the transliteration part for some reason which is why he got confused and ask "do you want me to hit him or hit his mother? you're making me confused"

What an awesome sequence! Kung-fu Hustle is truly a masterpiece, I wish Stephen Chow made more movies.

I love the fact that both sides "win" this fight in their own way, neither one by actually being more individually powerful or just "stronger". (even if the beast is the strongest single character in the scene) The Couple win by working together, using their best skills to counter the beast long enough to do damage to him. The Beast wins by feigning surrender and pulling a hidden trick. Goods win through cooperation while evil wins with trickery, neither one is shown to be truly stronger than the other in this scene, its what I love about it.

They could’ve defeated Beast by the second Amplified Lion’s Roar but Beast deceived them unfortunately 😢

The Lion’s Roar against the musician ghost army always gave chills. 😅

8:45 Haha the final little bonk on the head, never give up.

This movie deserves all the love and attention it gets, and I’m so happy that they’re making a sequel!

I'll never get tired of saying this Movie deserves a Continuation, I mean this Movie is undeniably one of the Top 5 Movies in the world... Action pack and Comedy entertaining the whole movies is so good.

The Beast: "Speed is the most important thing in martial arts!" Also The Beast: has a solid steel skull apparently and can no-sell almost anything short of being personally smacked by a living kung-fu god

Incredibly original, hilarious, and awesome fight sequence. A masterpiece!

One thing I want to add for non-Mandarin speakers is how poetic the gift of the bell is at 1:07. Bell in Mandarin is 鐘, pronounced zhong. It is the same pronunciation as 終, which means "end", or another nice way of saying "death". So to give them the gift of a bell is basically a declaration of their death.

this is the greatest movie that has ever been made. I love how the Lion's roar gets amplified. I wasn't sure why she was beating the bell like that rather than focusing on beating the villain but when the husband lifts up the bell to amplify, and I'm like "oooooooohhHHHH sHHHITTTT!!"

The cig doesn’t drop and the flip flops don’t break. God I love this movie 😂❤❤❤

What I really love about this movie is the body language and facial expressions. The actors deliver it so well. Danny Kwok-Kwan Chan as the axe gang leader has so many great scenes although feeling like a background character. Also like his way of talking.

My favorite part, is when first watching the movie, everyone thinks "is the bell his weakness? He cant concentrate with the sound maybe?" And he's enjoying himself so much, his grin has his cheaks practically closing his eyes, but the moment the landlord picks up the bell, we get it, and so does he as the camera pans down from his head, to eye level, as his grin lowers at the same pace, slowly showing in his eyes his grin realization as if hes going "oh god no". I love that little choice of expression

The fact they did a strong woman character better than marvel 😭😭

4:36 love this choreography

i watch this movies 12 times already and never feel bored. lol. this movies is really a masterpiece.

I love how at 1:37, when she said the cheesy Line "good and Bad can't coexist"...the hero is all focused and know his destiny

One of the best scenes in any movie, ever! 1. The green crocodile shoes. 2. The lion's roar with the bell. 3. Music when The Beast starts fighting Paris. 4. The massive punch from the giant fist. 5. Whirlwind from amplified roar. 6. Her chest expanding and cig getting destroyed as she powers up. 7. The pre-fight chit chat. 8. The twist punch that almost sauces Paris. 9. Paris twisting Helen to dissipate the twist punch. 10. The useless tap on the Beast's face with the stick. 11. 12. Add your favorites!

the cgi aged pretty well, even by today standard, i think this is some really good cgi.

In Chinese,sending a bell as a gift means condolence to the receiver.Because the pronunciation of "sending a bell"送钟 is the same as "condolence"送终🤣

4:58 holy shit that is SO fucking funny LMAO, kicking him off and him falling back like a regular person, no more top killer HAHAHA

This movie is way ahead of time..... do you agree????

that old dude's entrance still remains one of the most badass scenes. the music fits so well

Nothing like the lions roar. What a classic.

7:53 my fav scene. His disappointment 😂😂😂

This was a great movie, to bad a lot of people don't know about it.

When the bad guy moves in superspeed when you're supposed to be in bullet time, you know you're in trouble.

Possibly my favorite movie of all time. I can watch it over and over and never get bored. It's such a fun movie to watch.

These two people hide their real personality till the end, they are very emotional and understanding but in society they behave as if they constantly fight, they lost their only son in fight tournament and hide their pain by behaving like jerks in public, they finally take care of the main character and helps him become ACE WARRIOR

I watched this for the first time at 3AM one morning. I laughed so much I started catching cramps in my abs. My wife was on the phone with her sister and was trying to figure out why I was laughing so much. I started the movie over and she laughed until she had tears in her eyes.

5:29 One of the greatest "oh shit" realisations I've ever seen on film.

Does anyone else think it's wild that he's fighting with flip flop sandals on? haha I love it.

4:05 happens to him he endures it, 4:10 happens to her he flips her to counter act it. True love

This movie is an example of how a Dragon Ball movie should have been.

😂😂😂 this movie is probably my favorite Kung Fu comedy. Had me laughing in both languages.

“Why did you hit me?” *THOINK* Classic lmaooo

This is my favorite movie of all time. It is truly a masterpiece. The Kung Fu was great and over the top. Some scenes also had me cracking up

8:46 He did it! The long lost KungFu Art of…… EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!

Nobody can make such a amazing movie ever again , beautiful work must have been a talented movie crew.

7:33 this my favorite

It makes me wonder how powerful the couple could of been if they never stoped fighting…

This film never gets old for me. Definitely one of the most pervasively entertaining films I've seen.

Legendary scene from a legendary movie. Brings back a lot of childhood memories 😊

It bears reminding that "Helen of Troy" fights while also smoking. The first time you meet her, she's doing her hair and collecting rent. The second time you meet her, she's trying to wind down for bed. She NEVER wants to be inconvenienced for things like gang violence. She's basically trying to enjoy her early retirement. Helen and Paris are just two lovers trying to live their lives peacefully. They are also metaphors for the trials of marriage: the man must be ready to compromise and support his woman, the woman must remain strong for the man. Their Kung Fu styles also mirror this: he's flexible and can divert force with his body, she uses her grounded and explosive force to blow problems away. Woman's fury supported by a man's flexibility creates a strong team with few weak spots. So when they fight, they are also very well coordinated--like in marriage. Neither is stronger than the other. You notice how Paris never gets angry when she hits him. He just laughs it off and continues to defend her.

I watch some scenes in this movie from time to time. The thrill and excitement since the first time I watch this movie has not changed at all. This movie is a masterpiece. Love from Philippines.

7:05 always makes me laugh

There is no better movie

8:42 🤣😂😂 why did you heat me ? Tik ... 😂😂😂

6:44 when twister goes too far

Stephen Chow is not only one of the most underrated creator but also an unrecognized ambassador of Chinese culture.

5:30 it was at that moment he knew that he was about to find out.

02:59 the fact that he can hold off the Beast, even if just for a few secs, is such a bad ass moment, and I don't care what anybody says!

05:30 the roaring of a lion with a big bell

when the lion's roar is amplified

I like the moral of this story : 1. The Gang attack Pig Sty Alley because Steven and his fat friends started it 2. The 3 men in disguise, The Coolie, The Chef, and the Tailor step in to help the denizen from being killed by the Gang 3. The Gang wants revenge and hired Assassin's, the Harpist to killed the 3 kung fu master. 4. The Land Lord who vow to never fights and lived in peace, forced to step in to help fight the Harpist, but they were too late to save the Coolie, the Chef, and the Tailor, they all died from fighting the Harpist. 5. The Gang still want revenge, freed the Beast from Mental Asylum Prison to kill the Landlords. 6. Steven then step in and clean his own mistake by starting this war, protect Pig Sty Alley, Defeat the Beast, and make peace with him. There's so much to learn : 1. Revenge will only breed chain of hatred - Destruction - Vengeance. In the end innocent people died. 2. It takes only a small pebble to create an avalanche, just because Steven stupidity, he created a war ... 3. Oil and Water will never mix, the good and the bad people can't coexist. 4. Money, Booze, Women, Power, all of this doesn't matter when you are close to death. See when Steven almost died from the beast Attack he draw a candy.... all he wants is to protect and to be with the girl he loves, his dream to be on the bad side because he thinks bad people always winning .... deep down he knows he never truly wants to be bad. 5. You have to clean your own mistake, Steven start this war, he finish it, he ends it. 6. Great Power comes with Great Responsibility.

The Beast is easily in my top 10 bad guys of all time. Something so cool about the idea of a balding, middle-aged guy in flip-flops being a bored martial arts genius who kills people for fun.

I never get tired of watching this film... so epic!

He surrendered and they still showed mercy. He's so dirty.

I saw this movie when it first came out and here we are in 2024. This movie just never gets old.

Pure. Genius. A poetic love letter to the martial arts movie industry.

A masterpiece. That's all we can tell.

Remember seeing this in the movies for the first time. It was so awesome.

This was it. This was the peak.

That amplified Lion's Roar is GOAT...oh my!

That was better than Avengers

Love it when Real recognizes Real. Felt each others aura'd through the walls.

That last hit with the broken piece of wood is always hilarious

This is the greatest Martial arts movie ever. Love it. Classic. Great, Great, story.

5:28 favourite part of whole movie, you just could see scare in his eyes.

This how I used to play with my action figures when I was a kid 😢… I miss it

I like that "Oh shit" look he had when he saw that bell.

They could never make a movie this good again I swear

I like how pleasant they are before the fight. Reminds me of Princess Bride.

I know it's translated as Paris and Helen of Troy, but the actual Chinese name of the characters were Yang'Guo (杨过) and Xiao Long'Nu (小龙女), who were a famous fictional wuxia power couple from one of Gum Yoong's novels, 神雕侠侣, which translates to "The Condor Heroic Couple", with the two characters being the titular Heroic Couple.

I love how they agree to fight so amicably

Best. Kung-Fu. Movie. Ever! Prove me wrong.

Chad move of the guy being beaten to shit and he still grabs a stick and hits the beast on the head.

This for me is one of the best modern Kung Fu films.

Such a great movie everytime I have watched it, the music and the fights are so good!

I remember seeing this movie in tv when I was a kid and was laughing my ass off the entire time. It took me years to figure out what the name of this movie was I love it!

The stick at the end 🤣🤣🤣

Hands down mifavourite movie ever 😁

I love his smile. Yeah, you hit me, but now its MY turn."