English Version Of Kung Fu Hustle -

He isn't wrong. The English version of Kung Fu Hustle loses the specific musicality of the original language. However, unlike most foreign films, Kung Fu Hustle is a visual slapstick film. 70% of the comedy is visual—the eyes popping out of heads, the cartoonish running, the exaggerated falls.

Aggressive localization.

In the Cantonese original, the insult is biologically grotesque. The Sony version changed it to "pregnant" to make it palatable. The literal version keeps the weird, biological randomness of Chow’s humor. english version of kung fu hustle