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Kung Fury

Whoever went to the drawing board and thought that a 1980’s infused action film starring bad ass martial artist Marty McFly acting as a cop who uses every cliche from the decade travelling to Golden Axe territory and being sent to Nazi Germany via Thor to eliminate the Kung Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler all to a Hasselhoff sang theme tune, was a good idea…

 

...Could not have been any more right. David Sandberg, the genius behind this madness, had this 30 minute short funded mostly by a Kickstarter campaign that all started with an amazing video game infused trailer. From the outset, ‘Kung Fury’ was going to be something special and now that the full feature has been released, we are not disappointed.

 

The plot may be a 1980’s fan boys dream that would otherwise seem like an undesired mess, but under some serious magic, is the must-see film of the year. One man's vision has given joy to nostalgics across the globe all thanks to some serious love and art in special effects. Moments reflect back on the good old fashioned days of VCR tracking, something that cleverly plays on the films low budget yet somehow never detracts from the action.

 

Whether it’s a gigantic vision of Thor in the same shot as a laser raptor or a time machine inspired by a Commodore 64 keyboard, ‘Kung Fury’ is undeniably visually stunning. The short running time does hinder the development of many of the characters leaving the finished product feeling like a compilation of uber awesome action sequences but who could expect more on a mere $600,000 funded project by a team no bigger than the Expendables bringing the 80’s back in style.

 

Actor, writer and director David Sandberg has pulled out all the stops and shows that nostalgic film making doesn’t need to ruin an old memory with a remake or reimaging but can create new memories with something magical. From video game inspired fight scenes to its brilliant score, ‘Kung Fury’ truly is a gem for the world.

 

The truth is, while I sit here typing away, my mind is replaying the film and all I want to do is watch it again and beg that a sequel is planned, so for your viewing pleasure, below is the film in its entirety, just remember to click repeat.

 

Director: David Sandberg

Year: 2015

Running Time: 30 minutes

Age Rating: TBC

 

Reviewer: Martyn Wakefield

RATING


Plot: 5
Fear: 2
Gore: 4


R5/5​

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