Kung Pow 2: Officially Being Made.

http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/07/a-sequel-to-kung-pow-enter-the-fist-is-in-the-works/

So, this wonderful news is a thing. I loved KP, and I'm really eager for this. I figured a cult comedy deserved a thread for this kind of news.

HOLY SHIT, FINALLY. I really never thought I'd see the day. Kung Pow is one of the funniest movies of all time.

What a great, fucking awful movie. I remember wanting the sequel way back when I saw the first back in 04 (for reference I was 14 years old)

2015, you're alright.

Sounds good to me.

Sweet! Love its style.

Oh hell yes, I loved Enter the Fist. I watched it so freakin' much.

Definitely looking forward to Tongue of Fury. Awesome.

Alright I can see why you would be happy about this but consider: No.

What a fucking weird age we live in.

Kept you waiting huh?

It's about time.

Weeeeooeeeeoeoeoeoeoeoeeeeee!!!

@cerberus3dog: beat me to it

Have you guys never seen a comedy sequel? Spoiler: They are rarely as good as the original and just recycle jokes that you loved in the first movie.

Wouldn't you rather have Steve Odekerk do something new rather than retread jokes from the original?

Holy shit. The first movie is like my group of friend's favorite movie in an inside joke kinda way. There's always a way to make a reference to a dumb line from this thing. Anyone who gets "in" with us eventually has to watch it with us so we can see how they react to its stupidity and share some laughs. At this point I had given up hope on there ever being a sequel.

As a fan of the original I don't want a sequel and you guys don't seem to get that comedy sequels are almost always hot garbage. For every Wayne's World 2 there is a hundred Blues Brothers 2000s. None of you are allowed to bitch when this movie comes out on Crackle or whatever third rate Netflix service/VOD service and sucks as much as Joe Dirt 2.

@bartok: No, I get it. I've seen movies before, thanks. Sorry if not everyone defaults to being cynical. Sure, it probably won't be as good, but at least an attempt will be made. And that attempt won't lower the quality of the original or prevent it from existing, so everyone can go on enjoying the original all the same. If Oedekerk wants to try to repeat the magic a second time around then I say after waiting 13 years he's more than welcome to try.

I've never seen the movie so my assumptions could be totally off, but that movie always looked to me like it would be full of racist asian stereotype humor. is it?

secondary question: are any of you fans of classic kung fu films? im curious if this is a movie that has a lot of love for what its spoofing, or if its just cynically making fun of a genre that already isnt very well respected.

I hope it has those timely Matrix references in it as well.

I wanted this for years. I doubted it would ever happen. I'm happy it is now a thing.

I liked the bit with the milk duds and the part where the movie was 90% footage of another movie except dubbed over.

In the Sequel!

Dumb, dumb movie but eminently quotable. Evil Council are aliens! Mmmmm... Betty.

@bartok: Generally speaking that only happens with beloved movies, this one is far from that category so the sequel could easily improve upon its predecessor.

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@bartok Yeah, comedy sequels can be rough, but remember that Kung Pow wasn't made in the same way most movies are. A lot of it is riffing and dubbing already existing footage. I think a large part of what will determine how good the sequel is will be the comedy potential of the source footage. And either way, I don't think we're being naive or irresponsible for not shitting on the sequel right off the bat. If it's bad, oh well. Then it's bad. If it's good, great! A nice treat for fans. It's getting made no matter what, so I might as well be hopeful.

@shagge: Taco Bell, Ta-co Bell

Weee Yuuuu!

I hope the sequel also unintentionally predicts the name of a future Nintendo console.

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

This might just be the most exciting news I've heard all week. I still remember stumbling across the first movie in the middle of the night and damn near laughing myself into a coma.

@bartok

To be fair, comedy sequels are usually a couple to a few years apart. This is near fifteen. There couldbe plenty of new stuff. Plus,the critics hated the first, so I can't imagine the new one being any less funny if we're going by what the critics think. I admit, Kung Pow had some dumb humor. But a lot of it was hilarious.

I don't know about the Chosen One, but personally, I'd love to hear one more freakin' squeak.

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I was the perfect age for the original when it came out, quoting the shit out of it with all my friends. I don't think it's gonna work out a second time around...

Oh thank GOD, I thought I'd finally gone and lost my damn MIND.

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I may have been excited about this a few years ago, but there are other people doing this kind of thing better on YouTube:

I know I've seen the original. I can't for the life of me remember a single thing about it though.

Oh man, that movie is straight garbage, but I don't think I've ever laughed harder than when watching this scene:

...?

Hmmmmm, Betty.

I'll never understand how this movie has such a low RT score. Nearly everyone I've talked to that's seen it loves it.

I guess I never knew this movie was so beloved, and seeing someone else have a reaction closer to mine was like breaching the surface of water just before I drowned.

Oh my. This thing is pretty important in my circle of friends.

I KNOW! Critics can sometimes be so stuck up that they don't realize... being very quotable makes a movie a lot better. There are forty-seven critics on Rotten Tomatoes who didn't like Kung Pow. And that's a lot of nuts!

Yeah it's pretty hard to go lower than absolute garbage!

Wonder if this will still be funny when I'm not a teenager? Either way, fun.

Never really cared for it back then. Maybe I'll find it funnier now.

I saw that movie for a $1.50. Best entertainment for $1.50 ever. I still remember looking over at my friends in the theater and they all had the same expressions: eyes wide, mouths open in shock, paralyzed by the unending tide of insanity. And finally we all took a breath and started giggling like idiots.

My brother's playing online Smash as I was talking about this... and he's against a player named WimpLo.

YES!

My favorite scene from Kung Pow

Steve Odekirk is a comedic genius the parody stuff he did with thumbs sure exist.

I am kidding I liked Kung Pow it was like What's Up Tiger Lily? but without being as racist or being directed by a pervert.

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