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It is satire, so enjoy it as is :)
it's not a satire at all, it's a parody,i'd even say a tribute. To understand the difference, an obvious example: Robocop is a satire.
This is wonderful. Does it remind anyone else of Danger 5?[0] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYXHzOqnMpk
Surprisingly similar.
I'm still appreciating Kung Fury, though. Just an observation.
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Saw two (was it three?) decapitations in the first two minutes. One thing which distinguishes the 80s "genre" was that those things were rarely shown outside movies like The Omen. TV was deliberately sanitised, protagonists developed nice, tidy holes when they got shot, they had time for a few last-minute words, they expired with dignity.
Speaking of movie patterns, I noticed that Hollywood seems to be dropping sex scenes lately. In the 90s/early 2000s had to have protagonists in romance and a sex scene. Recently, it's hard to find a popular movie with one.
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It's grotesque on purpose. Note the burning baby carriage and "Try cocaine" billboard in the beginning. And that goes all way through, as core of its satire.
I realise that, but "80s action comedy" isn't really true. 80s action comedies include such gems as The Naked Gun, Beverly Hills Cop and Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. What's the referent for this movie, if it's "80s action comedy"? I can't think of anything like it, it's more like Duke Nukem frankly.
I was a backer, but also grew up in the late 70s/80s and this film skewers my childhood movie memories to near perfection.
This movie is amazing. Every scene is just genius :)
Is it though? I watched more than half of it. It is a bunch of satirical scenes full of memes copy n pasted together with almost nothing in the way of actual storytelling, which makes it less of a movie and more of a collection of youtube clips.
A couple of "mistakes" that I caught while watching, thought HN might find them interesting: - There's a reference to Viagra (6:20) but it hadn't been invented yet. - The "hacking time" sequence around 10:30 contains Java [1] which obviously came from the future. There are a few others, perhaps intentional. I won't spoil them here :) [1] https://www.dropbox.com/s/7478u4gkvnmjg6p/Screenshot%202015-...
A couple of "mistakes" that I caught while watching, thought HN might find them interesting: - There's a reference to Viagra (6:20) but it hadn't been invented yet. - The "hacking time" sequence around 10:30 contains Java [1] which obviously came from the future. There are a few others, perhaps intentional. I won't spoil them here :) [1] https://www.dropbox.com/s/7478u4gkvnmjg6p/Screenshot%202015-...
Boy, I sure hope somebody got fired for that blunder.
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Saw two (was it three?) decapitations in the first two minutes. One thing which distinguishes the 80s "genre" was that those things were rarely shown outside movies like The Omen. TV was deliberately sanitised, protagonists developed nice, tidy holes when they got shot, they had time for a few last-minute words, they expired with dignity.
It's grotesque on purpose. Note the burning baby carriage and "Try cocaine" billboard in the beginning. And that goes all way through, as core of its satire.
[1] https://www.google.ch/search?q=battleship+potemkin&espv=2&bi...
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An exclusive perk for backers only?
Looks like it, but it's weird since it's released for free on Youtube anyway. So why should they prevent you from downloading it especially when you paid for it ?
This movie is amazing. Every scene is just genius :)
Is it though? I watched more than half of it. It is a bunch of satirical scenes full of memes copy n pasted together with almost nothing in the way of actual storytelling, which makes it less of a movie and more of a collection of youtube clips.
tl;dr the homage to the 80s is not just the visual style but also extends to the story telling.