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Re: Kung Fury – a comedy funded through Kickstarter [video]

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Backers can, but those who buy it now - can't and I don't really see any good reason for it.

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?

Re: Kung Fury – a comedy funded through Kickstarter [video]

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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.

Let's face it, studios liked sex scenes because they were low-cost and (for many people) compelling. Often the most boring and irrelevant part of the movie, though.

Conversely, I am struck by how much really unpleasant violence there is today.

Re: Kung Fury – a comedy funded through Kickstarter [video]

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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.

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.

Re: Kung Fury – a comedy funded through Kickstarter [video]

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This movie is amazing. Every scene is just genius :)

> Every scene is just genius I question your definition of "genius". It's a fun parody for sure. But don't make it look bigger than it really it.

It's very good for a crowdfunded film however. You don't often get those.

Re: Kung Fury – a comedy funded through Kickstarter [video]

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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.

It is satire, so enjoy it as is :)

The best satire is the one that doesn't rely on slinging obvious jokes in your face, but rather on presenting nonchalant absurdity. The more anarchic and loud styles can also be brilliant (Marx Brothers), but they're quite difficult to pull off and frequently end up being forced and stupid.

Re: Kung Fury – a comedy funded through Kickstarter [video]

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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-...

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