03-02-2014, 03:26 PM
For my special Bday treat, I re-watched Kung Fu Hustle. It was sort of like work as I'm working on a piece about CCL iron rings so it provided an excuse to watch Tailor again. I've had it on DVD forever, but never actually watched the DVD version. It's still super awesome. But the real treat was the extras. There was a great Comedy Central interview with Chow (he speaks English) and an even greater one by IKF's former movie columnist R Meyer.
Now, I've never met him. He's a total film nerd, used to play the king at Medieval times (srsly), was in a silly softcore film (srsly+2 but he never appears nekkid, thankfully). He's overweight, awkward as an interviewer, outlandishly and poorly dressed in a goofy yin yang shirt (which he had to point out in his interview). The interview is horrid, but Chow endures, even lets slide some subtle digs at his M's awkwardness, in particular his unintelligible attempts to pronounce Cantonese names. But what struck me as really funny is that seeing M on video, I realized he is a failed PPFY. If you can imagine PPFY never fencing (I know, I know, unimaginable) and instead falling into this job as movie columnist for IKF and then trying to parlay that into some sort of expertise, you got Ric. It was as funny as it was uncanny and the realization made watching one of the most uncomfortable interviews I've ever seen hysterical.
Now, I've never met him. He's a total film nerd, used to play the king at Medieval times (srsly), was in a silly softcore film (srsly+2 but he never appears nekkid, thankfully). He's overweight, awkward as an interviewer, outlandishly and poorly dressed in a goofy yin yang shirt (which he had to point out in his interview). The interview is horrid, but Chow endures, even lets slide some subtle digs at his M's awkwardness, in particular his unintelligible attempts to pronounce Cantonese names. But what struck me as really funny is that seeing M on video, I realized he is a failed PPFY. If you can imagine PPFY never fencing (I know, I know, unimaginable) and instead falling into this job as movie columnist for IKF and then trying to parlay that into some sort of expertise, you got Ric. It was as funny as it was uncanny and the realization made watching one of the most uncomfortable interviews I've ever seen hysterical.
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