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FLASH FUTURE KUNG FU
(aka HEALTH WARNING, MR. DIGITAL)
Dir. Kirk Wong, 1983
Hong Kong. 78 mins.
In the early part of the next century there was enormous advancement in science and technology. This created extreme sluggishness (in people). Civilization experienced complete destruction; society collapsed; industry and commerce ground to a halt. People became decadent; without goals, their strength collapsed. They began to build stamina through exercise and became engrossed in underground boxing matches. The world of martial clubs became young peoples only home.
Calling all fans of HOLOGRAM MAN, DIGITAL MAN, NEON CITY and Reince Priebus: you wanted dystopia? You got it! From the director of THE BIG HIT and CRIME STORY comes a future-world that glistens harder than anything dreamed up by Ridley Scott or Denis Villanueve: This. Is. HEALTH WARNING, MR. DIGITAL (aka FLASH FUTURE KUNG FU): Wongs throwdown epic takes place in the early part of the next century, where Nazism has inexplicably (as in, the movie doesnt bother explaining it) become the law of the land and to paraphrase the ad campaign for 2003s THE CORE, the only way out is through (via punching.) Most of FLASH FUTURE KUNG FU unfurls in a smog-suffocated arcade proscenium that muxes boundaries between man and tech; as in the house of dust from the Epic of Gilgamesh, Wongs denizens are doomed to spend their days with gas masks and contractor bags draping their heads (and souls) in ignorant darkness. Dont let that be you - come see the Nazis lose one last time in FLASH FUTURE KUNG FU, before reality outpaces 1980s Hong Kong!
In a setting somewhat similar to Mel Gibson's THE ROAD WARRIOR, Johnny Wang Lung Wei and Ray Lui play friends who train all day to fight some Neo Nazis. And Eddy Ko has a nice role as their master. This is definitely not a well made movie, but I loved it. It's one of Wang Lung Wei's best fighting performances, and there's just something about seeing him in a black rain coat going off on people that gets me excited. A lot of his punches and kicks actually connect. I can't even count how many times I said "ouch" outloud. The choreography is done 80's Hong Kong kickboxing style, and it fits Wang Lung Wei like a glove. The bottomline is, if you are a fan of Wang Lung Wei, you have to see this. You won't be disappointed with his performance, trust me. - gortho, IMDB
August 2012 was a simpler time: America was watching both the Harlem shake and Mitt Romneys 47% video (a worthy successor to Glenn Danzigs library tour, or Henry Rollins Dutch TV interview) with equally rapt attention. Here at Spectacle, we programmed a head-banging action series called SUMMER OF SHRAPNEL that scorched a proverbial hole in the screen and burned through all our Julio Medem money after a lower-octane-than-expected turnout. In that battered spirit we are pleased to blow the dust off of four chopsocky non-classics, equalling out to TWO LOAVES OF KUNG FU: because theres no better time than an air-conditioned summer night to watch guys get kicked upside the spine, ideally while sipping a frosty (non-alcoholic!!!) beverage.
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LocationSPECTACLE THEATER (View)
124 South 3rd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11249
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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