Want to end the week with a hilarious, entertaining, and spectacular short film full of action and madness? Then don't waste any more time, get something to eat and drink, make yourself comfortable, and hit play on Kung Fury, the best short film of the year.
Some time ago we told you about Kung Fury, that crazy independent project that sought public collaboration to fund itself through Kickstarter. The Kung Fury trailer, which pays homage to the cop and martial arts movies of the '80s with hilarious elements like Viking women with machine guns and karate Nazis, was so well received that the generosity of fans paid off in the form of $630,019, which director David Sandberg and the studio Laser Unicorns used to make the short film. Kung Fury recently debuted at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and was released yesterday on YouTube. Are you comfortable? Then hit play on the video:
The story takes place in 1985 in Miami. Kung Fury is a detective skilled in martial arts who must stop the greatest criminal of all time, Adolf Hitler himself. To do so, Kung Fury must travel through time, but a system failure during the process sends him to the era of the Vikings, where he meets the god Thor and... it's best to stop here. In that brief synopsis, there are hundreds of elements, each crazier than the last, that you deserve to see for yourself so as not to ruin the surprise. And that's not to mention what happens next. The influence of '80s movies is very noticeable, especially the nods to other films of the era, the VHS camera aesthetic, and the hilarious character lines that will make more than one person laugh. A special mention goes to the soundtrack, a worthy homage without a doubt. And if you don't believe us, check out this music video recorded especially for Kung Fury:
David Sandberg is not only the director and screenwriter of this short film but also plays Kung Fury himself, alongside Jorma Taccone (The Lego Movie) as Adolf Hitler. It even features the charismatic David Hasselhoff, author of the aforementioned music video 'True Survivor', who has a cameo during the plot (another nod, without a doubt). The only negative point we can find is perhaps its half-hour runtime, which leaves the viewer wanting more of Kung Fury kicking Nazi ass (the Kickstarter campaign proposed making a full movie if it exceeded one million dollars). But even so, Kung Fury is a short film we recommend you watch with friends to enjoy a good time of laughter and madness like you've never seen before. The best part? Kung Fury is available to watch in full on YouTube and subtitled in Spanish. What are you waiting for to watch it?
