Disco Kung Fu (2002) User Reviews

Funny, intriguing and well done

[d93mn · 27 September 2002]

This short movie tells the story about a young guy who needs to learn kung-fu in order to stand up to a gang that is terrorizing him. He meets old kung-fu legend Wille "Fast-foot" Nilsson who teaches him the secret art of "Disco Kung-fu", the most lethal and dangerous of all kung-fu styles.

This is a parody and will give you a lot of laughs, Kjell Bergqvist plays excellently (as always) and the guy playing Mehmet is good too. I just loved the part when the two main characters dance the disco to learn kung-fu and then learn to speak out of sync with their own lip movements, because Bruce Lee did it.

Awesome! A Must See!

Never stand under the ball if you dont know how to dance Disco.

[NaitZirC · 8/10 · 29 September 2002]

I saw this movie five minutes ago and I love it! Its just one of those movies that makes you feel wonderful. They plot is simple but the "style" of the movie makes it remarkable. Then we have the music....No further commenting is needed!

Lighthearted social commentary.

[pocat · 8/10 · 13 July 2002]

PLOT SUMMARY: Mehmet lives in a suburb of Stockholm called Kastby, he's persecuted and pursued (romantically) by the evil Tarek who together with his gang is terrorizing the entire community. Mehmet doesn't like the situation but daren't resist his persecutor. Suddenly a legendary but almost forgotten Kung-Fu master, Willy Fastfoot, re-emerges. He begins teaching Mehmet his famous style called 'Disco Kung-Fu'.

COMMENT: The movie is really funny and very stylized. It contains elements of Sergio Leone's western's as well as Hong Kong kung fu movies. All set in a imagined bleak Swedish suburb of today, it's a heavy brew of said elements but also comments on racism, and the non activist state of Swedish society. The antagonist relationship between suburbians (immigrants) and central city dwellers (Swedes) are also displayed. The central plot is straightforward and are more geared towards emotional imagery than dialogue, although the Willy Fastfoot character (played by Swedish actor-veteran Kjell Bergqvist) gets almost too much dialogue. The one criticism I have against this movie, is that it slows to almost a coma when Bergqvist's character talks about the old days. Disco music and imagery just enhances the ironic and lighthearted fun of this movie. And the gayness of Mehmet's nemesis Tarek, is dealt with as a non-issue and not used to enforce his evil, but it may be perceived like that by some. Tarek is in some ways the most interesting character, and the movie does explain the motivation behind his actions. The acting is somewhat squared but I guess that's what comes with the style of the movie. Overall it's great fun with great music and a couple of surprises, and for those who like that, a lot of kung-fu.