Sep 24, 2026 · 7 min · 9 segments
*Kung Fu Deadly* mixes martial arts, Jiangshi, slapstick comedy and a surprising amount of heart and somehow all of it works. We caught the film as part of our Fantastic Fest 2026 coverage, and this…
Yeah, I told you, to me, it was like, it gave me the feel of, like, Goonies and Little Monsters.
Yes.
So, 80s throwbacks.
Yes.
Like,
full on, it took me back to my childhood.
I totally get that.
It's just such, to me, kind of like a heartwarming action film.
Right.
Like, yeah, all the characters are just, it's a comedy, but it's not...
It's got some stupid humor, and of course that's what got me the most.
It's a slapstick.
But it's not just over the top.
No,
which is why it still kept me.
It's a slapstick movie.
It's ridiculous, but it is in all the best possible ways.
There were so many scenes that I was laughing so hard, and I would end with, I don't know why that's making me laugh so funny.
You said that a bunch.
You turned to me.
Not sure why it made me laugh so hard, but then you'd still be crying because you'd still be laughing.
Yeah, I think it's just because the characters stuck the landing so well.
Like, it was so perfectly timed.
One of them, not to give away any plot here, but there's a time where they go to just throw a staff to somebody, and he, like, so grabs it like he's this expert, and he just goes, and just, like, flies off.
He wasn't even close
Yeah, I told you, to me, it was like, it gave me the feel of, like, Goonies and Little Monsters.
Yes.
So, 80s throwbacks.
Yes.
Like,
full on, it took me back to my childhood.
I totally get that.
It's just such, to me, kind of like a heartwarming action film.
Right.
Like, yeah, all the characters are just, it's a comedy, but it's not...
It's got some stupid humor, and of course that's what got me the most.
It's a slapstick.
But it's not just over the top.
No,
which is why it still kept me.
It's a slapstick movie.
It's ridiculous, but it is in all the best possible ways.
There were so many scenes that I was laughing so hard, and I would end with, I don't know why that's making me laugh so funny.
You said that a bunch.
You turned to me.
Not sure why it made me laugh so hard, but then you'd still be crying because you'd still be laughing.
Yeah, I think it's just because the characters stuck the landing so well.
Like, it was so perfectly timed.
One of them, not to give away any plot here, but there's a time where they go to just throw a staff to somebody, and he, like, so grabs it like he's this expert, and he just goes, and just, like, flies off.
He wasn't even close
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