This parody of Hong Kong action cinema stars is also directed by Steve Oedekerk, who plays The Chosen One. If you enjoy parodies, then you will enjoy Kung Pow! Enter the Fist. However, if you have not yet already done so, you should definitely give Captain Marvel a try. If you prefer the DC Universe over the Marvel Cinematic Universe, then you may be more interested in Aquaman, Wonder Woman, or Justice League, all of which also have some great fight scenes.
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This movie received such great attention that it has been ranked as the twenty-sixth highest-grossing film of all time. Wendy Lawson, Djimon Hounsou as Korath, and Lee Pace as Ronan, just to name a few. Jackson as Nick Fury, Ben Mendelsohn as Talos/Keller, Jude Law as Yon-Rogg, Annette Bening as Dr. Plus, it has a great cast, including Brie Larson as Captain Marvel, Samuel L.
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This film is fun, funny, and full of great fight scenes.
We also get to see Earth get caught in the middle of a galactic war being fought between two alien races. Based on Marvel comics superhero Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel is set in 1995 and tells the story of how Carol Danvers became Captain Marvel. There is some passable action of course and maybe Dragon Chen has some promise, but ‘Kung Fu Fighter’ is the cinematic equivalent of watching a used corn plaster floating in a muddy canal.If you enjoy superheroes and fighting, then you need to watch Captain Marvel. The story is the classic cautionary tale of fame, temptation and redemption with chunks of ‘True Game of Death’, ‘A Star Is Born’ and ‘Rocky’ and a hundred other disparate flicks egregiously blended together. Full of overacting, badly-dubbed, cocky Gwailos, cartoonish femme fatales (the one here turns the simple act of walking into some weird, hip-swerving performance art and spouts those ludicrously ‘sexy’ English lines like ‘Hi’ in a panting way that verges on an asthma attack), it’s almost a surprise that Bruce Li doesn’t pop up. ‘Kung Fu Fighter’ is like a throwback to the Bruceploitation sub-genre of the 70s though. Dragon Chen is an able everyman in the lead role and it is the degree of empathy we are willing to invest in him that excuses some of the giant flaws in the rest of the film. It has so often seemed that there is a preference for good looking action heroes whose lack of fight skills are CGI’d away while the more ordinary stars who could actually land a punch, fester by the side. What is to be commended here – and this might seem like a desperate clutching of straws here – is the appearance of a leading man who is not immaculately groomed with strident eyebrows and million-dollar cheekbones. Although the kung fu genre doesn’t always feel the need for a polished storyline and gently-nuanced characters, ‘Kung Fu Fighter’ is particularly gauche and, despite modest running time, quickly saps the goodwill of viewers just eager to watch some solid fight scenes. Newcomer Dragon Chen takes credit as both star, director and fight choreographer so apportioning blame with this clumsy action film shouldn’t take long. Unfortunately for the fledgling star though, a tragic episode from his past – which he served seven years in jail for – comes to light and Li Qi is especially keen on revenge when it is discovered that this is linked to his brother’s death.
Thanks to his dedication, Cheng moves up to the role of stuntman which means not only has he ascended another rung of the ladder, but he can also afford an apartment for himself and his long-time fiancée. Cheng Feng earns a meagre wage as a human punching bag for action star Li Qi, but dreams of one day being a star himself.