steven chow have become one of my favorite director . this somewhat dark comedy pay homage to citizen kane and the godfather and the shining and the bug bunny roadrunner movie . the film have virtually the same theme and setting of gang of new york and still manage to create likable character . even though this be seemingly a more serious film than shaolin soccer and it still have the playful humor that make it such a fun movie . kung fu hustle be a great mix of action cinematography and cartoon like special effect . chow brand of humor and understanding of new and classic cinema technique make him a truly great director and writer and actor . i haven not laugh this hard in a long time . kung fu hustle be what gang of new york should have be .