THE BEAST KUNG FU HUSTL MOVIE

The Axe Gang uniformly dress in nice suits.And by 'limitations' we mean 'he CAN perform an axe kick over his own head, but he can't HOLD his leg up there like in the shot.' CGI had to assist where The Beast lifted his leg high for the earthquake stomp in the casino due to physical limitations, but otherwise it was all him.

THE BEAST KUNG FU HUSTL MOVIE

Also contains a Real Life example: The Beast's actor Bruce Leung was about 55 when this movie was filmed.

Sing also gets his ass kicked by a random clerk he keeps making fun of for no reason on a train.

Then the shy, effeminate tailor turns out to be the most badass martial artist of the lot.

Low-life crook Sing discovers too late that everyone in Pig Sty Ally could kick his ass all goddamn day.

Back-to-Back Badasses: During the first mass brawl.

An Axe to Grind: The Axe Gang had this as their motif.

Aw, Look - They Really Do Love Each Other: The ferocious landlady and her lecherous husband, who have been squabbling for the entire first part of the movie (she even hits him in the head with a flower pot), band together to defend the neighborhood from the Axe Gang, fight the Beast, and nurse the movie's hero back to health.

Which is, of course, is because they're made out of sound.

Audible Sharpness: From actual blades, but more badassedly: and the harpists' sonic attacks summon blades and at one point a zombie army.

However, once he's definitively beaten, he immediately and genuinely concedes. despite wanting someone to beat him for a while.

Arrogant Kung Fu Guy: The Beast, who claims nothing can beat him.

Anything That Moves: The Landlord hits on a young girl and a Gonk within a minute of his debut.

The three undercover masters, the blind musicians, the landlords, the Beast, and Sing are all examples.

Almighty Janitor: Basically The Movie of this trope, as all of the martial artists in the story have lowly occupations and/or appear quite wimpy until they display their powers.

When Donut is dying he manages to say, 'In great power lies great responsibility.'.

Escape from Pig Sty Alley, Sing was chased by the Land Lady.

The 'burly brawl' parody was directed by Woo-ping Yuen, the fight choreographer for The Matrix Reloaded.Absurdly Sharp Blade: The axes used by the Axe Gang are sharp enough to cut clean through a man's leg when thrown.

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