The Foot Fist Way: Now this looks AWESOME

[MasterKiller]

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/118fd84b68

May be the best martial arts movie of all time.

[bakxierboxer]

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/118fd84b68

May be the best martial arts movie of all time.

"Sorry, we no longer have this resource...."

[MasterKiller]

try this

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/b0e6763dc3

[GeneChing]

www.thefootfistway.com

One of my disciple brothers, kungfu**** here on the forum, has been feeding me info on this one for some time now. It was as Sundance, if memory serves. I'm glad it's finally coming out.

Don't delete this one MK. There's more to come on it.

[kungfudork]

straight out of NC! represent! here are some great links to check out:


Fred Simmons on Cona

Fred Simmons Comercial

Foot Fist Way Trailer

I just got back from hanging out with these guys, and they said it was amazing how many hate comments they got on "fred simmons" myspace after the Conan appearance. People thought it was real and demanded his school be closed down and he shouldn't be allowed to teach kids....hahahahaha. This will be an amazing movie for sure!

KFD

[golden arhat]

this will go down in history as the best martial arts movie ever to be made

[monji112000]

try this

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/b0e6763dc3

amazing.
I can't wait to see the movie... 20 times.

[anerlich]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXaR4wlGu3s

[Shaolinlueb]

that is awesome!!!

[BlueTravesty]

"I hear Jujutsu's great for balance."

"No. Jujutsu sucks."

I dined on roffle waffles.

[RAYNYSC]

This looks like it's going to be a ****er of a movie....

[GeneChing]

This flick is quite funny in a low budget way. It may hit a little too close to home in for the martial arts world, but that's its strength. I often found myself saying under my breath 'that totally nails master so-and-so (some one I know professionally)'. It's all about Danny MacBride, playing the supreme egotist master - no wonder Will Ferrell likes it. He's the king of the self-centered ******* character. I was hoping for some good belly laughs, but it really only elicited a chuckle here and there. However, it's stuck with me since I saw it. Many of the best lines, like 'Your weakness is disgusting to me' and 'I'll give you the basic right of stretching before our battle' will sound better as forum sig quotes than they sounded in the actual film. Given that, it's going to be required viewing for everyone here on the forum, just so we all have more grist for the mill to mock each other.

I'm not sure on the release date. Some sources say tomorrow. Others say it'll be on 6/6. See my Mongol post on 6/6. The Foot Fist Way will certainly be a limited release.

[GeneChing]

...It's all about Danny MacBride.

Geek Martial Arts Comedy Foot Fist Way Sweeps Into Theaters
By Jenna Wortham
May 30, 2008 | 5:28:01 PM

Is the Judd Apatowian reign of fratastic films nearing an end -- or at least facing some healthy competition?

Possibly. Low-budget martial arts comedy The Foot Fist Way, which first premiered at Sundance in 2006, is poised to be the sleeper hit of the summer of 2008, thanks to a second round of screenings currently under way.

The underground film, largely forgotten after its initial run, was slipped to Hollywood heavyweights Will Ferrell and Adam McKay.

Turns out they loved it and helped the filmmaking trio, college friends Jody Hill, Danny McBride and Ben Best, get distribution with Paramount Vantage. (Keep an eye out for McBride, who has a boatload of minor cameos in films like Pineapple Express and Tropic Thunder this summer.)

Now you can catch the tale of a mullet-sportin,' strip-mall taekwondo instructor by the name of Fred Simmons as he does his best to whip a gaggle of suburban moms and bratty kids into shape. The indie flick kicks delivers Napoleon Dynamite-style deadpan humor that's sure to click with fans of the British version of The Office -- it's that kind of smarmy, awkward goodness.

A slew of comedians, like Patton Oswalt, can't stop raving about film.

Oswalt wrote a glowing endorsement of the film on his blog: "I want you to go see it 'cuz it's hilarious and brilliant and if you like The Big Lebowski, Office Space, Dazed and Confused and Repo Man then you'll love The Foot Fist Way."

[GeneChing]

FOOT FIST WAY: Martial Art Truth, Parody, or a Slap in the Face by Dr. Craig Reid. This was posted Friday when it opened, but I was at the Zhang San Feng Festival.

[GeneChing]

...with so many blockbusters coming out for this summer rush, I suspect most of you will see this on DVD. That's a better format for it anyway. It's not a big screen flick.

REAL 2 REEL: "The Foot Fist Way"
Natalie Duchala, Staff Writer
Issue date: 6/9/08 Section: Tempo

Low budget films sometimes turn out to be the best types of movies.

They tend to be more original, not under the pressure to conform to mainstream Hollywood as much.

A really well-done low budget film can be hard to find, but often turns into a classic when found, such as big hits "Napoleon Dynamite," "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" or "Juno."

"The Foot Fist Way," on the other hand, does not live up to the standards of other independent films.

The film follows the life of a wrung out Fred Simmons (Danny McBride), a tae kwon do instructor who thinks he is a martial arts legend. Teaching kids martial arts and dealing with his promiscuous wife is the central plot which revolves around a build-up to an end of the year tae kwon do competition. Sadly, this build-up only takes up five minutes of the total movie time and makes it feel like a pointless derision.

Simmons has an obsession with a fellow tae kwon do instructor, Chuck "The Truck" Wallace (Ben Best), who is somewhat famous and the envy of Simmons.

The movie follows McBride's journey to finally meeting Chuck "The Truck" and getting him to come and make an appearance at the end of the year test for his students.

Basically, "The Foot Fist Way" lacks an interesting plot, which makes it hard to be concerned with what is going to occur next.
To his credit, McBride does bring some hearty laughs to the table.

His nonchalant attitude and his wacky methods of teaching tae kwon do ultimately saved the movie from being a total bore. Overall, he managed to make a normally horrific situation laughable, and made witty one-liners consistently throughout the movie.

If you are a movie buff looking for the new up-and-coming independent hit, "The Foot Fist Way" is probably not for you.

But, if you are just in need of a few laughs and actual content quality is not that important to you, go ahead and take the time to check it out.

Directed by: Jody Hill
Distributed by: Paramount Vantage
Grade: C-