The Foot Fist Way
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Actor: Danny McBrideBrand: MCBRIDE,DANNY R.
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 85 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-02-10
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of The Foot Fist Way
Movie Review: This Very Disturbing Yet Funny Movie Has Been Out For Over A Month On DVD, What's Up Amazon?
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, as of the date of this review, Sunday, October 26th, 2008, this movie has been out on DVD for over a month. I had to purchase it elsewhere than from Amazon because it is still showing it as unavailable. So my first question is, "What's up with that Amazon?"
This is not a slick well thought out comedy performed by comedic geniuses such as; Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Adam Sandler, etc. What it is, is a low budget extremely disturbing comedy featuring a relatively unknown actor who seems to nail this part down pat.
Having a background in the legitimate martial art of Tae Kwon Do, and not the McDojo version which seems to be so prevalent today, I found this movie to be disturbingly funny, not so much because of the actors comedic ability, but the fact that I have actually seen this kind of instructor before, and not only once, but many times all over the country. And that really is a disturbingly scary thought.
To say that this movie is destined to be a cult classic may be a bit much for the mainstream movie audience to understand, but I can definitely see that coming true in the years to come.
The main character (played by Danny McBride) is an all too typical McDojo instructor whose main martial art that he teaches just happens to be Tae Kwon Do, although you could pretty much substitute any martial art in there and get pretty much the same results. His teaching style and ability are so absurdly funny that I actually had to watch this movie immediately after the first time because I was laughing so hard that I actually missed quite a bit of dialogue the first time. Which by the way only made me laugh even harder the second time when I could hear what I had missed the first time through.
The average person, or even the martial artist that takes himself way too seriously, may not find this movie as funny as I did, and that is too bad because it really is quite good. Sure there is a lot of foul language thrown in and some really bad decisions made by the lead character, but that is part of the charm of this movie.
The character of Chuck "The Truck" Wallace was exceptionally funny and I am chuckling even now as I attempt to finish this review. I found especially funny the relationship that the star has in this movie with his all too common wife and her little lapses in judgment. Look for the scene with the wife and Chuck "The Truck" when her husband gets home. Very funny!
You may not find this movie as funny as I did, but what the heck, take a chance and sit down and watch it. You never know, you may find yourself laughing in spite of yourself.
Shawn Kovacich
Martial Artist/Author of the Achieving Kicking Excellence series.
Summary of The Foot Fist Way
An inept karate instructor struggles with marital troubles and an unhealthy obsession with fellow karate enthusiast Chuck "The Truck" Williams.If there's such a thing as a destined-to-be-cult film, The Fist Foot Way is one. Self-aggrandizing tae kwon do instructor Fred Simmons (Danny McBride, Drillbit Taylor, Tropic Thunder) belittles his young and inexperienced students and snipes at his wife Suzie (Mary Jane Bostic). But when marital trouble strikes, Fred's sense of self capsizes and he starts acting out in wildly inappropriate ways. When a pilgrimage to meet his hero, sleazy martial arts champion Chuck "The Truck" Wallace (Ben Best), has terrible results, Fred must confront his demons--and, this being a comedy, his struggle is wildly unsuccessful. McBride is a white trash American version of Ricky Gervais (BBC's The Office); he's created a character whose excruciatingly bad behavior can't be dismissed because it's too real. Jeff Simmons is petty, tyrannical, insecure, delusional, lacking any sliver of dignity--i.e., human in all the worst ways. Many people will find The Foot Fist Way unendurable, but some members of the moviegoing public (and you'll know who you are the moment you see this movie) are going to find it painfully funny, so funny they'll have to turn away and cringe from recognition even as they succumb to fits of giggles. --Bret Fetzer
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