Kung Fury

The 80´s, remember the good times with all the ninja films, karate films, cheesy high school action films that made no sense at all ? Oh yes, those were the good days of quality films. As a kid, i used to watch all kinds of B movie action films, and i even tried a round kick on my sisters head, but she revenged me, hitting me with a snow shuffle. The video violence days of the 80´s proved many things, what love is all about. It was not about social status, looks, it was simply about kicking ass. I have probably seen between 300 - 400 B movie films from this period, because so many of them were awsome. The best concept of these films had to include 3 things, to make them worth seeing....

1. Cheesy acting, with actors that knew that violence is better than acting.
2. Cheesy special effects, because you can spend more time on kicking ass instead.
3. Film titles that gave you an orgasm, or at least gave you the chance to feel like you were in heaven.

There were so many great film makers, directors during this time period. And especially one film company who made a lot of classics. Cannon Films was the company you could trust, with the Go-Go Boys, known as Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus. You can see a really good documentary about the story about Cannon Films, that is called The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story Of Cannon Films, with a lot of stories about their films, actors, and some surprising facts on how they worked, on very low budget. One of the films i remember during the Cannon Films period is Cyborg, with Jean-Claude Van Damme. An apocalypse future sci fi action film, that was very cut in Sweden, maybe as much as 10 minutes on VHS. I had to wait many years to see a more uncut version of Albert Pyun´s classic film, but it was worth it. I have seen that there is a blu ray version out in Germany, that is known as Director´s Cut version. I think i have to get my hands on a copy. B movies have been made for many years, even until this day we get quality action films thanks to Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Scott Adkins and Tony Jaa. But it was a long time ago we got something really special, just like it was in the 80´s. So when a Swedish film team in Umeå, decided to make a action film, as a tribute to the video violence era, i was hooked up and ready to go. Especially when you could help them make the film, with the help of Kickstarter, and of course i became one of the sponsors. Knowing that this is a throwback to the 80´s, i was really curious to see if director David Sandberg could deliver a film, that we all have missed. Is Kung Fury the greatest swedish film of all time, or is it a great idea that did not turn out as good as i hoped for ?

In Miami, 1985, Kung Fury ( David Sandberg ) is a cop, on a mission with his partner Dragon ( Stephen Chew ) to stop the Red Ninja ( Eos Karlsson ). Dragon gets split in half by the Red Ninja, but Kung Fury suddenly get struck by lightning, and bitten by a cobra. This gives him special martial arts powers, to use when evil strikes. The day after he defeats an arcade machine in an Epic battle, Kung Fury decide to quit as a police, when his Chief ( Per-Henrik Arvidius ) tell him to have a new partner, called Triceracop ( Erik Hörnqvist ). Meanwhile, Chief gets a phone call from Adolf Hitler aka Kung Fuhrer ( Jorma Traccone ) ( who have travelled through time ), who wants to talk to him. He fires his gun through the phone, as the gun bullets fly around the police station. Kung Fury manage to shoot down the phone, but he realise that Adolf Hitler have returned, and need to be stopped. He gets help from Hacker Man ( Leopold Nilsson ) to travel back in time, to kick some nazi ass. Something goes wrong, and Kung Fury travel back to the viking age instead. Here he meets the viking babes Barbarianna ( Elini Young ) and Katana ( Helene Ahlson ), who call after Thor - The Viking God ( Andreas Wahling ). Thor help Kung Fury to travel to nazi Germany, to finish his job, to kill Hitler and to save the world.

Ever since i heard about this project, and found out about the Kickstarter campaign, i just had to get on board and support this film. A throwback to the VHS video violence of the 80´s, with ninjas, nazis and dinosaurs ? Just to think about it made me so happy, i can honestly say i wanted to cry of happiness. And you know what.........i can finally say that i am proud to be swedish.

Is it because of Christer Sandelin´s christmas shows on tourist boats in Gothenburgh ? Well....not really, i think there is a completely different reason.

Kung Fury is a masterpiece in swedish film history.

Yes, i said it, a masterpiece. This is the best swedish film, ever made in Sweden, and that is the holy truth that you all should know. Not one single swedish film can ever be as bad ass, Kung Fury is everything we wanted, and have some of the best acting i have ever seen in a swedish film. The action is absolutely amazing, the soundtrack is beyond awsome, the dialogue is the best ever written in swedish history. I realise that Ruben Östlund will say his film Force Majeure is better, but that is actually not correct. Let´s be honest, for many years Sweden had no idea what quality film is all about. They hired actors who acted like they were paid to talk into a camera, without knowing what they were doing. Kung Fury was made thanks to people who belived in this project, who love B movies and want to bring this genre back. And every single actor in this film, deliver in their own unique way. In todays society, people seem to have forgotten about the video violence time period of the 80´s. Not people in my age perhaps, but a new generation barely know the classic films of Chuck Norris, Charles Bronson, Michael Dudikoff, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren or Sho Kusogi. I personally think that we should have an official B Movie day worldwide, where every country can celebrate with screenings of classic action films. Maybe things will change since Kung Fury is being loved worldwide, and even get great reviews. One of the greatest details about Kung Fury is that it is so over the top filled with action sequences, that you feel like you are in love, just like you felt in your first teen crush. Everything is massive, bombastic, and you might cry of joy because this could be the most beautiful film ever made in Sweden. Director David Sandberg have made a film that will forever be known as the greatest swedish film ever made. Kung Fury should win every single award for this film at Guldbaggegalan 2016, best director, best film, best male actor, best female actor, every single award should go to this film. It is only 30 minutes long, but for those 30 minutes you get everything you could wish for. And i know there is talking about making a full feature film in the future, so i say they should do that.

Congratulations Sweden, the greatest swedish film of all time is here, watch it, and explore the most beautiful swedish film ever made. I hope that Helena Bergström will agree with me on this one, i have a feeling she feels the same........because we both love quality films....what a wonderful day.

Rating: DDDDD