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29 out of 43 people found the following comment useful :-
A funny, although somewhat disappointing, film, 22 May 2008

Author: J D from United States

I am always amazed at how hard it is to make a decent low budget comedy. One would think that comedies and dramas would be the easiest genres to film on a limited budget, yet time and time again, they fail to deliver.

After hearing such amazing buzz for The Foot Fist Way, I was very excited to see if this "little comedy that could" would actually deliver. The result, however, was a very mixed bag.

The acting is very good for a film of this caliber, except for the woman who plays the adulterous wife. During several scenes at the beginning of the film, she is shocking bad, and it takes away from the believability of the scenes.

The comedy, when it hits, is very funny... but it is quite obvious why Will Ferell has put so much praise on this film. It is essentially a very vulgar no-budget version of one of his films. The Tae Kwon Do instructor is essentially playing Will Ferell, playing this character. At times, he's very funny - but its nothing groundbreaking.

The film really disappoints in its pacing. Every outcome is extremely obvious, and many scenes go on for way too long. One scene in particular, in which the instructor tries to come on to a female student, really outlasts its welcome and goes from mildly amusing to aggravating by its end. The final scene, meant to feel somewhat victorious, comes off flat and humorless.

The Foot Fist Way does deliver some very good belly laughs from time to time, but sadly comes out like most low-budget comedies. Its sad to say, but had this project been given a Hollywood budget, a script polish, and some stars, it would have been much more fun.

Skip it in theaters. Give it a rental if you're intrigued.

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19 out of 34 people found the following comment useful :-
Funny, low-budget film about a Taekwondo's instructors life, 23 May 2006

Author: simonl_74 from United States

This film made me laugh a lot which is rare. It's an original (and let's face it that's rare) subject and was made in just 19 days shot in North Carolina. It's low budget and has some endearing characters (some of the kids rock) in it. It also actually shows people how they look in real life e.g. acne on their face which is quite shocking in itself as we usually only see pixel perfect complexions. The characters maybe stereotypical and shallow but who cares when the main aim is for laughs? The main character (according to my girlfriend) is reminiscent of Ricky Gervais in the Office (Brit comedy) but he always remains likable. I hope these actors and directors will make it big one day and you can impress / annoy by saying how you saw them in their early days. If you want some good laughs and an original subject matter then go see this film.

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :-
Tae Kwon Don't!, 2 June 2008

Author: george.schmidt (george.schmidt@hbo.com) from fairview, nj

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THE FOOT FIST WAY (2008) ** Danny McBride, Mary Jane Bostic, Ben Best, Juan-Carlos Guzman, Carlos Lopez, Collette Wolfe, Ken Aguilar. One-note comedy about a delusional strip-mall tae kwon do 'master' instructor (tool Mc Bride who grates more than gains guffaws) whose idiotic ways get the best of him when his sluttish wife (Bostic) cheats on him, sending him into a whirlwind as he is attempting to lure his idol, movie martial arts star Chuck "the Truck" Wallace (Best) for a public appearance at his school. Newcomer Jody Hill (who has an admittedly funny co-starring role as an intense comrade-in-arms of McBride's, and also co-scripted with his star and Best) attempts for a "Napoleon Dynamite" meets "The Office" mockumentary feel for awkward, cringe-inducing comedy and has more misses than hits. Executive produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, two other delusional comic geniuses who probably should've let the former do the heavy lifting.

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Acting left a lot to be desired in places, 14 September 2008

Author: Ritesh Shergill from India

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They could have done so much with this movie but somewhere along the way it became just another movie about how a loser comes to terms with his weaknesses and ends up a winner. The movie definitely ends on that "Feel Good" note, that said, the wife's role could've done with some character development, her acting wasn't inspiring to say the least.

It definitely was funny in parts, especially the scene where Danny pits an old lady against the class bully.

The story was quite predictable as is the case with such movies. I would say, avoid seeing this movie at a theater and maybe wait for the DVD to come out.

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :-
wanna laugh a lot, 1 October 2008

Author: johnnysohigh from United States

Well it started for me with pineapple express the tropic thunder so i checked on Danny McBride and found this .Its great the humor is non stop .i loved it .The only thing i hope is he continues to do sweet as$ roles and doesn't turn in to Ferrel where all his movies are the same . Danny McBride should win something. SEE THIS MOVIE .There is really no one even in this move besides him. A few of the actors are fairly good.Chuck the truck is descent, and his 2 little buddies are good too. His wife is horrible the hole movie witch does hurt it . McBride has a movie coming out with will Ferrel called land of the lost he is is son.Its based off the 70s show and should be really good. Well thats it hope you see Foot first way its 9/10 and really good. SEE THIS MOVIE

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0 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :-
Foot Fist Way: At least half of it is worthwhile, 2 October 2008

Author: mscary from United States

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The first act and most of the second are squeamish inducing, unless you find jokes that seem to imply deviant juvenile sex acts humorous. just one weird awkward scene after making me wonder why someone would think this is a good idea to film. I normally would turn something this stupid off, but I was a captured audience. **mild spoiler** Then they go to 'The Truck's' demo in the second act. At the end of Act 2 the movie takes off and is pretty funny trough the end, with a solid plot developing, sort of. I wouldn't watch this again. FYI I love Ricky Gervais and the BBD Office, so I get the self deprecating, awkward but relatable boss guy who takes himself too seriously, etc. but this attempt to that end is lost somehow, as Mr Simmons character isn't mostly harmless like David Brent. in fact he and his friend come off like possible predators.

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9 out of 21 people found the following comment useful :-
Future comedy classic, 27 August 2007

Author: kevin-540 from United States

Jody Hill has shown himself to be a master of letting his actors play and simply be. He sells a simple sports story in a totally unique, wonderful and hilarious way... The humor completely taps into the modern comedy style of allowing large characters to be portrayed subtly and with multiple dimensions. This new brand of comedy is rare in American cinema, although the Europeans (like Ricky Gervais) have been perfecting it for years... Danny Mc. Bride, in a role destined for cult legend status, will soon be a comedy star with his unassuming way of selling the laughs naturally without cramming it down the audience's throat. Can't wait to see what this crew pulls together next, they are truly the type of guys who will be looked at and exalted in the years to come.

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0 out of 4 people found the following comment useful :-
One of the worst movies i have ever seen, 19 September 2008

Author: shawngee from United States

Basically a movie is made up of actors and actresses to entertain people. The females in this movies early acting was horrible it was like these people were found on a street corner and asked if they would like to be in a film. The whole point of a movie is to have actresses and actors to make the film not look like a total pile of crap in this movie they did not do this. The utter lack of responcablity by the Director and Casters of this film is the worse i have ever seen. I mean i have seen some B movies that weren't to bad cause you know they were B movies. This here was labeled as a normal film but it went beyond a B flick cause money was spent to make it. The problem here is the total lack of acting that goes on during the first 10 minutes or so i couldn't get past that part it bothers me when people don't even show any type of effort to make a good movie. They could have went out and got some actors and actresses that could actually act i mean i don't think thats to much to ask myself. The people that made this film ,the actors/actresses should be ashamed of themselves they should go out and get a job in the correct field i would say "shoe salesperson" I would not recommend this movie to anyone that can hear or see.

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13 out of 51 people found the following comment useful :-
Danny McBride Has a Career, Therefore I DEMAND One!, 15 August 2008

Author: banana-83 from United States

a couple of camcorders and a lot of cussing. That's it. My god, this might have been a very funny YouTube short, if kept to the length of Will Ferrell's Land Lord sketch, but this thing was just a joke.

Guys, there's a bit more to making a decent film than getting drunk, thinking up silly stuff and acting it out.

This movie has no more finesse than low-budget porn, the kind where the camera guy won't shut up. . "you like that? You like that? yeah, I bet you like that. you like that?"

Where the hell did McBride come from, and would he please go back there?

Weak movie. Way too long. Bad.

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