Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Enter the Dragon and Kentucky Fried Movie

Mycroft was delighted to watch the 1973 Kung Fu movie 'Enter the Dragon'.  It was shown recently on Channel 9.  Having watched it for the first time in many years it was amazing to observe how closely the send up in 'Kentucky Fried Movie' follows the plot. 

The characters look quite similar too.  See below for 'Han' in 'Enter the Dragon':



Compare him with the fabulous 'Dr Klahn', in 'Kentucky Fried Movie' below:
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I was reminded why some are unable to distinguish the real movie from the send up, as parts of 'Enter the Dragon' are a little clunky.  The artificial hands used by the chief baddie (Han) look quite useless and more likely to accidentally poke someone in the eye than do any serious damage.  The various attachements used by 'Dr Klahn' in the send up (including a hairdryer) look a lot more effective.

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