Kung Fu Elliot

2014
6.6| 1h36m| en
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The bizarre story of Elliot "White Lightning" Scott, who plans on becoming Canada's first action hero with his low-budget karate epic, Blood Fight. This surreal documentary captures two years in the lives of a passionate amateur filmmaker, his supportive partner Linda Lum, and their cast and crew of outrageous dreamers - all striving to achieve success.

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Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?
2freensel I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.
Mischa Redfern I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
Sameeha Pugh It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film
Leofwine_draca KUNG FU ELLIOT is another of those micro budget 'mockumentary' comedies that have been doing the rounds ever since THIS IS SPINAL TAP popularised the genre. This time it's about the titular character, a legend in his own mind, who turns out to be a typical chubby middle-aged guy with little skill or ability at anything. I found the comedy laboured and over-obvious and the film as a whole a real chore to get through, it's that bad.
pparise I have owned a video store in Moncton NB Canada for the past 15 years and I know Elliot and the filmmakers. This is definitely a documentary. It's just a crazy story.
Seth_Rogue_One I'm not gonna spoil anything, but this documentary film starts off as a funny and charming look at a pretty delusional guy who thinks he's gonna be the next Jean Claude Van Dame who makes movies with his girlfriend.All that might sound innocent enough but they throw you one heck of a twist at you one hour in that will make you look at the whole thing in a completely different light, like a total 360 degree change to the point that you're left thinking 'could this be real?'.But they say that the truth is usually stranger than fiction, and if that is true than this could be the very testament of that.I kinda hope that it was all a hoax in all honesty, and that it is some sort of satire on documentaries to show how easily manipulated they are and how you can portray 'reality' from many different points of views to get your desired idea across.Yeah, this was one of the most bizarre things I've seen in a long long long time, and I was a bit disturbed in the end in all honesty. I guess that in itself makes it recommendable.
beth-159 It's hard to write about Kung Fu Elliot because its best to watch with zero expectations and as little information as possible. At least, that's how I feel as I attended a screening at Hot Docs in Toronto solely based on bumping into the sweet and friendly filmmakers at an Industry function and wanting to support their screening as a thank you for extending themselves to me in an otherwise awkward social situation. As an indie filmmaker myself, I soon found myself laughing out loud at the outrageous claims of the main doc subject, DYI filmmaker and self-proclaimed marital arts expert Elliot Scott. However, I was not laughing entirely AT the self-diluted doc subjects low in talent while high in ambition as I was also identifying in a half-cringing fashion as my own cinematic attempts share some significant territory with this motley crew of dreamers in Halifax. If you love satire, off-the-wall documentary subjects and are up for sharing a wacky 2 year journey with the filmmakers Jaret and Matt you will be well rewarded by this film. I have to leave it there-- NO SPOILER ALERT. This is no wonder this Canadian Doc is being compared to sleeper hit Catfish.

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