Everything, Everywhere, All At Once comes to mind. Redline is another that has a similar feel (the intro sequence is insane)
Anything made by Captain Disillusion
Kung Pow - Enter the Fist
I was going to say this!
I think these were before Kung Fury, but Kung Fu Hustle is one of my favorite action comedies, and Akira is a total trip as well. Another mind@#$% that’s really not in the comedic genre at all (although maybe not as random as you’re seeking) is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I’ve gotta rewatch all of these…
Akira is a total trip as well.
There’s been a live action Akira film in development hell for over 20 years now. I’ve been patiently waiting since my teen years to see it and I’m in my early 40s now. I guess directors are so scared of not being able to live up to the masterpiece that is the original anime film, so nobody sticks with the project long.
Personally, I’d love to see it recreated as a miniseries. If you’ve read the manga, the film barely touches on the plot. There are gang wars, political factions, economic and social collapse, insurrections and riots, even global wars! None of that is covered in the film; they just focus on Tetsuo and Kaneda.
Heck, even its namesake, Akira, isn’t around! He was a central figure of the manga, but he’s only around for some brief flashbacks in the film.
A miniseries would give it time to world-build and cover everything in the original manga series.
Interesting, thanks, I’ll have to check it out! I did think it was kind of strange that Akira wasn’t the focus, but I wondered if it might’ve been something like “The Legend of Zelda” focusing on Link, haha.
If you liked Kung Fu Hustle, Shaolin Soccer was a movie made by the same director, and it shares the same type of humour and amazing special effects. Worth checking out if you haven’t.
Thanks, though I’ve already watched it and… KFH is light years ahead! I really look forward to KFH 2.
I can’t stand the word ‘content’
I would say the Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss pilots were really solid and The Amazing Digital Circus is another standout.
This made me think of Tuca and Bertie which has an offbeat sensibility and is well done IMHO
…Sounds like you’re looking for “Thousands of Beavers”. Great movie.
I was stoned out of my mind and I STILL couldn’t finish that garbage. It would have been amazing if it were a 10-15 minute short.
Check out Rubin and Ed. Not the same type of a WTF movie experience but worth a watch if you appreciated Kung Fury.
I think Triangle Of Sadness fits this bill pretty well. Certainly one of my all time favourite films. Maybe a little less silly-absurd, but the real-absurdness makes up for it, and has bite.
Back in the day there was Hardware Wars.
The original of this seems to have been removed, but this is fun an weird if you’re into music production: Andrew Huang - Foods n Dudes
