Part of what makes it cool is the over-the-top 1980's glam feel. It has elements from Karate Kid, The Terminator, Tron, and Miami Vice, to name a few. It uses short segments of stock footage as filler, just like a crappy 80's movie would have.
An additional 80's-era effect is when the VHS tracking goes bad just as a major fight scene reaches its climax. The music also sounds like typical bland 80's pop/metal/jazz. The movie is so intentionally bad that it's great - absolutely genius! Watch and laugh. Warning: Gore.
The film caught a lot of attention, and was shown at the Cannes Film Festival. Happily it looks like we will be treated to a full feature length film, Kung Fury II, which is scheduled to be released in 2020. I'm looking forward to seeing it.
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