The Foot Fist Way (DVD)

note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room The Foot Fist Way is a strange film in as much as it isn't particularly brilliant, but it demonstrates that there's a wealth of talent here waiting to be exploited, and that with the right tools, these people have gone on to make far better things. Danny McBride himself has starred in a lot of films like Tropic Thunder, while Jody Hill directed the underwhelming but well directed Seth Rogen vehicle Observe and Report. The Foot Fist Way revolves around Fred Simmons (Danny R. McBride) is a fourth degree blackbelt yet still runs a McDojo, which are typically reviled in the martial arts ...  Read the complete review

The improvisation style of comedy film has had some success in recent years with modern comedians such as Judd Apatow and Will Ferrell instigating the change. This is a type of improvisation that is strictly supervised and varies on the type of film they are in. The likes of 'Knocked Up' or 'Land of the Lost' are well structured films that allow improv only in some of the dialogue choices of pre-written scenes. The next step up is films like 'Anchorman' that has a loser storyline with a lot more of the scenes being improvised as the actors go along. The ability to be able to think on your feet has prevented stale comedians like Eddie Murphy from entering the new ...  Read the complete review