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House of Flying BananasPosted by Jeremy Goldkorn, March 26, 2007 4:45 PM
A group of American students of Chinese has produced a spoof kung fu film and posted it to Youtube. Apparently shot in Vermont, the film is titled House of Flying Bananas. The dialogue is in laowai-inflected Mandarin, with English subtitles. It's a fun piece of silliness, which you can watch below or on Youtube. |
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Comments on House of Flying Bananas
wow. uh..wow.
Ha, funny clip. I don't think I've ever seen so many "greengoes" speak Chinese at the same time before.
P.S. a few subtitles towards the end don't quite match the dialogue, but it's understandable.
George -- um, I think that was part of the joke.
If I didn't have enough motivation to study Chinese already, this would so seal the deal for me. And where can I learn those moves?
Those students are from Middlebury College's summer Chinese school.
Those sweet slo-mo moves and banana action kicks aren't available to just any mild-mannered monk in a blue blanket. Years of practice, little grasshopper, years of practice. Plus some ancient green tea and quick video editing.