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Kung Fu Hustle is a great martial arts film that uses lots of animation and compositing. So many of the scenes use 3D. The head of the animation firm that did the special fx said there were aproximately 100,000 man hours involved. Meaning that if only one person had to do it all it would take them about 35 years, working 55 hours a week. But the result is spectacular. Here a few shots from a wonderful scene where assassins use a musical instrument to conjure skeleton warriors:


[screenshots from Kung Fu Hustle by Stephen Chow]