Overall a fun example of the genre not a great film but well worth watching if you are a fan of Jackie Chan. I'm not sure why it was given a UK-18 certificate as it is far less violent than many lower rated films I've seen. it might seem over the top in places but that just adds to the amusement. The plot it decent enough it makes more sense than one might expect from a slapstick comedy. The silliness of many scenes is increased by comic sound effects and facial expressions. With Jackie Chan playing Jiang it won't surprise anybody that the fight scenes are solidly choreographed and more funny than thrilling. That said this film isn't about the dialogue it is all about the slap-stick martial arts.
I must say I prefer to watch films in their original language and the fact that this dub isn't great does detract somewhat from the film. Later he starts learning kung fu and gets a job helping guard a shipment from the witch and other bandits. Jiang assumes the heroes identity to claim the reward. It turns out one is a wanted criminal and the other is the 'Whip Hero'. He stumbles across two kung fu masters fighting in a clearing the fight leaves both of them dead. He bluffs his way into a job where he is cautioned to stay away from a woman who is thought to be a witch. This martial arts comedy is centred on Jiang, a character whose kung fu skills aren't quite as good as he thinks they are. These comments are based on watching a version of the film that was dubbed into English. Reviewed by Tweekums 7 / 10 Half a Loaf of Kung Fu Nothing special, but pretty good for one of Jackie's '70s movies. The dubbing is the same as that in most of Chan's films from this era, annoying but sometimes funny with it. The varied characters and their mannerisms always entertain. The ending is pretty violent with broken arms and necks. The film has a weird sense of humour, no doubting that there's a dream where Chan turns into Popeye (yep, the music is here again) and he does stuff like throw eggs at the bad guys to repel them. Non-stop kung fu takes place until the very end of the film, with decent fighting and comedy in between to make it more entertaining – like Chan trying to learn new moves whilst being beaten pretty bad. The film definitely improves in the final half hour, in which a cargo of treasure is ambushed by all the bandits at once.
Add in some kick-ass femme fatales and an old DRUNKEN MASTER style teacher with some killer moves, and you have a generic but fun outing. There's an odious beggar, an evil witch, and guys with moustaches and long hair which usually turns out to be fake. This is certainly a fast paced movie with numerous characters Chan is a kid who ends up impersonating the Whip Hero, then there are lots of different groups of bad guys who end up getting involved with him. From there on, it's pretty much typical comedy kung-fu nonsense for an hour most of it tests the patience, but some of it is funny. The film starts off well enough with the spoofy opening titles, where Chan adopts a number of famous roles – such as Zatoichi – and mercilessly takes the mick with them. Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 6 / 10 Nothing special, but pretty enjoyable for an early Jackie outing My rating of "Half a Loaf of Kung Fu" lands on a three out of ten stars.
The fight scenes in "Half a Loaf of Kung Fu" were adequate, though they could only do so much to lift up an otherwise mundane and silly storyline. Sure, I get that this was one of his very first movies in which he delivered the slapstick Kung Fu comedy and action that has become his trademark, but this movie just didn't entertain me. While I am a big fan of Jackie Chan, then "Half a Loaf of Kung Fu" just wasn't a crowning achieving in his career. But also the character gallery in the movie was a big part of why the movie was such a drag and a bore, as all characters were essentially one and the same. Why? Well, because the story took forever to go nowhere, and it was just loaded with too much filler and nonsense in terms of situations that failed to come off as funny and entertaining as it was intended. It was primarily the storyline that was the issue for me. And it was a struggle to sit through the movie. So writers Jackie Chan and Ming Chi Tang didn't really manage to deliver a very wholesome, nor entertaining movie. And of course I opted to do so as the chance presented itself, with it being a Jackie Chan movie and all.īut I have to say that this 1978 action comedy sort of fell short of being something that entertained me. Reviewed by paul_haakonsen 3 / 10 It failed to entertain me.ĭespite the fact that I have always liked the movie from Jackie Chan, then it wasn't actually before now in 2022 that I had the opportunity to sit down and watch the 1978 action comedy "Half a Loaf of Kung Fu" (aka "Half a Loaf of Kung Fu").
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