Release Date: Jul 1, 1980 Wide
Release Date: Jul 1, 1980 Wide
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Originally made in Hong Kong in 1979, Half a Loaf of Kung Fu was released in the U.S. in 1985. The inimitable Jackie Chan heads the cast of this martial-arts period piece. A valuable emerald jade is stolen when the gem's supposedly invulnerable Sern Chuan bodyguards are bushwhacked by bandits. Only Chan escapes the carnage relatively unscathed. In his usual moralistic, violence-only-when-necessary fashion, Chan sets about to make mincemeat of the bad guys. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Jul 1, 1980 Wide
Oct 7, 1997
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Chan is, as always, brilliant at both the physical humor and the daffy facial expressions... although the way it's shot here is distractingly amateurish.
11/09/2010 (LAPTOP/DVD)"Jackie Chan's" first attempt that was canned because traditional Chinese heroes were usually staunch, in this movie the star is a clown who manages to waste all the staunch dudes by fluke.This is technically the beginning of "Jackie Chan's" style he created in the martial-art
September 11, 2010Super Reviewer
First attempt at kung fu comedy from Jackie Chan. It was shelved because it was an idea that was not proven in theaters. The idea wouldn't be too radical two years afterwards, where chop socky comedies ruled HK cinemas. he comedy is mostly retarded, and not very funny. The Popeye scene just falls flat on its oversized
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