Half a loaf of Kung Fu tells the story of Jiang (Jackie Chan - or in this case Jacky Chan) and his quest to find a job. Half a Loaf of Kung Fu. It’s not prime Jackie, but it’s fun Jackie. Cast. A young man poses as "the Whip King" and collects the reward for a bandit he has seen killed by a famous bounty hunter. The film was released in Hong Kong on 1 July 1978. Ma Ju-Lung. Ist mir viel zu viel Slapstick, einfach viel zu viel Quatsch. Sign up here. and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango. and the Terms and Policies, Play Trailer ... Top Billed Cast. New to Streaming: Black Films, Shirley, Tommaso, Yourself and Yours & More. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. [1].

He is very much a clown with morals and portrays this image throughout his vast filmography. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Cinemark There's an odious beggar, an evil witch, and guys with moustaches and long hair which usually turns out to be fake. The adventures of a restless martial arts student called Dragon, who, while constantly pursuing a girl, gets involved in the affairs of a gang of thieves. [8], Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)", "Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) - Japan", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Half_a_Loaf_of_Kung_Fu&oldid=968971339, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Li Min-lang as Man fighting with Whip Hero, This page was last edited on 22 July 2020, at 16:35. Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. Learning a martial art and polishing that ability to a high level is a long, hard and enduring process -much like watching this movie. Malheureusement, comme c’est un old school Jackie, son art n’est pas encore raffiné. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. Merci Criterion! His name was certainly still developing. Silly martial arts fun to stray from the melodramatic and vengeful kung fu flicks of that era. Cinemark A fighting master's comical student (Jackie Chan) becomes an official protector of the Evergreen Jade. The initial scenes seem to cover a little known love triangle. Every Film Available on The Criterion Channel, Genre: Exploitation (100 Years: 1896-1995), The Criterion Channel: The Permanent Streaming Library, The Completely Complete Criterion Collection, Pure Cinema: Kung Fu Cinema w/ Quentin Tarantino, Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Write About (WORK IN PROGRESS), Psychotronic Ultimate Guide (as complete as possible), Pure Cinema Podcast: Kung Fu Cinema (With Quentin Tarantino), Leaving Criterion Channel October 2020, Leaving Criterion Channel This Month (October 2020). This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. Coming Soon. It's not hard to enjoy Half a Loaf of Kung Fu. For even more, visit our Family Entertainment Guide. Cinemark Sidney Poitier’s 7 Most Memorable Performances, All Harry Potter Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Jake Gyllenhaal Will Star in HBO Limited Series. Sloppier and less cohesive than other early Jackie Chan works like Drunken Master and Laughing Hyena. Chan's early comedic beginnings are shown here. Coming Soon, Regal Watched on the Criterion Channel. That said, it's fun enough aside from minor drag, and it's a fine introduction to Chan's general style and charm as a performer. Copyright © Fandango.

Please click the link below to receive your verification email. Half a Loaf of Kung Fu While we are on the subject of humour the comedy seen in Half a Loaf isn't funny at all but rather painfully lame. He is an amazing, much loved and very popular man and rightly so, but I can't help but feel the contrary about this film. I must admit that I laughed at the Popeye scene but for all the wrong reasons. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy Doris Lung Chun-Erh.

The beginning and end aren’t as good as the middle, which goes along pretty smoothly.

A survivor of an attack on a rebel group opposing the Manchu invasion of China creates the Goose Fist fighting technique and tries for revenge on a traitor. The fights are appealing to the eye. While Jackie Chan is still not the Jackie Chan we know and love, this still has some elements of the comedic actor that he will be become with the big set pieces of the fight scenes. Fun! Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. He manages to escape without notice, and brings along the dead loser of the duel. 05 June 2020 (1978). For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. An orphan who has been raised at a kung fu school, where he is treated as little more than a dogsbody and practice target for the students, has a life-changing experience after helping an old peripatetic beggar. 1978 |. Don't have an account? Xu Tai Chung (Man Fighting with Whip Hero). Cast : Jackie Chan... Master Chang : James Tin Chuen... Master Mao : Doris Lung Chun-Erh... Fung's daughter : Kim Jeong-Nan... Miss Lu / Whip Hero's sister : Chin Kang (1)... Ying Fu : Lee Hae-Ryong : … adventure, Although this film takes place after The Drunken Master, it feels like the rudiment to more it’s much more meaty predecessor which has a more fleshed out and refined approach to this genre. IMDb Honestly when the big boss fight came I literally had no idea who it was... that's probably a bit on me but I have a feeling the movie is to blame as well. Julie Lee Chi Lun. Coming Soon. The master turns out to be a bum, and teaches Jiang kung fu. Coming Soon. I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t seen many Kung Fu comedies or I just love Jackie Chan but I’d take a full loaf of this if I could! Top Billed Cast. Forgot your password? Prime Video has your Halloween movie picks covered. Chan plays a bumbling kung fu student who becomes involved in a series of adventures.

A kung-fu comedy at its best when Jackie Chan does his goofy thing, and at its weakest when it wants to be conventional and straightforward. Ying Fu. Dean Shek Tien. Please click the link below to receive your verification email. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. Jackie Chan. Master Mao. Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (Chinese: 一招半式闖江湖) is a 1978 Hong Kong action comedy martial arts film directed by Chen Chi-hwa and written by Jackie Chan, who also starred in the lead role.

Your Rating: 0/10. Il fait plus Paul Blart que Buster Keaton mettons. With no luck initially, Jiang stumbles across a wanted man. 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. Lam Chiu Hung. 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. The polished performances he has delivered in movies like Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon and the like are years ahead of what we see in Half a Loaf. Since Half a Loaf flashes many of the tricks up its sleeve right off the bat, subsequent action sequences can never escalate in a meaningful way. (full cast & crew) Plot. With this movie we are at the start of his career and are in many ways watching that style form. Quoique j’aurais peut-être pris une version avec la voix du petit joufflu dans l’Auberge du Chien Noir. This film is pretty much hilarious. In Hong Kong, the film grossed HK$1,526,871.50[4] (US$326,255). Using the money from the reward, Jiang tries to fulfill his kung fu dreams and find a master.

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. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. ...half a loaf short from being a good movie. All this comes in handy later on when Jiang must defend a cargo of precious items that have drawn the attention of several clans of bandits. Recommendation: Definitely worth a watch for Jackie fans and for fans of kung fu movies. Sinon, ça fait bizarre de voir un old school Jackie avec sous-titres, sans dub de marde. Coming Soon. He finds an advertisement for work at the Mansion as a body guard. Review by Maxwell Alexander ★★★½ . Although comedy has been a big part of everything Jackie has done I feel that Half a Loaf was released at a transitional time for Jackie Chan. Popularity #99999. Although comedy has been a big part of everything Jackie has done I feel that Half a Loaf was released at a transitional time for Jackie Chan. Directed by Chen Chi-Hwa. The demanding training scenes and displays of martial arts are of a much higher standard. Tong Huo-wan (Jackie Chan) seeks redress from the man responsible for his master's death, but becomes entangled in a feud between a local clan and gangsters. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Master Chang. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. Martial Arts + Laurel and Hardy - all humour x Amateur Video = Half a loaf of Kung-Fu Boa ne geh mir weg, dat is einfach nicht meine Schüssel Reis.Und was zur Hölle ist eigentlich ein Karate-Bomber liebe deutsche Marketingfuzis? Was this review helpful to you? The "plot" is just an excuse for everyone to fight a lot, but that's fine, and Chan's antics don't really up the stakes at all, but make it a lot of fun to watch. He then encounters two kung fu masters fighting in the woods. He collects the reward and goes in search of a kung fu teacher. 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 genre which may of not got the props back then but is now a legendary trademark of "Chan's" work. What are the differences between the Japanese Version and the Regular Version? sketch was amusing and the plot was okay. Forgot your password? A local Kung Fu expert is hired to form a team of guards to escort an dying man to a doctor. A scoundrel gets into a couple of shenanigans, which lead him to learn kung fu from a beggar and his apprentice, and help a princess protect an elixir from competing clans.