ThiefHott Too much of everything

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

spruance-1 I have not seen this series for well over 35 years. Remarkably, it has stood the harsh test of time.While it cannot compare with university level studies of East Asian philosophy and religion, it deals with topics that have universal applicability, and it does so in an intelligent fashion.Caine lives in a world of avarice, violence, and breath-taking stupidity. In spite of all this, he must persevere in his pursuit of familial connections and obligations, another eternal Eastern theme.The dialog and psychological situations merit serious attention and certainly keep the viewer's interest.

rcj5365 This series was a phenomenon when it premiered in fall of 1972......Taking the martial arts craze with the elements of a western,and from there you have one of the biggest cult hits that ever grace the early 1970's......KUNG-FUThe series was filmed on location(with most of the scenes filmed on the backlot of the Warner Bors. Studios Lot in Burbank,California),this was a series that became ABC-TV's biggest hits. From the premiere episode on October 14,1972 until the final episode of the series on April 26,1975,the series KUNG-FU ran for three seasons on ABC,producing 91 episodes all in full color.While the show itself had some clever action and martial arts scenes(brilliantly executed and choreographed),it was the integration of the western and eastern culture that made this show a surprise hit. The pilot episode was especially brilliant along with the cinematography,blazing action(the character uses his hands and feet as a weapon as a means of self-defense)along with David Carradine's astounding acting and dialogue made it worthy of being a full length theatrical feature. Carradine's character of Caine actually appeared to be more of an honest biblical wanderer than a half-Chinese American mystic that made this series not only stand out,but made it a cult favorite,due to its star David Carradine. As far as the series goes,some of the episodes were brilliant,but some of them were a bit too repetitive. The best episodes from this series were "The Sign Of The Dragon","The Way Of The Tiger"(the pilot episode),"King Of The Mountain","The Well"(one of the few hour long dramas to authentically depict the plight of blacks in frontier America), and "The Squaw Man"(another one of the hour long dramas to depict the struggles of the Native American Indian). This was a series that had some great guest stars in some of the episodes especially from some of the great actors: Don Johnson, Bruce Dern, Harrison Ford, William Shatner, Jack Elam, and Jodie Foster.

Stoney Martial arts movies are full of great action and well choreographed fights, from the days of Bruce Lee to the stunning visuals we have with todays wire work and cgi. But Kung Fu is not a martial arts movie/series.....Kung Fu is about a shaolin monk; Kwai Chang Caine. He travels around the wild west, seeking to help others and avoiding bounty hunters. The amazing thing about kung fu is that the flashbacks show Caine's past, we see that he has been trained to use kung fu, but he is a monk and would not harm a fly if it wasn't necessary. Caine chooses not to fight but when he has no other choice he proves that he can take anyone. The character is really brought to life by David Carradine, it would have been great to use Bruce Lee (Another of my idols) but I don't think the energetic Bruce would have been able to pull of the calmness of Caine.I was expecting to see a martial arts series in the wild west but kung fu is its own genre. The teachings of Masters Po and Khan are wonderful and make you think about life. Apparently after seeing the series people seeked more information because they wanted to raise their children under the same morals. It doesn't matter if you don't like martial arts or westerns, you need to see this. It has changed my life and the way I think about life.

Allardyce99 This is a question for die hard Kung Fu fans who may know the answer to my question. I have concluded the final season (3rd), but I am perplexed as to the order of the last 7 episodes.There is a 4-part story line about Caine finally finding his brother and it seems to be the finale of the series. Carradine indicates on the commentary that "Full Circle" was the last episode they shot and aired.The strange part is this...after "Full Circle", there are 3 additional episodes, all of which seem to occur prior to the 4-part episodes about the brothers. In fact, one of the episodes with John Carradine makes reference to Caine still looking for his brother...yet he found his brother just a couple episodes earlier.Does anyone know why the last 3 were shown after the 4-part brothers episodes which clearly were intended to be the end? I would love to know! Thanks.