Scottytrotts What was great about this movie is the fact that it blended martial arts action, a serious plot, and hilarious comedy perfectly, and it is one of the few films that did it as good as this one did. You had all these different parties and clans from guards of a highly valued property, to the iron palm clan, to street thugs, to the famous Poison Clan, and of course the training instructor and his pupil that teaches Jackie Chan through out the movie, all of these different clans and parties that displayed such a wide variety of styles that you rarely find in martial arts films. Then there's the plot of the film which follows Jackie Chan as a common street bum trying to make his way in life and hopes to become a great kung fu expert, that finally gets the chance to make this dream come true, but also comes across a party of government men that are protecting a special property that he ultimately joins to protect from all these different gangs that leads to a final, huge, battle between the different parties. and then comes in the comedy which surprising worked very very very well, with such moments as when Jackie comes to the aid of one of his female friends during the big finale and tries to act tough and show off against his opponent but gets punched down the side of the hill, and then sitting up with his back in pain going "Damn you" and when Jackie is facing off against a man his master dubs, the man with a thousand faces, and decides to climb a tree to escape his opponent with the man yelling at him to come on down and Jackie chuckling back "you come on up" all this is what makes Half A Loaf Of Kung Fu such a great movie

Brian T. Whitlock (GOWBTW) Jackie Chan is know for his fighting and his comedy. In "Half a Loaf of Kung Fu" who could ask for more? It was funny at the beginning when he had to practice on the mini fighting pole. And everything else is just the same as usual. That silly joke in the beginning where he had to learn some sort of fighting power is unbelievable. The "Steel Finger". I call it the oldest joke in the book. The fight scenes are not hard to forget. Just trying to be a better fighter is easy, you don't need some special gimmicks. The other casts of the movie are great as well. What more can I say about the movie? It's a keeper. It's a classic. And it's Jackie Chan at his best! The action and the comedy is non-stop from the beginning to the end. 4 out of 5 stars!

Dr_Phibes "Jackie Chan plays the part of Jiang, an orphan who is neither good in the literary nor the martial arts. Nevertheless, he's a happy-go-lucky fellow with an amiable personality. Saintly beggar Mao, who was a Kung Fu Master, is impressed by Jiang's earnest demeanor and takes Jiang in as a student. Liang joins the Sern Chuan Bodyguards, who have been entrusted with the task of escorting the priceless Evergreen Jade to safekeeping. Outnumbered by an army of ruthless highwaymen, the Sern Chuan sustain heavy losses during their long and grueling journey. Undaunted, Jiang refuses to admit defeat, and with only the spirit of Mao to guide him, singlehandedly defeats the enemy horde."I don't blame Jackie Chan for finding a new contract after this movie. In the movie, his name was misspelled as 'Jacky Chan'.Best Quote: "It's my Kung Fu. It's no good for anything, except laughs."Worst Quote: "If I'm lying to you, then I'm a SOB." Best New Fighting Technique Introduced: the Concubine

Wizard-8 Aside from the presence of Chan, this film has almost nothing of merit. Even if Chan wasn't in it, it wouldn't make much difference - it's just one of those typical "period" kung fu movies like the ones that play on late-night television. Chan is pretty much wasted - although he shows talent, the director refuses to really shot it, until the climax - and even then, the director restrains him somewhat. I'm shocked that Chan himself doesn't seem to think this movie is bad.