Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
| 27 January 1993 (USA)
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  • Reviews
    Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?
    Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
    Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
    Phillida Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
    OllieSuave-007 I haven't watched a whole lot of episodes of this TV show, but from the few I've seen, it turns out to be a fairly good show. David Carradine plays Kwai Chang Caine, a role he started back in the 1970s. This time, he joins his grown son Peter to battle evil using wisdom, martial arts and Peter's cop skills.There's quite a bit of martial arts action to entertain adventurers and solid drama between the father-son relationship to touch viewers' hearts. There's also mystique elements, making an action show quite unique. Again, overall, a fairly entertaining show.Grade B
    ShelbyTMItchell The show was great and with a great cast led by David Carradine and Chris Potter and a great supporting cast. The show wasn't about just martial arts and kicking the bad guys. But also on how you can handle situations without killing people and bringing them to justice. Peter who usually handles his situations with a gun learns the kung fu way throughout the show while Kwai Chang Caine tries to teach him those ways. After fifteen years apart, the father and son come together. As they must slowly but surely try to get along and work out their differences but other than that, they still show a love for one another. Great show and hope it comes back on. As I hope and pray that since TNT doesn't no longer have the show, hopefully it will come on like the Sci-Fi channel as it does employ some science fiction stuff.
    skoyles The original "Kung Fu" is a classic. When first I saw KF:TLC I had high hopes but found it lame, generic and that David Carradine had aged even more than I in the decades between first and second series. It was amusing to see Toronto again as I had lived there for three years. But the show became less Chinese than generic "new age" nonsense. The fight scenes were not up to the standard of David Chow's masterpieces, though I must say that they are not bad for an aging hero. Having now said all these negative things, I find that the show brings me back each time it is broadcast; there is something hypnotic about it. Carradine's Kwai Chang is unique.
    Jayde-2 I never thought I would like Kung Fu: The Legend Continues. Before I watched the series, my impression of the show was of a father and son fighting team that found new people to beat up every week. I admit, to my chagrin, that was my picture of 'martial arts' shows.Then, by accident, I caught part of an episode where the father and son were hugging each other and the son was teary-eyed. Apparently, the son's mother died many years ago. I was drawn into the program, surprised to see this candid, emotional moment on screen. This was not what I expected.After viewing a few more episodes, I became a true admirerer of Kung Fu: The Legend Continues. The father, Caine and his son, Peter, had been separated for 15 years thinking each other dead. The large story arc traces their road to reconciliation. While the two must struggle to understand each other and make amends for past grievances, there are external obstacles mirroring their inner obstacles. Through this turmoil, the show balances fast-paced action with heart, humanity, healing and a helping of humor.I also admire the way the show deals with violence. In the earlier episodes, Peter commonly used a gun in a dangerous situation while his father, Caine, tried to disarm hostiles without killing them. As the show progresses, Peter learns there is "another way" to deal with a dangerous situation than to go for a gun.Kung Fu: The Legend Continues is a magical show with a positive, yet not syrupy, message of hope in the face of adversity. Here's hoping that the legacy of the Legend Continues.