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Kung Fu: The Complete Third Season | 
| Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: CDN$ 33.74
Buy New: CDN$ 26.99
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 9707
Format: Ntsc, Subtitled
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.6 x 1
MPN: 68147
ISBN: 141980426X
UPC: 012569681477
EAN: 9781419804267
ASIN: B0009K7QZS
Theatrical Release Date: October 14, 1972
Release Date: January 8, 2008
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From Amazon.com
While it may not rank with Richard Kimble's fateful meeting with the One-Armed Man in the series finale of The Fugitive, Caine's reunion with his long-lost brother, Danny, brings Kung Fu, to quote the title of the four-episode story arc's conclusion, "Full Circle." The series' rich iconography and episodes featuring returning characters may make this final season heady going for newcomers. But those who have faithfully followed Caine (David Carradine in his iconic role) on his nomadic adventures will be richly rewarded with some of the series' best episodes. The season begins with a stellar two-parter, "Blood of the Dragon," in which Caine seeks the truth about his grandfather's murder, while Imperial assassins are dispatched to kill Caine. The venerable Patricia Neal guest-stars as the grandfather's iron-willed, cold-hearted former lover. Eddie Albert also stars as a doctor who sides with Caine. Other memorable guest stars this season include William Shatner broguing it up, Scotty-style, as a sea captain who arrives with an Imperial pardon for Caine (but at what cost?) in "A Small Beheading." Barbara Hershey portrays an aspiring Shoalin priest in the two-parter, "Besieged." In "The Brothers Caine," a pre-Airplane Leslie Nielsen is a ruthless magnate who puts a $10,000 price on Danny's head, making for an awkward reunion when Danny thinks that Caine is a bounty hunter. David's father, John, returns as blind preacher Serenity Johnson in "Ambush." This season was distinguished by innovative episodes set in China during Caine's "Grasshopper" tutelage. In "The Demon God," the youth, poisoned by a prince, experiences mystical visions of his older, wandering self, who is stung by a scorpion. In "The Thief of Chendo," young Caine's Master imagines an adventure for the aspiring priest. Two Carradine commentaries, and a near-hour long chronicle of Carradine's 30-years-on visit to a Shoalin monastery in China (an incredible journey that ends with Carradine's soulful rendition of "America the Beautiful") help to give Kung Fu a worthy DVD send-off. --Donald Liebenson
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Caine, Po, Kan, guest stars ... Third season Still Holds Up! November 12, 2005
Greg (Canada)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
As a fan of Kung-Fu I am of course delighted to have this third and final 24-episode season on DVD. I must warn people however that this third season does not conclude the series as such, and also that it does stray somewhat from the original style -- by that I mean, it has more fighting, and when scenes change from the west to Caine's past in China it just cuts straight.
But it does dwelve deeper into the past, and some episodes are set entirely in the past. Caine finally meets his brother Danny, during a four-part story which features Leslie Neilsen as the top bad guy. Season three features also a storyline which deals with this dark clan of fighters out to avenge the death of the Emperor's nephew, and some of the themes and images make me wonder if George Lucas had based "Star Wars" on it. Oh, and William Shatner also guest-stars, as a sea captain.
I found the case a little cheap. One of the plastic holder plates fell off. On the plus side the discs come out much easier. And I was delighted by the last bonus feature which is done like a short film, sending the actor and two friends on a trip through China to visit the Shaolin temple. Some humorous results make it an entertaining watch for Carradine fans.
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