Son of the Dragon

David Carradine at 70 years old-
David Carradine is still mentally and physically in shape at 70 years old! This man has been making movies for over thirty years! Son of the Dragon is an epic movie that is almost 3 hours long. However, there is a mixture of humor and good martial arts action that makes this a true classic for the future.

I rate this a five star movie-

"May your dreams fly, even if we cannot"
The latter-day career of David Carradine offered some remarkable film opportunities to the former "Kung Fu" hero. Sure, with the exception of Kill Bill - Volume Two, these were mostly low-budget DTV releases, but they nevertheless let him explore a variety of roles that true fans ought to be eager to investigate. One of the more ambitious projects he undertook during the last four years of his life was a two-part TV miniseries set in 19th century China, directed by TV veteran David Wu (The Snow Queen). Disappointingly, even though this miniature epic had the potential to be a TV masterpiece like Merlin or Arabian Nights, it wound up being a fairly mediocre adventure, the biggest asset of which was...

Better than expected!
I liked David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine, but not too much otherwise. He was okay in this, but the movie was very good regardless of any actors corny lines and a bit cheesey acting. The scenery and landscapes were outstanding. The colors and photography again, outstanding. It was ALMOST like a big budget movie like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the filming. The story was simple and really drawn out, but the visuals more than made up for that, and the story was not bad, just shallow. That said, it was in the style of the old Chinese made Kung Fu movies, shallow stories, and the fight scenes too. To their credit however, they were not bloody battles, and that I was grateful for. All in all, I can't say anything bad about it and I would watch it again in the future. I would recommend this movie to others.

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