Martial Arts Reviews

Superlative - everyone should see this

Great, a must-see if you like the genre

Good, a decent example of the genre

Watchable, but only for serious genre fans

Unwatchable

Half stars could have gone either way depending on mood.

Movie Name / Release Year	Summary	Date	Reviewer
Return Of Bastard Swordsman (1984)	Enjoyably daft	2006-01-12	Simon
Extreme Challenge (2001)	Cheap and cheesy	2006-01-08	Simon
The King Boxer (2000)	Watchable kung fu film	2005-11-27	Simon
Seoul Raiders (2005)	Enjoyable but disposable	2005-11-10	Simon
The Swordmates (1969)	Distinctly average	2005-10-27	Simon
Fast Fingers (1983)	Good action makes up for weak script	2005-09-04	Simon
The Crimson Charm (1971)	Non-essential	2005-07-20	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)	cash-in with more comedy (but less funny)	2005-06-28	Simon
Monkey Kung Fu (1979)	Good skills, but just another kung fu film	2005-06-19	Simon
Kung Fu Wonder Child (1986)	Pretty good fun in a mindless way	2005-06-19	Simon
Cat Vs. Rat (1982)	Great fights	2005-05-07	Simon
The Enchantress (1983)	a difficult one to rate	2005-02-27	Simon
The Sword Of Swords (1968)	Decent enough	2005-02-07	Simon
Ballistic Kiss (1998)	Stylish but cliched and pretentious	2004-10-16	Simon
Five Shaolin Masters (1974)	Too much fighting!	2004-05-22	Simon
Hero Of Swallow (1996)	Not that bad	2004-02-23	Simon
Return To The 36th Chamber (1980)	Largely misconceived sequel	2004-01-19	Simon
Na Cha The Great (1974)	Chang Cheh does new wave fantasy	2004-01-19	Simon
Shadow Boxer (1974)	Only film by star Chen Wo-Fu	2004-01-19	Simon
Kill Bill (2003)	Was hoping for more	2003-11-13	Simon
Shaolin Temple (1976)	Not that great	2003-05-03	Simon
The Jade Bow (1966)	Not a bad effort	2003-04-05	Simon
Death Duel (1977)	Lesser Chor Yuen/Gu Long work	2003-03-29	Simon
Cradle 2 The Grave (2003)	Pretty poor	2003-02-28	Simon
Heroes Two (1974)	Groundbreaking, apparently	2003-02-24	Simon
Equilibrium (2002)	Script bad, action good	2002-12-07	Simon
Brotherhood Of The Wolf (2001)	Rambles on	2002-06-07	Simon
The Blacksheep Affair (1998)	Expect the worst, and it might be a pleasant surprise	2002-03-11	Simon
Way Of The Dragon (1972)	An important step for Bruce to make, but falters a little	2001-12-14	Simon
The Big Boss (1971)	Doesn't stand up too well 30 years on	2001-11-23	Simon