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
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)	cash-in with more comedy (but less funny)	2005-06-28	Simon
A Massacre Survivor (1979)	...read review...	2024-01-04	Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973)	Less fun than I remembered	2023-10-01	Simon
Arhats In Fury (1985)	Decent mainland wushu film	2006-01-15	Simon
Ballistic Kiss (1998)	Stylish but cliched and pretentious	2004-10-16	Simon
Beggar So (1993)	Lesser addition to Wong Fei Hung canon	2001-07-27	Simon
Black Butterfly (1968)	A decent if unremarkable late 60's wuxia	2021-05-10	Simon
Blazing Temple (1976)	Another telling of a classic Shaolin story	2024-05-05	Simon
Brotherhood Of The Wolf (2001)	Rambles on	2002-06-07	Simon
Cat Vs. Rat (1982)	Great fights	2005-05-07	Simon
Choi Lee Fat Kung Fu (1979)	Great kung fu, lame comedy, no plot	2007-04-25	Simon
Cradle 2 The Grave (2003)	Pretty poor	2003-02-28	Simon
Cub Tiger From Kwangtung (1973)	Actually quite good	2008-07-16	Simon
Death Duel (1977)	Lesser Chor Yuen/Gu Long work	2003-03-29	Simon
Death Duel of Kung Fu (1979)	Fair	2001-10-21	Simon
Dreaming the Reality (1991)	Much as you'd expect	2023-09-28	Simon
Duel For Gold (1971)	Chor Yuen's first film for Shaw Brothers	2007-04-02	Simon
Duel Of The Century (1981)	A decent enough Chor Yuen/Ku Long film	2006-01-16	Simon
Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993)	Ridiculous Chinese New Year's fluff	2020-07-25	Simon
Equilibrium (2002)	Script bad, action good	2002-12-07	Simon
Executioners From Shaolin (1977)	Less obviously a Lau Kar-Leung film than most he directed	2021-06-20	Simon
Extreme Challenge (2001)	Cheap and cheesy	2006-01-08	Simon
Fast Fingers (1983)	Good action makes up for weak script	2005-09-04	Simon
Five Shaolin Masters (1974)	Too much fighting!	2004-05-22	Simon
Flag Of Iron (1980)	Standard Venoms stuff	2006-08-21	Simon
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (1978)	Better than expected	2022-05-16	Simon
Hand Of Death (1976)	Largely forgettable Shaolin story	2021-11-13	Simon
Handsome Siblings (1992)	One of the lesser new wave wu xia films	2000-10-16	Simon
Hero Of Swallow (1996)	Not that bad	2004-02-23	Simon
Heroes Two (1974)	Groundbreaking, apparently	2003-02-24	Simon