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 Taste Of Cold Steel (1970)	Surprisingly violent swordplay film	2007-02-19	Simon
A Warrior's Tragedy (1993)	Delirious & visually impressive wuxia piece	2008-02-26	Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973)	Great production values and lots of fun	2004-01-19	Simon
Ambush (1973)	Solid entertainment	2006-07-30	Simon
Angel Terminators 2 (1993)	Girls With Guns And Attitude	2022-09-03	Simon
Banlieue 13 (2004)	Great ACTION film (don't go looking for deep plot)	2005-04-13	Simon
Born To Fight (2004)	New levels of absurd action	2005-10-12	Simon
Boxer From Shantung (1972)	Strong Chen Kuan-Tai vehicle	2022-05-24	Simon
Broken Oath (1977)	Definitely one for martial arts fans to see	2007-03-28	Simon
Brothers Five (1970)	One of Lo Wei's best films	2007-03-20	Simon
Buddha's Palm (1982)	Creative and camp fantasy wuxia	2023-09-03	Simon
Challenge Of The Masters (1976)	Young Wong Fei-Hung	2020-06-01	Simon
Chinatown Kid (1977)	Great piece of 70's action	2004-02-26	Simon
Chinese Boxer (1970)	Dated, but a classic	2004-11-11	Simon
Deadend of Besiegers (1992)	Refreshing, quite a gem	2001-06-13	Simon
Deaf-Mute Heroine (1971)	Good, bloody fun	2005-12-18	Simon
Death Duel (1977)	Much better than I remembered	2023-05-21	Simon
Demon Of The Lute (1983)	Great fun comic-book wuxia	2006-01-02	Simon
Dragon From Russia (1990)	medium-level classic	2003-03-01	Simon
Dragon Gate Inn (1967)	Good but maybe not quite as good as its reputation	2020-09-02	Simon
Dreadnaught (1981)	A minor classic of the era	2024-05-19	Simon
Dreadnaught (1981)	Classic action-comedy	2007-01-13	Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind 2 (1990)	Worthy successor	2012-06-22	Simon
Enter the Fat Dragon (2020)	A sweet, fun film with a big heart and excellent fight scenes.	2022-08-13	Simon
Fist Of Fury (1972)	Landmark that still holds some interest after 30 years	2001-12-14	Simon
Flash Point (2007)	Hard boiled	2010-10-26	Simon
Forbidden City Cop (1996)	One of the best Stephen Chiau films of the 1990's	2021-12-12	Simon
Four Moods (1970)	A who's who of Taiwanese cinema in 1970	2024-01-07	Simon
Four Riders (1972)	Everywhere is paradise as long as you have money	2021-05-03	Simon
Furies (2022)	Just what the doctor ordered	2023-03-26	Simon