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
The Dead and The Deadly (1982)	Very enjoyable supernatural action-comedy	2012-06-26	Simon
Shakti (1982)	Another great performance from Amitabh	2002-11-09	Simon
Thrilling Bloody Sword (1981)	Deranged and delightful	2022-07-29	Simon
All The Wrong Clues (1981)	Wildly silly comedy capers	2012-11-27	Simon
Shaolin Drunken Monk (1981)	Enjoyable	2001-11-08	Simon
Treasure Hunters (1981)	Great action, mixed comedy	2005-07-21	Simon
Legend Of The Owl (1981)	A very silly film	2024-02-11	Simon
Return Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1981)	Another pretty wu-xia from Chor Yuen	2005-11-15	Simon
Masked Avengers (1981)	The action is the highlight	2007-08-27	Simon
Pepi, Luci, Bom (1980)	Amateurish but definitely a statement of intent	2022-02-10	Simon
Dangerous Encounter - 1st Kind (1980)	Controversial	2020-08-02	Simon
We're Going To Eat You (1980)	Darkly amusing kung fu horror	2012-11-27	Simon
The Loot (1980)	entertaining martial arts comedy	2008-08-14	Simon
Rendezvous With Death (1980)	Sun Chung gets it right again	2007-01-28	Simon
Heroes Shed No Tears (1980)	...read review...	2004-01-19	Simon
A Deadly Secret (1980)	Better than average	2005-05-12	Simon
To Kill a Mastermind (1979)	Good fun, but not essential	2023-07-07	Simon
Knockabout (1979)	Introducing Yuen Biao	2021-08-11	Simon
Stalker (1979)	Visually striking religious allegory	2012-11-30	Simon
The Proud Twins (1979)	a pretty solid piece of wu xia	2006-04-21	Simon
Deadly Breaking Sword (1979)	Good story, needed better fights	2005-07-31	Simon
The Butterfly Murders (1979)	Tsui Hark's first film	2020-08-17	Simon
His Name Is Nobody (1979)	Worth a watch	2006-02-14	Simon
Full Moon Scimitar (1979)	Good Chor Yuen/Gu Long film	2007-03-06	Simon
Dirty Ho (1979)	Much ado about nothing	2005-09-12	Simon
Swordsman and Enchantress (1978)	Chor Yuen adapts Gu Long once again	2024-04-01	Simon
Soul Of The Sword (1978)	Beautiful production values and a tragic plot	2019-08-24	Simon
The Flying Guillotine II (1978)	More remote decapitation fun	2024-02-25	Simon
Invincible Shaolin (1978)	Chang Cheh's response to 36th Chamber Of Shaolin	2004-01-19	Simon
36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978)	Essential for kung fu fans	2003-06-08	Simon