Reviews from Hong Kong

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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
Fist Of Fury (1972) Easily Bruce Lee's best film 2024-07-09 Simon
The Water Margin (1972) A lavish production delivering entertainment 2023-09-17 Simon
Lady Whirlwind (1972) Watchable. 2023-04-16 Simon
The Deadly Knives (1972) Decent action makes up for a recycled story 2022-07-10 Simon
Boxer From Shantung (1972) Strong Chen Kuan-Tai vehicle 2022-05-24 Simon
Finger Of Doom (1972) Ahead of its time 2022-02-06 Simon
Four Riders (1972) Everywhere is paradise as long as you have money 2021-05-03 Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972) One of the highlights of the Shaw Brothers catalogue 2021-04-01 Simon
The Delightful Forest (1972) Solid Ti Lung vehicle 2020-08-03 Simon
The Black Tavern (1972) Great inn-based wu xia 2007-06-11 Simon
The Devil's Mirror (1972) Nice bit of swordplay 2006-10-15 Simon
Hapkido (1972) For martial arts fans 2006-10-07 Simon
Thunderbolt Fist (1972) Mostly bad film, but good action 2006-06-11 Simon
The Young Avenger (1972) A bit muddled, but entertaining 2006-05-15 Simon
Man Of Iron (1972) Solid Chen Kuan-Tai vehicle 2006-05-06 Simon
The 14 Amazons (1972) Classic epic 2006-02-27 Simon
King Boxer (1972) classic piece of 70's kung fu 2005-08-03 Simon
The Lizard (1972) quite a decent film 2003-05-23 Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972) All the makings of a cult classic 2003-04-27 Simon
Way Of The Dragon (1972) An important step for Bruce to make, but falters a little 2001-12-14 Simon
Fist Of Fury (1972) Landmark that still holds some interest after 30 years 2001-12-14 Simon

Reviews by rating from Hong Kong in the Martial Arts genre released in 1972

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5
7
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Reviews by genre from Hong Kong released in 1972

Martial Arts (21)
Period Film (13)
Wuxia (7)
Action (2)
Drama (2)
Fantasy (2)
Historical Epic (2)
Erotic (2)
Gangster (2)
War (1)

Reviews by country in the Martial Arts genre released in 1972

Hong Kong (21)
Taiwan (4)