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
Blazing Temple (1976)	Pretty much bored me	2001-11-27	Simon
The Drug Connection (1976)	Gritty exploitation cinema	2006-01-17	Simon
Hand Of Death (1976)	Largely forgettable Shaolin story	2021-11-13	Simon
The Himalayan (1976)	A decent slice of old-school action	2008-12-05	Simon
The Hot, The Cool And The Vicious (1976)	The Hot, The Cool & The Average	2003-05-10	Simon
The Magic Blade (1976)	One of the best Gu Long adaptations	2021-06-07	Simon
Snake Prince (1976)	Quite awful, but definitely different	2007-02-05	Simon
Web Of Death (1976)	Goofy but entertaining	2021-08-08	Simon
The Dragon Missile (1976)	Fun romp in the Flying Guillotine style	2015-03-13	Simon
Challenge Of The Masters (1976)	Young Wong Fei-Hung	2020-06-01	Simon
The Killer Meteors (1976)	Reasonably entertaining fluff	2022-08-09	Simon
The Secret Rivals (1976)	Indie kung fu royalty	2023-12-17	Simon
Shaolin Kung-Fu Mystagogue (1976)	A good name and a good time	2023-12-21	Simon
Okinawa Yakuza War (1976)	A strong but predictable Yakuza film	2024-04-21	Simon
The 18 Bronzemen (1976)	Not enough Bronzemen	2024-04-21	Simon
The Return of the 18 Bronzemen (1976)	Rerun of The 18 Bronzemen	2024-04-21	Simon
Blazing Temple (1976)	Another telling of a classic Shaolin story	2024-05-05	Simon
The Eight Masters (1976)	Action-packed old school classic	2024-05-05	Simon
Clans Of Intrigue (1977)	Wonderfully convoluted wu xia murder mystery	2003-02-16	Simon
Amar, Akbar, Anthony (1977)	Recommended!	2003-03-08	Simon
Golgo 13 - Assignment Kowloon (1977)	Poorly written, acted and directed	2007-06-06	Simon
7 Grandmasters (1977)	For martial arts fans only	2004-04-19	Simon
The Brave Archer (1977)	Barebones adaptation of the Condor Heroes novels	2020-09-27	Simon
Broken Oath (1977)	Definitely one for martial arts fans to see	2007-03-28	Simon
Death Duel (1977)	Lesser Chor Yuen/Gu Long work	2003-03-29	Simon
Executioners From Shaolin (1977)	Less obviously a Lau Kar-Leung film than most he directed	2021-06-20	Simon
Jade Tiger (1977)	...read review...	2004-01-19	Simon
Judgement Of An Assassin (1977)	One of the best wu xia	2006-05-29	Simon
Pursuit of Vengeance (1977)	Pretty good stuff!	2007-08-18	Simon
Battle Wizard (1977)	Early example of fantasy wu xia	2005-04-18	Simon