Reviews of films by Chang Cheh

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
All Men Are Brothers (1973) Less fun than I remembered 2023-10-01 Simon
The Water Margin (1972) A lavish production delivering entertainment 2023-09-17 Simon
Disciples of Shaolin (1975) More interesting than it sounds 2023-01-29 Simon
The Five Venoms (1978) ...read review... 2022-11-21 Simon
The Assassin (1967) Impressive 2022-08-07 Simon
Boxer From Shantung (1972) Strong Chen Kuan-Tai vehicle 2022-05-24 Simon
The Kid with the Golden Arm (1979) One of the more enjoyable Venoms films 2022-02-27 Simon
The Magnificent Trio (1966) Deserves more appreciation 2021-11-29 Simon
Golden Swallow (1968) Chang Cheh brings his own style to Come Drink With Me sequel 2021-08-01 Simon
One-Armed Swordsman (1967) One of the pillars of martial arts cinema 2021-07-18 Simon
Four Riders (1972) Everywhere is paradise as long as you have money 2021-05-03 Simon
The Angry Guest (1971) What kind of guests? Angry guests. 2021-04-29 Simon
Vengeance! (1970) A really stripped down piece of cinema 2021-04-24 Simon
Have Sword, Will Travel (1969) Chang Cheh in wuxia mode 2021-04-12 Simon
The Brave Archer (1977) Barebones adaptation of the Condor Heroes novels 2020-09-27 Simon
The Delinquent (1973) Gritty social commentary results in bloody fight fest 2020-08-05 Simon
The Delightful Forest (1972) Solid Ti Lung vehicle 2020-08-03 Simon
Shanghai 13 (1984) Chang Cheh goes indie 2015-02-18 Simon
King Eagle (1971) Good Sister, Bad Sister 2012-12-05 Simon
Five Element Ninjas (1982) Interesting ideas, uninspired execution 2012-11-09 Simon
New Shaolin Boxers (1976) Simple film 2010-11-04 Simon
House Of Traps (1982) Reasonably entertaining 2009-09-25 Simon
Masked Avengers (1981) The action is the highlight 2007-08-27 Simon
Men from the Monastery (1974) Perhaps hasn't aged well 2007-07-30 Simon
Marco Polo (1975) A bit rubbish 2007-07-13 Simon
Shaolin Martial Arts (1974) one of the better Shaolin films 2007-02-14 Simon
Flag Of Iron (1980) Standard Venoms stuff 2006-08-21 Simon
The Weird Man (1983) Weird indeed! 2006-08-07 Simon
Bloody Escape (1975) Not a classic, but good. 2006-05-13 Simon
Man Of Iron (1972) Solid Chen Kuan-Tai vehicle 2006-05-06 Simon

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Reviews by genre

Martial Arts (52)
Period Film (37)
Wuxia (13)
Action (8)
Gangster (6)
Historical Epic (5)
Fantasy (4)
Drama (3)
War (2)
Comedy (1)
Romance (1)
Thriller (1)
Arthouse (1)
Melodrama (1)