Reviews of films by Lau Kar-Leung

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
Disciples Of The 36th Chamber (1985) A sort of swan song for Shaw Brothers 2023-10-08 Simon
Heroes Of The East (1978) Amongst the greatest kung fu films ever made 2022-07-04 Simon
Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986) Expected more from this collaboration 2022-04-03 Simon
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) Ferocious! 2021-07-05 Simon
Executioners From Shaolin (1977) Less obviously a Lau Kar-Leung film than most he directed 2021-06-20 Simon
My Young Auntie (1981) Kung fu doesn't get much better than this! 2021-04-16 Simon
The Shadow Boxing (1979) Corpses don't pee 2021-03-27 Simon
The Lady Is the Boss (1983) Great fights but cringingly dated fashions 2021-03-13 Simon
Drunken Master II (1994) One of the best martial arts films 2020-09-05 Simon
Challenge Of The Masters (1976) Young Wong Fei-Hung 2020-06-01 Simon
Tiger On The Beat (1988) Lau Kar-Leung's foray into modern day action 2012-04-01 Simon
Dirty Ho (1979) Much ado about nothing 2005-09-12 Simon
Cat Vs. Rat (1982) Great fights 2005-05-07 Simon
Legendary Weapons Of China (1982) Story meh, action omg! 2005-02-04 Simon
Martial Club (1981) May be as good as kung fu films get 2004-12-10 Simon
Spiritual Boxer (1975) Lau Kar-Leung's directorial debut 2004-10-22 Simon
Shaolin Mantis (1978) Probably David Chiang's best film 2004-10-22 Simon
Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979) Great martial arts 2004-05-22 Simon
Return To The 36th Chamber (1980) Largely misconceived sequel 2004-01-19 Simon
36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978) Essential for kung fu fans 2003-06-08 Simon
Heroes Of The East (1978) Greatest martial arts film ever made? 2001-11-10 Simon

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Martial Arts (21)
Comedy (15)
Period Film (14)
Action (5)
Fantasy (2)
Gyonsi (1)