Reviews of films by Yuen Wo-Ping

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
The Tai-Chi Master (1993) Suffers from high expectations 2024-10-13 Simon
Dreadnaught (1981) A minor classic of the era 2024-05-19 Simon
Snake In The Eagle's Shadow (1978) One of the first kung fu comedies, and one of the best 2021-09-25 Simon
Shaolin Drunkard (1983) More Yuen Clan antics 2021-05-23 Simon
The Miracle Fighters (1982) A whirlwind of inventive action 2021-05-22 Simon
The Close Encounter of the Vampire (1986) Too close by far 2020-07-28 Simon
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018) Some creative fight choreography 2020-06-16 Simon
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword Of Destiny (2016) Far from worthy of sharing a name with Ang Lee's film 2016-03-01 Simon
The Magnificent Butcher (1979) Kung fu spectacular 2013-10-26 Simon
Fire Dragon (1994) Decent wu xia in the early 90's tradition 2013-06-08 Simon
Iron Monkey (1993) Great entry into the Wong Fei-Hung canon 2012-11-24 Simon
Tiger Cage (1988) Decent enough 80's cop film 2012-04-28 Simon
True Legend (2010) Maybe worth a look 2010-12-02 Simon
Dreadnaught (1981) Classic action-comedy 2007-01-13 Simon
Wing Chun (1994) a decent piece of entertainment 2005-08-04 Simon
Dance Of The Drunk Mantis (1979) One for the devoted only 2005-06-17 Simon
Tai Chi II (1996) Impressive 2003-08-24 Simon
In The Line Of Duty IV (1989) Action packed 2003-07-27 Simon
Tiger Cage II (1990) Cheesy classic 2003-06-07 Simon
Red Wolf (1995) Throw-away action movie 2002-03-16 Simon
Beggar So (1993) Lesser addition to Wong Fei Hung canon 2001-07-27 Simon
Drunken Tai Chi (1984) Semi-old school, quite enjoyable 2001-05-27 Simon

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Martial Arts (19)
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