Martial Arts 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
The Return of the 18 Bronzemen (1976)	Rerun of The 18 Bronzemen	2024-04-21	Simon
The 18 Bronzemen (1976)	Not enough Bronzemen	2024-04-21	Simon
Holy Robe Of Shaolin Temple (1985)	Ferocious fight scenes	2024-04-07	Simon
The Legend and Hag of Shaolin (2021)	Surprisingly strong kung fu film	2024-03-31	Simon
Kids From Shaolin (1984)	Jet Li's second film is goofier but ends with a bang	2024-03-24	Simon
Shaolin Temple (1982)	Some of the finest martial arts seen on film	2024-03-18	Simon
The Vengeful Beauty (1978)	Imaginative fights	2024-03-03	Simon
Roaring Fire (1981)	Tons of fun	2024-02-27	Simon
The Flying Guillotine II (1978)	More remote decapitation fun	2024-02-25	Simon
The Rebellious Reign (1980)	A must-see for kung fu fans	2024-02-23	Simon
The Flying Guillotine (1975)	Solid action	2024-02-18	Simon
Legend Of The Owl (1981)	A very silly film	2024-02-11	Simon
The Magic Crane (1993)	Not Film Workshop's finest hour	2024-02-07	Simon
Yellow River Fighter (1988)	A rare mainland Chinese wuxia film	2024-02-04	Simon
Oath of Death (1971)	Surprisingly gnarly for its time	2024-01-28	Simon
Rider of Revenge (1971)	One of the better early 1970's Taiwanese wuxia	2024-01-26	Simon
The Wheel of Life (1983)	Moderately interesting anthology film	2024-01-21	Simon
The Cub Tiger from Kwangtung (1973)	A strong debut for Jackie Chan	2024-01-14	Simon
Four Moods (1970)	A who's who of Taiwanese cinema in 1970	2024-01-07	Simon
A Massacre Survivor (1979)	...read review...	2024-01-04	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	Simon
Shaolin Kung-Fu Mystagogue (1976)	A good name and a good time	2023-12-21	Simon
The Secret Rivals (1976)	Indie kung fu royalty	2023-12-17	Simon
Filthy Guy (1978)	Fairly disposable but Sammo is Sammo	2023-12-06	Simon
Zen of Sword (1992)	Solid but not essential Swordsman-like	2023-11-16	Simon
Game Of Death (1978)	Worse than I remembered	2023-11-04	Simon
The Red Phoenix (1978)	Nothing special, but some decent action	2023-11-01	Simon
Magic Cop (1990)	...read review...	2023-10-29	Simon
Disciples Of The 36th Chamber (1985)	A sort of swan song for Shaw Brothers	2023-10-08	Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973)	Less fun than I remembered	2023-10-01	Simon