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
Magic Crystal (1986)	80's action adventure cheesiness	2004-04-18	Simon
Magnificent Swordsman (1968)	Surprisingly mediocre	2007-07-24	Simon
Magnificent Warriors (1987)	Some of the best action sequences ever filmed	2002-02-22	Simon
Mahjong Dragon (1997)	All over the place but entertaining	2001-10-11	Simon
Maidens Of Heavenly Mountain (1994)	Beautiful nonsense	2012-11-20	Simon
Man Of Iron (1972)	Solid Chen Kuan-Tai vehicle	2006-05-06	Simon
Marco Polo (1975)	A bit rubbish	2007-07-13	Simon
Martial Angels (2001)	Comprehensively dreadful	2001-05-27	Simon
Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)	Expected more from this collaboration	2022-04-03	Simon
Martial Club (1981)	May be as good as kung fu films get	2004-12-10	Simon
Masked Avengers (1981)	The action is the highlight	2007-08-27	Simon
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)	Some creative fight choreography	2020-06-16	Simon
Men from the Monastery (1974)	Perhaps hasn't aged well	2007-07-30	Simon
Merantau (2009)	Not as good as ONG BAK	2012-10-16	Simon
Millionaires' Express (1986)	Sammo really went all-out on this one	2021-09-19	Simon
Miracles (1989)	Jackie flexes his directorial muscles	2001-07-18	Simon
Monkey Kung Fu (1979)	Good skills, but just another kung fu film	2005-06-19	Simon
Moon Warriors (1992)	Not nearly as good as I remembered it being	2012-11-22	Simon
Mr. Nice Guy (1997)	For fans only	2010-11-08	Simon
Mr. Vampire (1985)	Genre defining classic	2012-10-02	Simon
Mr. Vampire II (1986)	Never kiss a vampire	2012-11-05	Simon
Mr. Vampire III (1987)	a worthy enough entry in the series	2003-05-11	Simon
Mr. Vampire IV (1988)	Enjoyable	2001-06-13	Simon
Murder Plot (1979)	...read review...	2008-09-04	Simon
My Flying Wife (1991)	Delirious multi-genre piece	2001-12-17	Simon
My Kung Fu Sweetheart (2006)	fast-paced and entertaining	2006-04-23	Simon
My Lucky Stars (1985)	Bad comedy	2001-05-27	Simon
My Wife Is A Gangster (2001)	Doesn't live up to my memory of it	2022-04-23	Simon
My Wife Is A Gangster (2001)	Wonderful piece of film-making	2002-03-07	Simon
My Young Auntie (1981)	Kung fu doesn't get much better than this!	2021-04-16	Simon