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
Eastern Condors (1987)	Sammo Hung goes to war	2020-06-29	Simon
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)	Some creative fight choreography	2020-06-16	Simon
Girl's Blood (2014)	Largely inexplicable fusion of elements but somehow it works	2019-11-16	Simon
Soul Of The Sword (1978)	Beautiful production values and a tragic plot	2019-08-24	Simon
Kung Fu Jungle (2014)	Martial arts are for killing	2015-03-11	Simon
Tom Yum Goong 2 (2013)	Tony Jaa shows he can still kick ass	2014-08-01	Simon
Fire Dragon (1994)	Decent wu xia in the early 90's tradition	2013-06-08	Simon
High Kick Girl (2009)	Good Karate showcase disguised as a film	2013-03-31	Simon
King Eagle (1971)	Good Sister, Bad Sister	2012-12-05	Simon
Maidens Of Heavenly Mountain (1994)	Beautiful nonsense	2012-11-20	Simon
The Kick (2011)	Slick Thai/Korean crowd pleaser	2012-11-17	Simon
Shaolin Drunken Monk (1981)	Enjoyable	2001-11-08	Simon
The Flying Guillotine II (1978)	More remote decapitation fun	2024-02-25	Simon
Burning Paradise (1994)	Gothic and macabre wire fu from Ringo Lam	2012-10-30	Simon
Merantau (2009)	Not as good as ONG BAK	2012-10-16	Simon
Butterfly And Sword (1993)	Some of the best early 90's wire-fu choreography	2000-10-16	Simon
All Men Are Brothers: Blood Of The Leopard (1993)	A fun 90's wu xia romp	2001-10-16	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	Beautiful to look at	2004-10-12	Simon
Gerd Ma Lui (1984)	Crazy Thai action	2012-09-28	Simon
Vengeance Is A Golden Blade (1969)	Almost epic	2004-12-10	Simon
The Flying Guillotine (1975)	Solid action	2024-02-18	Simon
Secret Service Of The Imperial Court (1984)	Goes hard	2023-01-15	Simon
Lady Whirlwind (1972)	Watchable.	2023-04-16	Simon
Invincible Shaolin (1978)	Chang Cheh's response to 36th Chamber Of Shaolin	2004-01-19	Simon
Fist Of Fury 1991 (1991)	Excellently made film	2001-09-13	Simon
Fatal Contact (2006)	Bad film, great Wu Jing showcase	2007-09-11	Simon
Along Comes A Tiger (1977)	Easy to watch	2007-07-06	Simon
Wing Chun (1994)	a decent piece of entertainment	2005-08-04	Simon
Undiscovered Tomb (2002)	Enjoyable fluff	2005-11-12	Simon
Twins Mission (2007)	Not a classic, but good fluff	2007-04-22	Simon