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
Opium And The Kung-Fu Master (1984)	not awful, but not that great either	2007-03-01	Simon
New Tales Of The Flying Fox (1984)	FUN	2004-03-10	Simon
Drunken Tai Chi (1984)	Semi-old school, quite enjoyable	2001-05-27	Simon
The Wheel of Life (1983)	Moderately interesting anthology film	2024-01-21	Simon
Project A (1983)	A Hong Kong cinema landmark	2022-12-08	Simon
Shaolin Drunkard (1983)	More Yuen Clan antics	2021-05-23	Simon
The Lady Is the Boss (1983)	Great fights but cringingly dated fashions	2021-03-13	Simon
Legend Of The Eight Samurai (1983)	Splendidly cheesy swords & sorcery epic	2021-08-20	Simon
The Supreme Swordsman (1983)	Good fun	2011-01-30	Simon
Shaolin Vs. Lama (1983)	Excellent old school	2001-11-08	Simon
Life Of Ninja (1983)	Very cheesy but entertaining	2001-10-21	Simon
Winners And Sinners (1983)	A very funny film	2005-08-23	Simon
The Weird Man (1983)	Weird indeed!	2006-08-07	Simon
Roving Swordsman (1983)	5/10	2005-01-09	Simon
The Lady Assassin (1983)	Some amazing action scenes	2005-07-04	Simon
The Enchantress (1983)	a difficult one to rate	2005-02-27	Simon
Shaolin Prince (1983)	a manic comedy wire-fu extravaganza	2004-10-22	Simon
Portrait In Crystal (1983)	Fun fantasy wu xia, 80's style	2007-05-24	Simon
Little Dragon Maiden (1983)	Fun fantasy wuxia	2003-10-11	Simon
Holy Flame Of The Martial World (1983)	mind-bending wu xia fantasy	2004-02-04	Simon
Fast Fingers (1983)	Good action makes up for weak script	2005-09-04	Simon
Descendant Of The Sun (1983)	A guilty pleasure at best	2005-04-27	Simon
Demon Of The Lute (1983)	Great fun comic-book wuxia	2006-01-02	Simon
Bastard Swordsman (1983)	Well realised fantasy wu-xia	2006-01-05	Simon
Shaolin Intruders (1983)	Tang Chia exceeds expectations	2005-12-29	Simon
The Hidden Power Of Dragon Sabre (1983)	Chor Yuen "going through the motions"	2006-02-22	Simon
Zu: Warriors Of The Magic Mountain (1983)	Landmark	2010-11-07	Simon
Shaolin Temple (1982)	Some of the finest martial arts seen on film	2024-03-18	Simon
Perils Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1982)	Pretty and good fun, but inconsequential	2023-06-05	Simon
The Postman Fights Back (1982)	Some good moments but they don't cohere into a strong film	2021-07-02	Simon