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
Na Cha The Great (1974)	Chang Cheh does new wave fantasy	2004-01-19	Simon
Naughty Boys (1986)	Won't change your life, will entertain	2005-10-20	Simon
New Fist Of Fury (1976)	Mildly entertaining - or at least interesting	2002-03-18	Simon
New Kung Fu Cult Master (2022)	New but not necessarily improved	2022-12-06	Simon
New Legend Of Shaolin (1994)	Stupid but entertaining	2002-02-03	Simon
New One-Armed Swordsman (1971)	Solid martial arts film	2005-12-29	Simon
New Shaolin Boxers (1976)	Simple film	2010-11-04	Simon
New Tales Of The Flying Fox (1984)	FUN	2004-03-10	Simon
Ninja In The Dragon's Den (1982)	A lot of fun	2002-05-11	Simon
Ninja Scroll (1993)	Peak ninja	2021-04-24	Simon
None But The Brave (1973)	Cheng Pei-Pei kicks Japanese ass	2012-11-10	Simon
Oath of Death (1971)	Surprisingly gnarly for its time	2024-01-28	Simon
Ode To Gallantry (1982)	Good story, a bit short on fights	2005-08-15	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China (1991)	One of the best martial arts films ever made	2002-12-01	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China And America (1997)	misconceived from the start	2003-06-08	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China II (1992)	One of the finest sequels ever made?	2020-03-27	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China III (1993)	The series falters in its 3rd outing	2020-05-31	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China IV (1993)	The low point of the series	2021-12-04	Simon
Once Upon A Time in China V (1994)	Quite good, from what I could see	2001-05-31	Simon
Once Upon A Time In Vietnam (2013)	Nice looking film but all been done before	2020-08-08	Simon
One-Armed Boxer (1972)	Silly but fun	2021-05-29	Simon
One-Armed Swordsman (1967)	One of the pillars of martial arts cinema	2021-07-18	Simon
Ong Bak (2003)	Still one of the all time greats	2021-07-10	Simon
Ong Bak (2003)	Revitalised the martial arts genre	2012-10-16	Simon
Ong Bak 2 (2008)	Due for a reappraisal	2021-07-26	Simon
Ong Bak 3 (2010)	Reduced in scale and ambition, but brings closure	2021-07-26	Simon
Operation Condor (1991)	Undoubtedly expensive but lacking something	2021-03-07	Simon
Operation Scorpio (1990)	Good	2003-03-08	Simon
Opium And The Kung-Fu Master (1984)	not awful, but not that great either	2007-03-01	Simon
Outlaw Brothers (1990)	Great 80's martial arts/action/comedy	2005-10-04	Simon