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 Golden Lion (1975)	a very entertaining watch	2007-10-08	Simon
Era Of Vampires (2002)	Get the Singaporean version	2004-03-15	Simon
The Devil's Mirror (1972)	Nice bit of swordplay	2006-10-15	Simon
Deadly Breaking Sword (1979)	Good story, needed better fights	2005-07-31	Simon
The Butterfly Murders (1979)	Tsui Hark's first film	2020-08-17	Simon
Bloody Escape (1975)	Not a classic, but good.	2006-05-13	Simon
Blonde Fury (1989)	Pure action movie	2002-07-22	Simon
Battle Wizard (1977)	Early example of fantasy wu xia	2005-04-18	Simon
The Bastard (1973)	Enjoyable, if not first-rate Chor Yuen	2003-04-07	Simon
The Barefoot Kid (1993)	Pretty good	2007-02-20	Simon
The Angry River (1971)	Worth a look	2009-07-18	Simon
36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978)	Essential for kung fu fans	2003-06-08	Simon
Swordsman At Large (1971)	Pretty decent	2006-04-09	Simon
So Close (2002)	Cool action scenes if nothing else	2002-09-26	Simon
Showdown at the Cotton Mill (1978)	Great for kung fu fanatics	2006-03-29	Simon
Rumble In The Bronx (1995)	One of the last really memorable Jackie films	2005-10-25	Simon
Return Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1981)	Another pretty wu-xia from Chor Yuen	2005-11-15	Simon
Rendezvous With Death (1980)	Sun Chung gets it right again	2007-01-28	Simon
Rape Of The Sword (1967)	A short film... but a good one	2007-04-24	Simon
Pursuit of Vengeance (1977)	Pretty good stuff!	2007-08-18	Simon
Portrait In Crystal (1983)	Fun fantasy wu xia, 80's style	2007-05-24	Simon
Ode To Gallantry (1982)	Good story, a bit short on fights	2005-08-15	Simon
Ninja In The Dragon's Den (1982)	A lot of fun	2002-05-11	Simon
Naughty Boys (1986)	Won't change your life, will entertain	2005-10-20	Simon
My Kung Fu Sweetheart (2006)	fast-paced and entertaining	2006-04-23	Simon
In The Line Of Duty V: Middle Man (1990)	Nice stunts	2002-03-06	Simon
Masked Avengers (1981)	The action is the highlight	2007-08-27	Simon
Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)	Expected more from this collaboration	2022-04-03	Simon
Man Of Iron (1972)	Solid Chen Kuan-Tai vehicle	2006-05-06	Simon
Madam City Hunter (1993)	Mad City Hunter, I think they meant ;-)	2002-03-23	Simon