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
Hitman In The Hand Of Buddha (1981)	Above average old school fighter	2001-12-06	Simon
Dreadnaught (1981)	Classic action-comedy	2007-01-13	Simon
The Black Lizard (1981)	Production line Chor Yuen	2007-05-02	Simon
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl (1981)	A minor revelation	2006-01-24	Simon
The Rebellious Reign (1980)	A must-see for kung fu fans	2024-02-23	Simon
Return To The 36th Chamber (1980)	Largely misconceived sequel	2004-01-19	Simon
Two Champions Of Shaolin (1980)	Terrible in most respects	2004-01-19	Simon
The Young Master (1980)	Excellent kung fu movie	2001-09-10	Simon
The Victim (1980)	Mindblowing	2002-03-22	Simon
The Sword (1980)	Classic new-wave	2001-06-02	Simon
The Master (Shaw Brothers) (1980)	Great kung fu, ok movie	2003-09-10	Simon
The Loot (1980)	entertaining martial arts comedy	2008-08-14	Simon
The Leg Fighters (1980)	Very impressive Kung Fu Legs!	2002-04-25	Simon
Flag Of Iron (1980)	Standard Venoms stuff	2006-08-21	Simon
The Enigmatic Case (1980)	Lost Gem	2003-03-07	Simon
Convict Killer (1980)	Mediocre wu xia	2006-11-06	Simon
Swift Sword (1980)	Bad, but perhaps enjoyable anyway	2005-08-19	Simon
Snake Deadly Act (1980)	Quite decent	2002-08-31	Simon
Rendezvous With Death (1980)	Sun Chung gets it right again	2007-01-28	Simon
Legend Of The Fox (1980)	Great, once it gets going	2005-09-25	Simon
Heroes Shed No Tears (1980)	...read review...	2004-01-19	Simon
36 Deadly Styles (1980)	Not very good	2004-02-04	Simon
By Hook Or By Crook (1980)	somewhat entertaining	2003-03-18	Simon
Bat Without Wings (1980)	Sadly the KISS makeup is really the best thing about it	2021-06-13	Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind (1980)	One of the finest movies ever made!	2002-05-11	Simon
A Deadly Secret (1980)	Better than average	2005-05-12	Simon
Clan Of The White Lotus (1980)	Classic	2005-02-07	Simon
A Massacre Survivor (1979)	...read review...	2024-01-04	Simon
To Kill a Mastermind (1979)	Good fun, but not essential	2023-07-07	Simon
The Kid with the Golden Arm (1979)	One of the more enjoyable Venoms films	2022-02-27	Simon