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
Shaolin Mantis (1978)	Probably David Chiang's best film	2004-10-22	Simon
Dragon Swamp (1969)	Real dragons!	2004-10-22	Simon
Ballistic Kiss (1998)	Stylish but cliched and pretentious	2004-10-16	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	Beautiful to look at	2004-10-12	Simon
That Fiery Girl (1968)	Mostly awful until the finale	2004-08-23	Simon
The Super Inframan (1975)	If any film deserves the title "Camp Classic" this is it.	2004-06-20	Simon
The Thundering Sword (1967)	Near-masterpiece	2004-06-18	Simon
Xanda (2004)	Career lows	2004-06-16	Simon
Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979)	Great martial arts	2004-05-22	Simon
Five Shaolin Masters (1974)	Too much fighting!	2004-05-22	Simon
The Sentimental Swordsman (1977)	Very beautiful and quite enjoyable	2004-05-22	Simon
The Rescue (1971)	Didn't do much for me	2004-05-22	Simon
7 Grandmasters (1977)	For martial arts fans only	2004-04-19	Simon
Magic Crystal (1986)	80's action adventure cheesiness	2004-04-18	Simon
Era Of Vampires (2002)	Get the Singaporean version	2004-03-15	Simon
New Tales Of The Flying Fox (1984)	FUN	2004-03-10	Simon
Chinatown Kid (1977)	Great piece of 70's action	2004-02-26	Simon
Hero Of Swallow (1996)	Not that bad	2004-02-23	Simon
To Kill A Jaguar (1977)	Great story and decent fight scenes	2004-02-22	Simon
Holy Flame Of The Martial World (1983)	mind-bending wu xia fantasy	2004-02-04	Simon
36 Deadly Styles (1980)	Not very good	2004-02-04	Simon
Return To The 36th Chamber (1980)	Largely misconceived sequel	2004-01-19	Simon
Shaolin Hand Lock (1978)	Would have made a good Bruce Lee film	2004-01-19	Simon
Na Cha The Great (1974)	Chang Cheh does new wave fantasy	2004-01-19	Simon
Lion Vs Lion (1981)	Banal and annoying	2004-01-19	Simon
Invincible Shaolin (1978)	Chang Cheh's response to 36th Chamber Of Shaolin	2004-01-19	Simon
Big Brother Cheng (1975)	Sequel to The Teahouse	2004-01-19	Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973)	Great production values and lots of fun	2004-01-19	Simon
Two Champions Of Shaolin (1980)	Terrible in most respects	2004-01-19	Simon
Shadow Boxer (1974)	Only film by star Chen Wo-Fu	2004-01-19	Simon