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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
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
Police Force (1973) ...read review... 2004-01-19 Simon
Jade Tiger (1977) ...read review... 2004-01-19 Simon
Heroes Shed No Tears (1980) ...read review... 2004-01-19 Simon
The Last Samurai (2003) A very enjoyable historical epic. 2003-12-26 Simon
Mad, Mad, Mad Sword (1969) Entertaining swordplay spoof 2003-11-22 Simon
Kill Bill (2003) Was hoping for more 2003-11-13 Simon
Little Dragon Maiden (1983) Fun fantasy wuxia 2003-10-11 Simon
Heroes Of Sung (1973) highly enjoyable swordplay film 2003-10-06 Simon
The Master (Shaw Brothers) (1980) Great kung fu, ok movie 2003-09-10 Simon
Journey Of The Doomed (1985) ...read review... 2003-08-30 Simon
Tai Chi II (1996) Impressive 2003-08-24 Simon
Trail Of The Broken Blade (1967) One of the better swordplay films of its era 2003-07-27 Simon
In The Line Of Duty IV (1989) Action packed 2003-07-27 Simon
36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978) Essential for kung fu fans 2003-06-08 Simon
Once Upon A Time In China And America (1997) misconceived from the start 2003-06-08 Simon
Tiger Cage II (1990) Cheesy classic 2003-06-07 Simon

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