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
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
The Lizard (1972)	quite a decent film	2003-05-23	Simon
Iron Bodyguard (1973)	A generally worthy film	2003-05-11	Simon
Mr. Vampire III (1987)	a worthy enough entry in the series	2003-05-11	Simon
The Hot, The Cool And The Vicious (1976)	The Hot, The Cool & The Average	2003-05-10	Simon
Legend Of The Bat (1978)	Entertaining fantasy	2003-05-10	Simon
Hero (2002)	Pretty special	2003-05-10	Simon
Shaolin Temple (1976)	Not that great	2003-05-03	Simon
Fong Sai Yuk II (1993)	Not quite as good as the original	2003-04-27	Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972)	All the makings of a cult classic	2003-04-27	Simon
City Cops (1989)	Depends what you're looking for	2003-04-26	Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970)	Superlative	2003-04-13	Simon
The Bastard (1973)	Enjoyable, if not first-rate Chor Yuen	2003-04-07	Simon
The Jade Bow (1966)	Not a bad effort	2003-04-05	Simon
Temple Of The Red Lotus (1965)	Highly recommended	2003-04-05	Simon
The Blood Brothers (1973)	The best Chang Cheh I've seen so far	2003-03-29	Simon
Death Duel (1977)	Lesser Chor Yuen/Gu Long work	2003-03-29	Simon
Knock Off (1998)	Good silly fun	2003-03-29	Simon
By Hook Or By Crook (1980)	somewhat entertaining	2003-03-18	Simon
Operation Scorpio (1990)	Good	2003-03-08	Simon
The Valiant Ones (1975)	More innovative action scenes from the master	2003-03-07	Simon
The Enigmatic Case (1980)	Lost Gem	2003-03-07	Simon
Dragon From Russia (1990)	medium-level classic	2003-03-01	Simon
Cradle 2 The Grave (2003)	Pretty poor	2003-02-28	Simon
Shaolin Wooden Men (1976)	Pretty Good	2003-02-24	Simon
Heroes Two (1974)	Groundbreaking, apparently	2003-02-24	Simon
To Kill With Intrigue (1977)	Blah	2003-02-23	Simon