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
Come Drink With Me (1966)	The one that started it all	2003-01-11	Simon
Killer Clans (1976)	Difficult to follow but enjoyable	2003-01-07	Simon
The Heroic Ones (1970)	Probably seemed better at the time than it does now	2003-01-05	Simon
Equilibrium (2002)	Script bad, action good	2002-12-07	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)	Seminal work of sublime beauty	2002-12-01	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China (1991)	One of the best martial arts films ever made	2002-12-01	Simon
Yes, Madam! (1985)	Super-cheesy	2002-12-01	Simon
The Transporter (2002)	Good fun	2002-10-25	Simon
Kiss Of The Dragon (2001)	Talent gone to waste	2002-10-13	Simon
So Close (2002)	Cool action scenes if nothing else	2002-09-26	Simon
Snake Deadly Act (1980)	Quite decent	2002-08-31	Simon
Descendant Of Wing Chun (1978)	Convoluted	2002-08-17	Simon
Blonde Fury (1989)	Pure action movie	2002-07-22	Simon
Kung Fu Scholar (1994)	Loses a lot in the translation	2002-06-27	Simon
Brotherhood Of The Wolf (2001)	Rambles on	2002-06-07	Simon
Versus (2001)	Arguably my favourite film	2002-05-25	Simon
Asoka (2001)	Impressive and powerful	2002-05-24	Simon
Ninja In The Dragon's Den (1982)	A lot of fun	2002-05-11	Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind (1980)	One of the finest movies ever made!	2002-05-11	Simon
City Hunter (1993)	Wong Jing's evil genius at its finest	2002-05-08	Simon
The Leg Fighters (1980)	Very impressive Kung Fu Legs!	2002-04-25	Simon
Royal Warriors (1986)	One of the best action movies ever made	2002-04-25	Simon
Ashes Of Time (1994)	A work of art	2002-04-14	Simon
Madam City Hunter (1993)	Mad City Hunter, I think they meant ;-)	2002-03-23	Simon
The Victim (1980)	Mindblowing	2002-03-22	Simon
Taoism Drunkard (1984)	Totally insane!	2002-03-22	Simon
New Fist Of Fury (1976)	Mildly entertaining - or at least interesting	2002-03-18	Simon
Little Drunken Masters (1995)	Kiddie kung fu movie	2002-03-14	Simon
Thunderbolt (1995)	Good movie, not typical "Jackie Chan" though	2002-03-13	Simon
The Blacksheep Affair (1998)	Expect the worst, and it might be a pleasant surprise	2002-03-11	Simon