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
The Magic Crane (1993)	Not Film Workshop's finest hour	2024-02-07	Simon
Yellow River Fighter (1988)	A rare mainland Chinese wuxia film	2024-02-04	Simon
Oath of Death (1971)	Surprisingly gnarly for its time	2024-01-28	Simon
Rider of Revenge (1971)	One of the better early 1970's Taiwanese wuxia	2024-01-26	Simon
The Wheel of Life (1983)	Moderately interesting anthology film	2024-01-21	Simon
The Cub Tiger from Kwangtung (1973)	A strong debut for Jackie Chan	2024-01-14	Simon
Four Moods (1970)	A who's who of Taiwanese cinema in 1970	2024-01-07	Simon
A Massacre Survivor (1979)	...read review...	2024-01-04	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	Simon
Shaolin Kung-Fu Mystagogue (1976)	A good name and a good time	2023-12-21	Simon
The Secret Rivals (1976)	Indie kung fu royalty	2023-12-17	Simon
Filthy Guy (1978)	Fairly disposable but Sammo is Sammo	2023-12-06	Simon
Zen of Sword (1992)	Solid but not essential Swordsman-like	2023-11-16	Simon
Game Of Death (1978)	Worse than I remembered	2023-11-04	Simon
The Red Phoenix (1978)	Nothing special, but some decent action	2023-11-01	Simon
Magic Cop (1990)	...read review...	2023-10-29	Simon
Disciples Of The 36th Chamber (1985)	A sort of swan song for Shaw Brothers	2023-10-08	Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973)	Less fun than I remembered	2023-10-01	Simon
Dreaming the Reality (1991)	Much as you'd expect	2023-09-28	Simon
The Water Margin (1972)	A lavish production delivering entertainment	2023-09-17	Simon
Buddha's Palm (1982)	Creative and camp fantasy wuxia	2023-09-03	Simon
Stage Door Johnny (1990)	A mixed bag	2023-08-24	Simon
Iron Mistress (1969)	Another solid but unremarkable Taiwanese wuxia	2023-08-22	Simon
The Flying Dragon Mountain (1971)	A passable time-waster	2023-08-17	Simon
The Brave and the Evil (1971)	Really impressive action for 1971	2023-08-01	Simon
The Long Chase (1971)	Very enjoyable	2023-07-30	Simon
The Shaolin Boxers (1974)	Generic	2023-07-23	Simon
To Kill a Mastermind (1979)	Good fun, but not essential	2023-07-07	Simon
She'd Hate Rather Than Love (1971)	Solid Union Films production	2023-06-19	Simon
Perils Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1982)	Pretty and good fun, but inconsequential	2023-06-05	Simon