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
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
In The Line Of Duty III (1988)	Basic but competently delivered	2023-05-23	Simon
Death Duel (1977)	Much better than I remembered	2023-05-21	Simon
The Swordsman of All Swordsmen (1968)	One of the better post-CDWM films	2023-05-21	Simon
Fist Of Fury 1991 II (1992)	Solid sequel	2023-05-02	Simon
A Girl Fighter (1972)	Not great but not boring	2023-04-22	Simon
Lady Whirlwind (1972)	Watchable.	2023-04-16	Simon
Sakra (2023)	Nearly a classic	2023-03-31	Simon
Furies (2022)	Just what the doctor ordered	2023-03-26	Simon
The Ninja War of Torakage (2015)	Fun and stylish ninja silliness	2023-03-25	Simon
Lung Wei Village (1978)	Rather random and weird	2023-03-16	Simon
The Grand Passion (1970)	Lacking that touch of zen	2023-03-03	Simon
Dragon Inn 1992 (1992)	One of my favourite wuxia films	2023-02-24	Simon
The Fate of Lee Khan (1973)	...read review...	2023-02-24	Simon
The Bravest Revenge (1970)	Amazing wuxia action for the day	2023-02-05	Simon
The Barefoot Kid (1993)	Fine but nothing special	2023-02-05	Simon
Disciples of Shaolin (1975)	More interesting than it sounds	2023-01-29	Simon
Secret Service Of The Imperial Court (1984)	Goes hard	2023-01-15	Simon
Project A II (1987)	Jackie doing what Jackie does	2022-12-17	Simon