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
Fists And Guts (1979) Recommended 2001-10-16 Simon
Mahjong Dragon (1997) All over the place but entertaining 2001-10-11 Simon
Fearless Hyena (1979) One of Jackie's best martial arts performances 2001-09-26 Simon
Fist Of Fury 1991 (1991) Excellently made film 2001-09-13 Simon
King Of Beggars (1992) Good entertainment 2001-09-13 Simon
The Young Master (1980) Excellent kung fu movie 2001-09-10 Simon
Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic (1990) Mostly Harmless 2001-08-02 Simon
Beggar So (1993) Lesser addition to Wong Fei Hung canon 2001-07-27 Simon
Skinny Tiger Fatty Dragon (1990) Flawed but fun 2001-07-18 Simon
Righting Wrongs (1986) Genre classic 2001-07-18 Simon
Miracles (1989) Jackie flexes his directorial muscles 2001-07-18 Simon
Armour Of God (1987) Dated but enjoyable 2001-07-18 Simon
The Assassin (1993) Cheap but interesting 2001-06-27 Simon
Fatal Flying Guillotines (1977) Less speedup would have made a better film 2001-06-13 Simon
Mr. Vampire IV (1988) Enjoyable 2001-06-13 Simon
Deadend of Besiegers (1992) Refreshing, quite a gem 2001-06-13 Simon
The Sword (1980) Classic new-wave 2001-06-02 Simon
Tokyo Raiders (2000) The future of action films? 2001-06-02 Simon
Once Upon A Time in China V (1994) Quite good, from what I could see 2001-05-31 Simon
My Lucky Stars (1985) Bad comedy 2001-05-27 Simon
Green Snake (1993) One of Tsui Hark's most ambitious films 2001-05-27 Simon
What Price Survival (1994) Visually beautiful, rather impenetrable 2001-05-27 Simon
Martial Angels (2001) Comprehensively dreadful 2001-05-27 Simon
Drunken Tai Chi (1984) Semi-old school, quite enjoyable 2001-05-27 Simon
Dragon Inn 1992 (1992) One of the early 90's best films 2001-05-27 Simon
Kid From Tibet (1992) Had me worried at first 2001-05-27 Simon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Very well rounded 2001-05-27 Simon
Who Am I? (1998) Feels like a bad Hollywood B-movie 2000-10-16 Simon
Butterfly And Sword (1993) Some of the best early 90's wire-fu choreography 2000-10-16 Simon
Handsome Siblings (1992) One of the lesser new wave wu xia films 2000-10-16 Simon

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