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
Versus (2001)	Arguably my favourite film	2002-05-25	Simon
Royal Warriors (1986)	One of the best action movies ever made	2002-04-25	Simon
The 14 Amazons (1972)	Classic epic	2006-02-27	Simon
A Touch Of Zen (1971)	Greatest martial arts film of all time?	2006-04-25	Simon
Ashes Of Time (1994)	A work of art	2002-04-14	Simon
The Desperate Chase (1971)	Really solid wuxia for its day	2024-05-16	Simon
Shaolin Temple (1982)	Some of the finest martial arts seen on film	2024-03-18	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	Simon
Project A (1983)	A Hong Kong cinema landmark	2022-12-08	Simon
The Five Venoms (1978)	...read review...	2022-11-21	Simon
The Princess (2022)	Are Disney princesses always this hardcore?	2022-07-31	Simon
Police Story 3 - Supercop (1992)	Shoehorned into the franchise but earns its place	2021-12-11	Simon
Drive (1997)	Shows what people can achieve when they are doing what they love	2000-07-19	Simon
Ninja Scroll (1993)	Peak ninja	2021-04-24	Simon
Have Sword, Will Travel (1969)	Chang Cheh in wuxia mode	2021-04-12	Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972)	One of the highlights of the Shaw Brothers catalogue	2021-04-01	Simon
Wira (2019)	Man I hope I never have to fight Yayan Ruhian	2021-03-13	Simon
The Rebel (2007)	One way or another we will all end up on that truck	2021-03-05	Simon
Arahan (2004)	Urban martial arts action	2020-07-04	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China II (1992)	One of the finest sequels ever made?	2020-03-27	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014)	Just as enjoyable and well made as the first film	2016-01-31	Simon
The Sword Of Many Loves (1993)	Mad as a bag of poisonous spiders	2013-02-17	Simon
Last Hurrah For Chivalry (1979)	I never enjoy drinking with a dead man	2012-11-26	Simon
Blade Of Fury (1993)	Epic tale of politics, brotherhood and kung fu	2012-11-06	Simon
Kung Fu Cult Master (1993)	One of the best examples of the early 90's wu xia film	2012-10-31	Simon
The Last Samurai (2003)	A very enjoyable historical epic.	2003-12-26	Simon
Warriors Two (1978)	Classic showcase of Wing Chun	2012-10-04	Simon
Green Snake (1993)	One of Tsui Hark's most ambitious films	2001-05-27	Simon
Bloody Parrot (1981)	Very entertaining!	2021-03-08	Simon
The Thundering Sword (1967)	Near-masterpiece	2004-06-18	Simon