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 City of Violence (2006)	Disappointing follow up to Arahan	2021-06-03	Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead: Ultimate Power (2006)	Cheap and cheesy sequel/prequel that's fun to watch	2021-05-22	Simon
Fatal Contact (2006)	Bad film, great Wu Jing showcase	2007-09-11	Simon
My Kung Fu Sweetheart (2006)	fast-paced and entertaining	2006-04-23	Simon
Fearless (2006)	Career highs all round	2006-03-29	Simon
Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)	Good fun and great eye candy	2010-10-26	Simon
Lethal Ninja (2006)	...read review...	2007-02-04	Simon
Death Trance (2006)	Similar to Versus but not as good	2012-05-22	Simon
Seven Swords (2005)	Good, but I assume the 4hr cut would be better!	2005-10-21	Simon
Seoul Raiders (2005)	Enjoyable but disposable	2005-11-10	Simon
SPL (2005)	Hong Kong gets its mojo back	2006-01-21	Simon
Kung Fu Mahjong II (2005)	Wong Jing is as Wong Jing does	2007-04-23	Simon
Kung Fu Mahjong (2005)	Just about worth watching	2005-12-30	Simon
House Of Fury (2005)	Slightly disappointing but still good	2005-06-23	Simon
The Promise (2005)	Strange but good	2006-04-17	Simon
The Transporter 2 (2005)	Almost like a Hong Kong action movie	2006-01-29	Simon
The Duelist (2005)	a very enjoyable piece of cinema	2012-05-25	Simon
Tom Yum Goong (2005)	Step down from Ong Bak	2012-05-25	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	Simon
Arahan (2004)	Urban martial arts action	2020-07-04	Simon
Banlieue 13 (2004)	Great ACTION film (don't go looking for deep plot)	2005-04-13	Simon
Born To Fight (2004)	New levels of absurd action	2005-10-12	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	Beautiful to look at	2004-10-12	Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead (2004)	Enjoyable throwback	2006-01-21	Simon
Xanda (2004)	Career lows	2004-06-16	Simon
Throw Down (2004)	Worthy effort but why Louis Koo?	2006-01-08	Simon
Twins Effect II (2004)	Should have been better	2004-10-23	Simon
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)	a love song to kung fu films	2005-02-25	Simon
Ong Bak (2003)	Still one of the all time greats	2021-07-10	Simon
Ong Bak (2003)	Revitalised the martial arts genre	2012-10-16	Simon