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 Magnificent Trio (1966)	Deserves more appreciation	2021-11-29	Simon
Hand Of Death (1976)	Largely forgettable Shaolin story	2021-11-13	Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970)	Not quite as impressive as I remembered	2021-11-07	Simon
Shaolin Soccer (2001)	Stephen Chiau achieves transcendence	2021-10-03	Simon
Snake In The Eagle's Shadow (1978)	One of the first kung fu comedies, and one of the best	2021-09-25	Simon
Millionaires' Express (1986)	Sammo really went all-out on this one	2021-09-19	Simon
Lady With A Sword (1971)	Stands out from the crowd	2021-08-23	Simon
Legend Of The Eight Samurai (1983)	Splendidly cheesy swords & sorcery epic	2021-08-20	Simon
The Master of Kung Fu (1973)	Solid but unremarkable Wong Fei-Hung story	2021-08-15	Simon
Knockabout (1979)	Introducing Yuen Biao	2021-08-11	Simon
Web Of Death (1976)	Goofy but entertaining	2021-08-08	Simon
Golden Swallow (1968)	Chang Cheh brings his own style to Come Drink With Me sequel	2021-08-01	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)	A strange film to end the series on	2021-07-30	Simon
Ong Bak 3 (2010)	Reduced in scale and ambition, but brings closure	2021-07-26	Simon
Ong Bak 2 (2008)	Due for a reappraisal	2021-07-26	Simon
One-Armed Swordsman (1967)	One of the pillars of martial arts cinema	2021-07-18	Simon
Special ID (2013)	Yeah... it's not good	2021-07-12	Simon
Ong Bak (2003)	Still one of the all time greats	2021-07-10	Simon
The Prodigal Son (1981)	One of the very best kung fu films	2021-07-10	Simon
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)	Ferocious!	2021-07-05	Simon
The Postman Fights Back (1982)	Some good moments but they don't cohere into a strong film	2021-07-02	Simon
Executioners From Shaolin (1977)	Less obviously a Lau Kar-Leung film than most he directed	2021-06-20	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)	The legend returns	2021-06-19	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)	Good if not quite great conclusion	2021-06-17	Simon
Black Mask (1996)	Sounds great on paper but doesn't deliver	2021-06-17	Simon
Bat Without Wings (1980)	Sadly the KISS makeup is really the best thing about it	2021-06-13	Simon
The Magic Blade (1976)	One of the best Gu Long adaptations	2021-06-07	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin (2012)	A slick and fresh take on the martial arts genre	2021-06-06	Simon
Bells Of Death (1968)	Simple but effective story of revenge	2021-06-06	Simon
The City of Violence (2006)	Disappointing follow up to Arahan	2021-06-03	Simon