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
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)	Ferocious!	2021-07-05	Simon
Eight Immortals (1971)	Some vague enjoyment to be had	2007-05-22	Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind (1980)	One of the finest movies ever made!	2002-05-11	Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind 2 (1990)	Worthy successor	2012-06-22	Simon
Enter The Dragon (1973)	Good entertainment	2021-05-20	Simon
Enter The Fat Dragon (1978)	Sammo does Bruce justice	2021-03-11	Simon
Enter the Fat Dragon (2020)	A sweet, fun film with a big heart and excellent fight scenes.	2022-08-13	Simon
Equilibrium (2002)	Script bad, action good	2002-12-07	Simon
Era Of Vampires (2002)	Get the Singaporean version	2004-03-15	Simon
Executioners From Shaolin (1977)	Less obviously a Lau Kar-Leung film than most he directed	2021-06-20	Simon
Extreme Challenge (2001)	Cheap and cheesy	2006-01-08	Simon
Fake Ghost Catchers (1982)	Suffers from a weak script	2005-08-09	Simon
Fast Fingers (1983)	Good action makes up for weak script	2005-09-04	Simon
Fatal Contact (2006)	Bad film, great Wu Jing showcase	2007-09-11	Simon
Fatal Flying Guillotines (1977)	Less speedup would have made a better film	2001-06-13	Simon
Fatal Move (2008)	Clearly inspired by SPL	2008-11-11	Simon
Fearless (2006)	Career highs all round	2006-03-29	Simon
Fearless Hyena (1979)	One of Jackie's best martial arts performances	2001-09-26	Simon
Filthy Guy (1978)	Fairly disposable but Sammo is Sammo	2023-12-06	Simon
Finger Of Doom (1972)	Ahead of its time	2022-02-06	Simon
Fire Dragon (1994)	Decent wu xia in the early 90's tradition	2013-06-08	Simon
Fist Of Fury (1972)	Landmark that still holds some interest after 30 years	2001-12-14	Simon
Fist Of Fury 1991 (1991)	Excellently made film	2001-09-13	Simon
Fist Of Fury 1991 II (1992)	Solid sequel	2023-05-02	Simon
Fist Of Legend (1994)	Jet's finest work, and one of the best martial arts films	2005-08-30	Simon
Fist Power (2000)	Not a well-made film	2006-01-07	Simon
Fistful of Vengeance (2022)	Pretty tasteless and generic	2022-02-17	Simon
Fists And Guts (1979)	Recommended	2001-10-16	Simon
Five Element Ninjas (1982)	Interesting ideas, uninspired execution	2012-11-09	Simon
Five Shaolin Masters (1974)	Too much fighting!	2004-05-22	Simon