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
Four Riders (1972)	Everywhere is paradise as long as you have money	2021-05-03	Simon
The Angry Guest (1971)	What kind of guests? Angry guests.	2021-04-29	Simon
Ninja Scroll (1993)	Peak ninja	2021-04-24	Simon
Vengeance! (1970)	A really stripped down piece of cinema	2021-04-24	Simon
My Young Auntie (1981)	Kung fu doesn't get much better than this!	2021-04-16	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
The Shadow Boxing (1979)	Corpses don't pee	2021-03-27	Simon
A Man Called Tiger (1973)	A fairly typical film of the era	2021-03-25	Simon
Wira (2019)	Man I hope I never have to fight Yayan Ruhian	2021-03-13	Simon
The Lady Is the Boss (1983)	Great fights but cringingly dated fashions	2021-03-13	Simon
Enter The Fat Dragon (1978)	Sammo does Bruce justice	2021-03-11	Simon
Taoist Priest (2021)	It's the 21st century mainland friendly Mr. Vampire	2021-03-08	Simon
Bloody Parrot (1981)	Very entertaining!	2021-03-08	Simon
Operation Condor (1991)	Undoubtedly expensive but lacking something	2021-03-07	Simon
The Rebel (2007)	One way or another we will all end up on that truck	2021-03-05	Simon
The Swordsman (2020)	Straightforward but satisfying entertainment	2021-03-02	Simon
The Storm Riders (1998)	A genuine epic that pioneered a new style of wu xia film	2021-02-27	Simon
Snake And Crane Arts Of Shaolin (1978)	Great final reel but the rest is trash	2021-02-26	Simon
SPL 2: A Time of Consequences (2015)	A time of kicking heads	2021-02-19	Simon
Red Blade (2018)	It all starts when the book sucks your blood	2021-02-14	Simon
The Brave Archer (1977)	Barebones adaptation of the Condor Heroes novels	2020-09-27	Simon
Samurai III: Duel At Ganryu Island (1956)	Solid conclusion to the trilogy	2020-09-20	Simon
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)	Trashy but demented fun	2020-09-19	Simon
Drunken Master II (1994)	One of the best martial arts films	2020-09-05	Simon
Dragon Gate Inn (1967)	Good but maybe not quite as good as its reputation	2020-09-02	Simon
Call of Heroes (2016)	Justice only exists if it is maintained	2020-08-24	Simon
The Butterfly Murders (1979)	Tsui Hark's first film	2020-08-17	Simon
Samurai II: Duel At Ichijoji Temple (1955)	The way of women is to love	2020-08-15	Simon
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)	One of the classic samurai films	2020-08-09	Simon