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
Last Hero In China (1993)	An irreverent addition to the Wong Fei Hung canon	2012-11-24	Simon
Raining In The Mountain (1979)	Sumptuous exploration of Buddhist philosophy	2012-11-12	Simon
Story Of Ricky (1992)	Completely Mad!	2012-11-02	Simon
Legend Of The Eight Samurai (1983)	Splendidly cheesy swords & sorcery epic	2021-08-20	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
Mr. Vampire (1985)	Genre defining classic	2012-10-02	Simon
Vengeance Of A Snowgirl (1971)	Another good Shaw Brothers wuxia	2007-04-21	Simon
The Water Margin (1972)	A lavish production delivering entertainment	2023-09-17	Simon
Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979)	Great martial arts	2004-05-22	Simon
Heroes Of Sung (1973)	highly enjoyable swordplay film	2003-10-06	Simon
Chinatown Kid (1977)	Great piece of 70's action	2004-02-26	Simon
Buddha's Palm (1982)	Creative and camp fantasy wuxia	2023-09-03	Simon
Boxer From Shantung (1972)	Strong Chen Kuan-Tai vehicle	2022-05-24	Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973)	Great production values and lots of fun	2004-01-19	Simon
Wu Xia (2011)	Fresh and well executed	2012-01-06	Simon
Women On The Run (1993)	Overlooked minor-classic	2005-07-17	Simon
Winners And Sinners (1983)	A very funny film	2005-08-23	Simon
What Price Survival (1994)	Visually beautiful, rather impenetrable	2001-05-27	Simon
Valley Of The Fangs (1970)	Worthy entry in a crowded genre	2007-06-03	Simon
Triangular Duel (1972)	Great kung fu	2006-05-17	Simon
To Kill A Jaguar (1977)	Great story and decent fight scenes	2004-02-22	Simon
Tiger Cage II (1990)	Cheesy classic	2003-06-07	Simon
Thunderbolt (1995)	Good movie, not typical "Jackie Chan" though	2002-03-13	Simon
Throw Down (2004)	Worthy effort but why Louis Koo?	2006-01-08	Simon
The Valiant Ones (1975)	More innovative action scenes from the master	2003-03-07	Simon
The Swift Knight (1971)	A cut above average	2007-06-19	Simon
Outlaw Brothers (1990)	Great 80's martial arts/action/comedy	2005-10-04	Simon
New One-Armed Swordsman (1971)	Solid martial arts film	2005-12-29	Simon
The Magic Blade (1976)	One of the best Gu Long adaptations	2021-06-07	Simon