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
None But The Brave (1973)	Cheng Pei-Pei kicks Japanese ass	2012-11-10	Simon
Five Element Ninjas (1982)	Interesting ideas, uninspired execution	2012-11-09	Simon
Duel To The Death (1982)	You can never kill all the ninjas!	2012-11-07	Simon
Blade Of Fury (1993)	Epic tale of politics, brotherhood and kung fu	2012-11-06	Simon
Mr. Vampire II (1986)	Never kiss a vampire	2012-11-05	Simon
Story Of Ricky (1992)	Completely Mad!	2012-11-02	Simon
Kung Fu Cult Master (1993)	One of the best examples of the early 90's wu xia film	2012-10-31	Simon
Burning Paradise (1994)	Gothic and macabre wire fu from Ringo Lam	2012-10-30	Simon
Merantau (2009)	Not as good as ONG BAK	2012-10-16	Simon
Ong Bak (2003)	Revitalised the martial arts genre	2012-10-16	Simon
The Raid: Redemption (2011)	Better than ONG BAK	2012-10-11	Simon
Warriors Two (1978)	Classic showcase of Wing Chun	2012-10-04	Simon
Mr. Vampire (1985)	Genre defining classic	2012-10-02	Simon
Gerd Ma Lui (1984)	Crazy Thai action	2012-09-28	Simon
Spiritual Kung Fu (1978)	No classic but worth a look	2012-08-31	Simon
The Dead and The Deadly (1982)	Very enjoyable supernatural action-comedy	2012-06-26	Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind 2 (1990)	Worthy successor	2012-06-22	Simon
Chivalrous Legend (1999)	Enjoyable period piece	2012-06-07	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
Spirited Killer (1994)	a guilty pleasure	2012-05-25	Simon
Death Trance (2006)	Similar to Versus but not as good	2012-05-22	Simon
Sister Streetfighter: Hanging By A Thread (1974)	Good trashy fun once again	2012-05-22	Simon
Sister Streetfighter (1974)	Sleazy, violent and quite dumb - just how we like 'em!	2012-05-22	Simon
The Streetfighter (1974)	Highly (but selectively) recommended!	2012-05-22	Simon
White Vengeance (2011)	Gorgeous production with interesting characters and plot	2012-04-23	Simon
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)	Looks good, but lacks substance	2012-04-21	Simon
Tiger On The Beat (1988)	Lau Kar-Leung's foray into modern day action	2012-04-01	Simon
Wu Xia (2011)	Fresh and well executed	2012-01-06	Simon
The Sorcerer And The White Snake (2011)	Pretty, but nothing to write home about	2011-12-19	Simon