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
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)	a love song to kung fu films	2005-02-25	Simon
Kung Fu Jungle (2014)	Martial arts are for killing	2015-03-11	Simon
Kung Fu Mahjong (2005)	Just about worth watching	2005-12-30	Simon
Kung Fu Mahjong II (2005)	Wong Jing is as Wong Jing does	2007-04-23	Simon
Kung Fu Scholar (1994)	Loses a lot in the translation	2002-06-27	Simon
Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic (1990)	Mostly Harmless	2001-08-02	Simon
Kung Fu Wonder Child (1986)	Pretty good fun in a mindless way	2005-06-19	Simon
Lady Of Steel (1970)	Passable Shaw Brothers/Cheng Pei-Pei swordplay film	2013-02-02	Simon
Lady Whirlwind (1972)	Watchable.	2023-04-16	Simon
Lady With A Sword (1971)	Stands out from the crowd	2021-08-23	Simon
Last Hero In China (1993)	An irreverent addition to the Wong Fei Hung canon	2012-11-24	Simon
Last Hurrah For Chivalry (1979)	I never enjoy drinking with a dead man	2012-11-26	Simon
Legend Of The Bat (1978)	Entertaining fantasy	2003-05-10	Simon
Legend Of The Eight Samurai (1983)	Splendidly cheesy swords & sorcery epic	2021-08-20	Simon
Legend Of The Fox (1980)	Great, once it gets going	2005-09-25	Simon
Legend Of The Owl (1981)	A very silly film	2024-02-11	Simon
Legend Of Zu (2001)	Sensory spectacle	2001-11-17	Simon
Legendary Weapons Of China (1982)	Story meh, action omg!	2005-02-04	Simon
Lethal Ninja (2006)	...read review...	2007-02-04	Simon
Life Of Ninja (1983)	Very cheesy but entertaining	2001-10-21	Simon
Lion Vs Lion (1981)	Banal and annoying	2004-01-19	Simon
Little Dragon Maiden (1983)	Fun fantasy wuxia	2003-10-11	Simon
Little Drunken Masters (1995)	Kiddie kung fu movie	2002-03-14	Simon
Long Road To Gallantry (1984)	Fun but slight wu xia from Shaw Brothers' autumn years	2019-11-17	Simon
Lung Wei Village (1978)	Rather random and weird	2023-03-16	Simon
Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979)	Great martial arts	2004-05-22	Simon
Mad, Mad, Mad Sword (1969)	Entertaining swordplay spoof	2003-11-22	Simon
Madam City Hunter (1993)	Mad City Hunter, I think they meant ;-)	2002-03-23	Simon
Magic Cop (1990)	Excellent Mr Vampire spinoff	2002-01-06	Simon
Magic Cop (1990)	...read review...	2023-10-29	Simon