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
White Vengeance (2011)	Gorgeous production with interesting characters and plot	2012-04-23	Simon
The Return of the 18 Bronzemen (1976)	Rerun of The 18 Bronzemen	2024-04-21	Simon
Holy Robe Of Shaolin Temple (1985)	Ferocious fight scenes	2024-04-07	Simon
Kids From Shaolin (1984)	Jet Li's second film is goofier but ends with a bang	2024-03-24	Simon
The Wheel of Life (1983)	Moderately interesting anthology film	2024-01-21	Simon
The Cub Tiger from Kwangtung (1973)	A strong debut for Jackie Chan	2024-01-14	Simon
Shaolin Kung-Fu Mystagogue (1976)	A good name and a good time	2023-12-21	Simon
The Secret Rivals (1976)	Indie kung fu royalty	2023-12-17	Simon
Disciples Of The 36th Chamber (1985)	A sort of swan song for Shaw Brothers	2023-10-08	Simon
To Kill a Mastermind (1979)	Good fun, but not essential	2023-07-07	Simon
She'd Hate Rather Than Love (1971)	Solid Union Films production	2023-06-19	Simon
Perils Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1982)	Pretty and good fun, but inconsequential	2023-06-05	Simon
Fist Of Fury 1991 II (1992)	Solid sequel	2023-05-02	Simon
Sakra (2023)	Nearly a classic	2023-03-31	Simon
The Bravest Revenge (1970)	Amazing wuxia action for the day	2023-02-05	Simon
Disciples of Shaolin (1975)	More interesting than it sounds	2023-01-29	Simon
New Kung Fu Cult Master (2022)	New but not necessarily improved	2022-12-06	Simon
The Brink (2017)	Lazy writing but gorgeous visuals	2022-08-12	Simon
The Twin Swords (1965)	Basically Temple Of The Red Lotus Part 2	2022-06-21	Simon
Knockabout (1979)	Introducing Yuen Biao	2021-08-11	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)	Good if not quite great conclusion	2021-06-17	Simon
Vengeance! (1970)	A really stripped down piece of cinema	2021-04-24	Simon
Taoist Priest (2021)	It's the 21st century mainland friendly Mr. Vampire	2021-03-08	Simon
The Swordsman (2020)	Straightforward but satisfying entertainment	2021-03-02	Simon
Samurai III: Duel At Ganryu Island (1956)	Solid conclusion to the trilogy	2020-09-20	Simon
Call of Heroes (2016)	Justice only exists if it is maintained	2020-08-24	Simon
Samurai II: Duel At Ichijoji Temple (1955)	The way of women is to love	2020-08-15	Simon
Once Upon A Time In Vietnam (2013)	Nice looking film but all been done before	2020-08-08	Simon
The Delightful Forest (1972)	Solid Ti Lung vehicle	2020-08-03	Simon
Double World (2020)	Big budget epic fantasy	2020-07-26	Simon