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
Eastern Condors (1987)	Sammo Hung goes to war	2020-06-29	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)	Seminal work of sublime beauty	2002-12-01	Simon
Mr. Vampire III (1987)	a worthy enough entry in the series	2003-05-11	Simon
Magnificent Warriors (1987)	Some of the best action sequences ever filmed	2002-02-22	Simon
Armour Of God (1987)	Dated but enjoyable	2001-07-18	Simon
Iron Angels (1987)	Schizophrenic but fun	2010-11-09	Simon
Mr. Vampire II (1986)	Never kiss a vampire	2012-11-05	Simon
Millionaires' Express (1986)	Sammo really went all-out on this one	2021-09-19	Simon
Righting Wrongs (1986)	Genre classic	2001-07-18	Simon
Naughty Boys (1986)	Won't change your life, will entertain	2005-10-20	Simon
Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)	Expected more from this collaboration	2022-04-03	Simon
Magic Crystal (1986)	80's action adventure cheesiness	2004-04-18	Simon
Kung Fu Wonder Child (1986)	Pretty good fun in a mindless way	2005-06-19	Simon
Royal Warriors (1986)	One of the best action movies ever made	2002-04-25	Simon
Holy Robe Of Shaolin Temple (1985)	Ferocious fight scenes	2024-04-07	Simon
Disciples Of The 36th Chamber (1985)	A sort of swan song for Shaw Brothers	2023-10-08	Simon
Mr. Vampire (1985)	Genre defining classic	2012-10-02	Simon
My Lucky Stars (1985)	Bad comedy	2001-05-27	Simon
Holy Robe Of Shaolin Temple (1985)	Not bad	2003-01-31	Simon
Journey Of The Doomed (1985)	...read review...	2003-08-30	Simon
Arhats In Fury (1985)	Decent mainland wushu film	2006-01-15	Simon
Yes, Madam! (1985)	Super-cheesy	2002-12-01	Simon
Kids From Shaolin (1984)	Jet Li's second film is goofier but ends with a bang	2024-03-24	Simon
Long Road To Gallantry (1984)	Fun but slight wu xia from Shaw Brothers' autumn years	2019-11-17	Simon
Shanghai 13 (1984)	Chang Cheh goes indie	2015-02-18	Simon
Gerd Ma Lui (1984)	Crazy Thai action	2012-09-28	Simon
Secret Service Of The Imperial Court (1984)	Goes hard	2023-01-15	Simon
Return Of Bastard Swordsman (1984)	Enjoyably daft	2006-01-12	Simon
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)	Ferocious!	2021-07-05	Simon
Taoism Drunkard (1984)	Totally insane!	2002-03-22	Simon