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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
Spiritual Kung Fu (1978) No classic but worth a look 2012-08-31 Simon
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011) Looks good, but lacks substance 2012-04-21 Simon
Iron Angels (1987) Schizophrenic but fun 2010-11-09 Simon
Bodyguards And Assassins (2009) Disappointing 2010-10-26 Simon
Fatal Move (2008) Clearly inspired by SPL 2008-11-11 Simon
Iron Buddha (1970) Watchable, but not very good 2008-02-07 Simon
Men from the Monastery (1974) Perhaps hasn't aged well 2007-07-30 Simon
Five Superfighters (1979) Pretty dumb 2007-06-26 Simon
Flying Swordsgirl (1969) Doesn't suck, but isn't that hot. 2007-06-15 Simon
Eight Immortals (1971) Some vague enjoyment to be had 2007-05-22 Simon
The Black Lizard (1981) Production line Chor Yuen 2007-05-02 Simon
Lethal Ninja (2006) ...read review... 2007-02-04 Simon
Convict Killer (1980) Mediocre wu xia 2006-11-06 Simon
The Mighty One (1971) Muddled plot, inventive action 2006-09-14 Simon
The Executioner II (1974) Seems not to have understand why we liked the original! 2006-03-25 Simon
The Streetfighter's Last Revenge (1974) Continues the downhill trend of the series 2006-03-15 Simon
Karate Girls (2003) Mostly harmless 2006-03-02 Simon
Clan Of Amazons (1978) Weak Chor Yuen/Ku Long collaboration 2006-01-17 Simon
Call To Arms (1973) Nice eye candy, not much else 2005-08-31 Simon
Fake Ghost Catchers (1982) Suffers from a weak script 2005-08-09 Simon
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978) Story is just too complicated for a film? 2005-07-29 Simon
The East Is Red (1993) Cheap cash-in 2005-07-19 Simon
Descendant Of The Sun (1983) A guilty pleasure at best 2005-04-27 Simon
Roving Swordsman (1983) 5/10 2005-01-09 Simon
Twins Effect II (2004) Should have been better 2004-10-23 Simon
That Fiery Girl (1968) Mostly awful until the finale 2004-08-23 Simon
The Rescue (1971) Didn't do much for me 2004-05-22 Simon
Two Champions Of Shaolin (1980) Terrible in most respects 2004-01-19 Simon
The Master (Shaw Brothers) (1980) Great kung fu, ok movie 2003-09-10 Simon
By Hook Or By Crook (1980) somewhat entertaining 2003-03-18 Simon

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