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
A Chinese Legend (1991)	Yet another knock-off of A CHINESE GHOST STORY	2013-05-03	Simon
A Girl Fighter (1972)	Not great but not boring	2023-04-22	Simon
A Man Called Tiger (1973)	A fairly typical film of the era	2021-03-25	Simon
Bat Without Wings (1980)	Sadly the KISS makeup is really the best thing about it	2021-06-13	Simon
Black Mask (1996)	Sounds great on paper but doesn't deliver	2021-06-17	Simon
Body Weapon (1999)	Not a great film, but has some charms	2000-06-30	Simon
Bodyguards And Assassins (2009)	Disappointing	2010-10-26	Simon
By Hook Or By Crook (1980)	somewhat entertaining	2003-03-18	Simon
Call To Arms (1973)	Nice eye candy, not much else	2005-08-31	Simon
Clan Of Amazons (1978)	Weak Chor Yuen/Ku Long collaboration	2006-01-17	Simon
Clash (2009)	Cheap and Cheesy	2013-04-08	Simon
Convict Killer (1980)	Mediocre wu xia	2006-11-06	Simon
Descendant Of The Sun (1983)	A guilty pleasure at best	2005-04-27	Simon
Descendant Of Wing Chun (1978)	Convoluted	2002-08-17	Simon
Dragon Fist (1972)	So you say you want a revolution	2024-05-12	Simon
Eight Immortals (1971)	Some vague enjoyment to be had	2007-05-22	Simon
Fake Ghost Catchers (1982)	Suffers from a weak script	2005-08-09	Simon
Fatal Flying Guillotines (1977)	Less speedup would have made a better film	2001-06-13	Simon
Fatal Move (2008)	Clearly inspired by SPL	2008-11-11	Simon
Filthy Guy (1978)	Fairly disposable but Sammo is Sammo	2023-12-06	Simon
Five Element Ninjas (1982)	Interesting ideas, uninspired execution	2012-11-09	Simon
Five Superfighters (1979)	Pretty dumb	2007-06-26	Simon
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)	Looks good, but lacks substance	2012-04-21	Simon
Flying Swordsgirl (1969)	Doesn't suck, but isn't that hot.	2007-06-15	Simon
Game Of Death (1978)	Worse than I remembered	2023-11-04	Simon
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978)	Story is just too complicated for a film?	2005-07-29	Simon
Hero (Corey Yuen) (1997)	Inferior remake of BOXER FROM SHANTUNG	2013-02-18	Simon
Iceman 3D (2013)	Not as good as the original	2014-07-31	Simon
Iron Angels (1987)	Schizophrenic but fun	2010-11-09	Simon
Iron Buddha (1970)	Watchable, but not very good	2008-02-07	Simon