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
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 Flying Guillotine II (1978)	More remote decapitation fun	2024-02-25	Simon
The Flying Guillotine (1975)	Solid action	2024-02-18	Simon
Legend Of The Owl (1981)	A very silly film	2024-02-11	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
Lady Whirlwind (1972)	Watchable.	2023-04-16	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
Secret Service Of The Imperial Court (1984)	Goes hard	2023-01-15	Simon
The Lady Hermit (1971)	Enjoyable female-led wuxia	2022-12-11	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
Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)	Expected more from this collaboration	2022-04-03	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
Enter The Dragon (1973)	Good entertainment	2021-05-20	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