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
Sister Streetfighter (1974) Sleazy, violent and quite dumb - just how we like 'em! 2012-05-22 Simon
Tiger On The Beat (1988) Lau Kar-Leung's foray into modern day action 2012-04-01 Simon
Bangkok Knockout (2010) For lovers of action cinema it's a must-see 2010-12-18 Simon
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010) Tsui Hark returns to the wu xia genre 2010-12-04 Simon
Dragon Tiger Gate (2006) Good fun and great eye candy 2010-10-26 Simon
Twelve Deadly Coins (1969) Thoroughly enjoyable 2009-07-26 Simon
The Angry River (1971) Worth a look 2009-07-18 Simon
The Loot (1980) entertaining martial arts comedy 2008-08-14 Simon
The Warlords (2007) Decent remake of THE BLOOD BROTHERS (1973) 2008-01-26 Simon
The Golden Lion (1975) a very entertaining watch 2007-10-08 Simon
Fatal Contact (2006) Bad film, great Wu Jing showcase 2007-09-11 Simon
Masked Avengers (1981) The action is the highlight 2007-08-27 Simon
Pursuit of Vengeance (1977) Pretty good stuff! 2007-08-18 Simon
Along Comes A Tiger (1977) Easy to watch 2007-07-06 Simon
The Young Avengers (1969) Good 60's swordplay 2007-06-08 Simon
Portrait In Crystal (1983) Fun fantasy wu xia, 80's style 2007-05-24 Simon
Whirlwind Knight (1969) A good effort 2007-05-07 Simon
The Secret Of The Dirk (1970) Worth a watch for fans of the genre 2007-04-30 Simon
Rape Of The Sword (1967) A short film... but a good one 2007-04-24 Simon
Kung Fu Mahjong II (2005) Wong Jing is as Wong Jing does 2007-04-23 Simon
Twins Mission (2007) Not a classic, but good fluff 2007-04-22 Simon
The Sword (1971) Nearly great, but awful action 2007-04-10 Simon
Full Moon Scimitar (1979) Good Chor Yuen/Gu Long film 2007-03-06 Simon
The Barefoot Kid (1993) Pretty good 2007-02-20 Simon
Clan Feuds (1982) Nice Gu Long adaptation 2007-02-06 Simon
Rendezvous With Death (1980) Sun Chung gets it right again 2007-01-28 Simon
The Devil's Mirror (1972) Nice bit of swordplay 2006-10-15 Simon
The Golden Seal (1971) Nice wu xia pian 2006-10-09 Simon
Hapkido (1972) For martial arts fans 2006-10-07 Simon
The Weird Man (1983) Weird indeed! 2006-08-07 Simon

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