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
The Protectors (1975) Short but sweet 2006-07-10 Simon
The Good, The Bad & The Beauty (1988) Good, violent action-comedy 2006-06-01 Simon
Big Bad Sis (1976) Better than Big Brother Cheng 2006-05-21 Simon
Chinese Iron Man (1973) Great action 2006-05-19 Simon
The Sword And The Lute (1967) Good example of the genre 2006-05-18 Simon
The Young Avenger (1972) A bit muddled, but entertaining 2006-05-15 Simon
Bloody Escape (1975) Not a classic, but good. 2006-05-13 Simon
Man Of Iron (1972) Solid Chen Kuan-Tai vehicle 2006-05-06 Simon
My Kung Fu Sweetheart (2006) fast-paced and entertaining 2006-04-23 Simon
The Proud Twins (1979) a pretty solid piece of wu xia 2006-04-21 Simon
The Promise (2005) Strange but good 2006-04-17 Simon
Swordsman At Large (1971) Pretty decent 2006-04-09 Simon
Showdown at the Cotton Mill (1978) Great for kung fu fanatics 2006-03-29 Simon
Return Of The Streetfighter (1974) Neither as gory or as good as the original 2006-03-14 Simon
His Name Is Nobody (1979) Worth a watch 2006-02-14 Simon
Bastard Swordsman (1983) Well realised fantasy wu-xia 2006-01-05 Simon
Chinese Heroes (2001) Just a fun action film 2005-12-02 Simon
Return Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1981) Another pretty wu-xia from Chor Yuen 2005-11-15 Simon
Undiscovered Tomb (2002) Enjoyable fluff 2005-11-12 Simon
Rumble In The Bronx (1995) One of the last really memorable Jackie films 2005-10-25 Simon
Naughty Boys (1986) Won't change your life, will entertain 2005-10-20 Simon
Dirty Ho (1979) Much ado about nothing 2005-09-12 Simon
Ode To Gallantry (1982) Good story, a bit short on fights 2005-08-15 Simon
Wing Chun (1994) a decent piece of entertainment 2005-08-04 Simon
Deadly Breaking Sword (1979) Good story, needed better fights 2005-07-31 Simon
Treasure Hunters (1981) Great action, mixed comedy 2005-07-21 Simon
The Lady Assassin (1983) Some amazing action scenes 2005-07-04 Simon
Deadful Melody (1994) Well worth a watch 2005-07-02 Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991) In many ways a retread of the first part 2005-06-28 Simon
House Of Fury (2005) Slightly disappointing but still good 2005-06-23 Simon

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