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 Legend and Hag of Shaolin (2021)	Surprisingly strong kung fu film	2024-03-31	Simon
Roaring Fire (1981)	Tons of fun	2024-02-27	Simon
The Rebellious Reign (1980)	A must-see for kung fu fans	2024-02-23	Simon
Yellow River Fighter (1988)	A rare mainland Chinese wuxia film	2024-02-04	Simon
Oath of Death (1971)	Surprisingly gnarly for its time	2024-01-28	Simon
Rider of Revenge (1971)	One of the better early 1970's Taiwanese wuxia	2024-01-26	Simon
Four Moods (1970)	A who's who of Taiwanese cinema in 1970	2024-01-07	Simon
Magic Cop (1990)	...read review...	2023-10-29	Simon
The Water Margin (1972)	A lavish production delivering entertainment	2023-09-17	Simon
Buddha's Palm (1982)	Creative and camp fantasy wuxia	2023-09-03	Simon
The Brave and the Evil (1971)	Really impressive action for 1971	2023-08-01	Simon
The Long Chase (1971)	Very enjoyable	2023-07-30	Simon
Death Duel (1977)	Much better than I remembered	2023-05-21	Simon
The Swordsman of All Swordsmen (1968)	One of the better post-CDWM films	2023-05-21	Simon
Furies (2022)	Just what the doctor ordered	2023-03-26	Simon
The Ninja War of Torakage (2015)	Fun and stylish ninja silliness	2023-03-25	Simon
The Fate of Lee Khan (1973)	...read review...	2023-02-24	Simon
Project A II (1987)	Jackie doing what Jackie does	2022-12-17	Simon
Angel Terminators 2 (1993)	Girls With Guns And Attitude	2022-09-03	Simon
Enter the Fat Dragon (2020)	A sweet, fun film with a big heart and excellent fight scenes.	2022-08-13	Simon
Temple Of The Red Lotus (1965)	Not quite as impressive as I remembered, but still pretty cool	2022-06-19	Simon
Boxer From Shantung (1972)	Strong Chen Kuan-Tai vehicle	2022-05-24	Simon
Forbidden City Cop (1996)	One of the best Stephen Chiau films of the 1990's	2021-12-12	Simon
Jailbreak (2017)	Cambodia's Raid-a-like takes no prisoners	2021-12-04	Simon
The Magnificent Trio (1966)	Deserves more appreciation	2021-11-29	Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970)	Not quite as impressive as I remembered	2021-11-07	Simon
Snake In The Eagle's Shadow (1978)	One of the first kung fu comedies, and one of the best	2021-09-25	Simon
Lady With A Sword (1971)	Stands out from the crowd	2021-08-23	Simon
Legend Of The Eight Samurai (1983)	Splendidly cheesy swords & sorcery epic	2021-08-20	Simon
Golden Swallow (1968)	Chang Cheh brings his own style to Come Drink With Me sequel	2021-08-01	Simon