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
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind 2 (1990)	Worthy successor	2012-06-22	Simon
The Duelist (2005)	a very enjoyable piece of cinema	2012-05-25	Simon
White Vengeance (2011)	Gorgeous production with interesting characters and plot	2012-04-23	Simon
Wu Xia (2011)	Fresh and well executed	2012-01-06	Simon
Shaolin (2011)	nicely made	2011-12-19	Simon
Flash Point (2007)	Hard boiled	2010-10-26	Simon
A Warrior's Tragedy (1993)	Delirious & visually impressive wuxia piece	2008-02-26	Simon
Kung Fu Dunk (2008)	Slick crowd-pleaser	2008-02-08	Simon
The Swift Knight (1971)	A cut above average	2007-06-19	Simon
The Black Tavern (1972)	Great inn-based wu xia	2007-06-11	Simon
Valley Of The Fangs (1970)	Worthy entry in a crowded genre	2007-06-03	Simon
Vengeance Of A Snowgirl (1971)	Another good Shaw Brothers wuxia	2007-04-21	Simon
Knight Of Old Cathay (1968)	Rather splendid melodrama	2007-04-12	Simon
Broken Oath (1977)	Definitely one for martial arts fans to see	2007-03-28	Simon
Brothers Five (1970)	One of Lo Wei's best films	2007-03-20	Simon
The Jade Raksha (1968)	Enjoyable Cheng Pei-Pei vehicle	2007-02-26	Simon
A Taste Of Cold Steel (1970)	Surprisingly violent swordplay film	2007-02-19	Simon
Shaolin Martial Arts (1974)	one of the better Shaolin films	2007-02-14	Simon
Dreadnaught (1981)	Classic action-comedy	2007-01-13	Simon
Gang Master (1982)	Enjoyable	2006-09-24	Simon
The Kung Fu Instructor (1979)	Nearly classic	2006-08-14	Simon
Ambush (1973)	Solid entertainment	2006-07-30	Simon
The Imposter (1975)	A definite cut above the average	2006-06-07	Simon
Triangular Duel (1972)	Great kung fu	2006-05-17	Simon
The Executioner (1974)	Remember it's a ninja film and enjoy it!	2006-03-05	Simon
The Jade-Faced Assassin (1971)	Great story with charming lead	2006-02-26	Simon
The Transporter 2 (2005)	Almost like a Hong Kong action movie	2006-01-29	Simon
SPL (2005)	Hong Kong gets its mojo back	2006-01-21	Simon
Throw Down (2004)	Worthy effort but why Louis Koo?	2006-01-08	Simon
The Flying Dagger (1969)	Solid swordplay film	2006-01-08	Simon