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
New One-Armed Swordsman (1971) Solid martial arts film 2005-12-29 Simon
Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman (1969) A pretty worthy film 2005-12-29 Simon
Deaf-Mute Heroine (1971) Good, bloody fun 2005-12-18 Simon
Seven Swords (2005) Good, but I assume the 4hr cut would be better! 2005-10-21 Simon
Born To Fight (2004) New levels of absurd action 2005-10-12 Simon
Outlaw Brothers (1990) Great 80's martial arts/action/comedy 2005-10-04 Simon
Legend Of The Fox (1980) Great, once it gets going 2005-09-25 Simon
Winners And Sinners (1983) A very funny film 2005-08-23 Simon
Iceman Cometh (1989) Essential for fans of Yuen Biao or Yuen Wah 2005-08-08 Simon
Women On The Run (1993) Overlooked minor-classic 2005-07-17 Simon
King Cat (1967) Impressive 2005-06-09 Simon
Banlieue 13 (2004) Great ACTION film (don't go looking for deep plot) 2005-04-13 Simon
Kung Fu Hustle (2004) a love song to kung fu films 2005-02-25 Simon
Killers Five (1969) ...read review... 2005-02-09 Simon
Legendary Weapons Of China (1982) Story meh, action omg! 2005-02-04 Simon
Sword Stained With Royal Blood (1981) Excellent fight scenes 2005-01-15 Simon
Raw Courage (1969) One of Lo Wei's better efforts 2004-12-03 Simon
Chinese Boxer (1970) Dated, but a classic 2004-11-11 Simon
Shaolin Prince (1983) a manic comedy wire-fu extravaganza 2004-10-22 Simon
Shaolin Mantis (1978) Probably David Chiang's best film 2004-10-22 Simon
The Super Inframan (1975) If any film deserves the title "Camp Classic" this is it. 2004-06-20 Simon
Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979) Great martial arts 2004-05-22 Simon
Chinatown Kid (1977) Great piece of 70's action 2004-02-26 Simon
To Kill A Jaguar (1977) Great story and decent fight scenes 2004-02-22 Simon
Holy Flame Of The Martial World (1983) mind-bending wu xia fantasy 2004-02-04 Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973) Great production values and lots of fun 2004-01-19 Simon
Police Force (1973) ...read review... 2004-01-19 Simon
Jade Tiger (1977) ...read review... 2004-01-19 Simon
Heroes Of Sung (1973) highly enjoyable swordplay film 2003-10-06 Simon
Tai Chi II (1996) Impressive 2003-08-24 Simon

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