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
Ip Man (2008)	Excellent kung fu film	2010-10-26	Simon
Dragons Forever (1988)	Classic 80's action/comedy	2006-07-19	Simon
Judgement Of An Assassin (1977)	One of the best wu xia	2006-05-29	Simon
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl (1981)	A minor revelation	2006-01-24	Simon
Saviour Of The Soul (1991)	Uniquely stylish and cool	2006-01-16	Simon
Shaolin Intruders (1983)	Tang Chia exceeds expectations	2005-12-29	Simon
The Chase (1971)	Highly recommended	2005-09-21	Simon
The Odd Couple (1979)	One of the best old-school martial arts films	2005-08-20	Simon
Swordsman II (1992)	Classic	2005-07-16	Simon
Swordsman (1990)	A seminal film, unfairly overshadowed by its sequel	2005-07-14	Simon
Clan Of The White Lotus (1980)	Classic	2005-02-07	Simon
Martial Club (1981)	May be as good as kung fu films get	2004-12-10	Simon
Spirit Of The Sword (1982)	Beautiful production design	2004-10-25	Simon
Dragon Swamp (1969)	Real dragons!	2004-10-22	Simon
The Thundering Sword (1967)	Near-masterpiece	2004-06-18	Simon
New Tales Of The Flying Fox (1984)	FUN	2004-03-10	Simon
The Last Samurai (2003)	A very enjoyable historical epic.	2003-12-26	Simon
In The Line Of Duty IV (1989)	Action packed	2003-07-27	Simon
Hero (2002)	Pretty special	2003-05-10	Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972)	All the makings of a cult classic	2003-04-27	Simon
Temple Of The Red Lotus (1965)	Highly recommended	2003-04-05	Simon
The Blood Brothers (1973)	The best Chang Cheh I've seen so far	2003-03-29	Simon
The Enigmatic Case (1980)	Lost Gem	2003-03-07	Simon
Clans Of Intrigue (1977)	Wonderfully convoluted wu xia murder mystery	2003-02-16	Simon
Fong Sai Yuk (1993)	A must see HK movie	2003-01-31	Simon
Yes, Madam! (1985)	Super-cheesy	2002-12-01	Simon
Asoka (2001)	Impressive and powerful	2002-05-24	Simon
City Hunter (1993)	Wong Jing's evil genius at its finest	2002-05-08	Simon
My Wife Is A Gangster (2001)	Wonderful piece of film-making	2002-03-07	Simon
Magnificent Warriors (1987)	Some of the best action sequences ever filmed	2002-02-22	Simon