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
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl (1981)	A minor revelation	2006-01-24	Simon
Arahan (2004)	Urban martial arts action	2020-07-04	Simon
Asoka (2001)	Impressive and powerful	2002-05-24	Simon
Bells Of Death (1968)	Simple but effective story of revenge	2021-06-06	Simon
Blade Of Fury (1993)	Epic tale of politics, brotherhood and kung fu	2012-11-06	Simon
Bloody Parrot (1981)	Very entertaining!	2021-03-08	Simon
City Hunter (1993)	Wong Jing's evil genius at its finest	2002-05-08	Simon
Clan Of The White Lotus (1980)	Classic	2005-02-07	Simon
Clans Of Intrigue (1977)	Wonderfully convoluted wu xia murder mystery	2003-02-16	Simon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)	Very well rounded	2001-05-27	Simon
Dragon Swamp (1969)	Real dragons!	2004-10-22	Simon
Dragons Forever (1988)	Classic 80's action/comedy	2006-07-19	Simon
Drive (1997)	Shows what people can achieve when they are doing what they love	2000-07-19	Simon
Enter The Fat Dragon (1978)	Sammo does Bruce justice	2021-03-11	Simon
Fearless Hyena (1979)	One of Jackie's best martial arts performances	2001-09-26	Simon
Finger Of Doom (1972)	Ahead of its time	2022-02-06	Simon
Fong Sai Yuk (1993)	A must see HK movie	2003-01-31	Simon
Green Snake (1993)	One of Tsui Hark's most ambitious films	2001-05-27	Simon
Have Sword, Will Travel (1969)	Chang Cheh in wuxia mode	2021-04-12	Simon
Hero (2002)	Pretty special	2003-05-10	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	Simon
In The Line Of Duty IV (1989)	Action packed	2003-07-27	Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972)	All the makings of a cult classic	2003-04-27	Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972)	One of the highlights of the Shaw Brothers catalogue	2021-04-01	Simon
Ip Man (2008)	Excellent kung fu film	2010-10-26	Simon
Judgement Of An Assassin (1977)	One of the best wu xia	2006-05-29	Simon
Kung Fu Cult Master (1993)	One of the best examples of the early 90's wu xia film	2012-10-31	Simon
Last Hurrah For Chivalry (1979)	I never enjoy drinking with a dead man	2012-11-26	Simon
Magic Cop (1990)	Excellent Mr Vampire spinoff	2002-01-06	Simon
Magnificent Warriors (1987)	Some of the best action sequences ever filmed	2002-02-22	Simon