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 Princess (2022)	Are Disney princesses always this hardcore?	2022-07-31	Simon
Wira (2019)	Man I hope I never have to fight Yayan Ruhian	2021-03-13	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014)	Just as enjoyable and well made as the first film	2016-01-31	Simon
Ip Man (2008)	Excellent kung fu film	2010-10-26	Simon
The Rebel (2007)	One way or another we will all end up on that truck	2021-03-05	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	Simon
Arahan (2004)	Urban martial arts action	2020-07-04	Simon
The Last Samurai (2003)	A very enjoyable historical epic.	2003-12-26	Simon
Hero (2002)	Pretty special	2003-05-10	Simon
Asoka (2001)	Impressive and powerful	2002-05-24	Simon
My Wife Is A Gangster (2001)	Wonderful piece of film-making	2002-03-07	Simon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)	Very well rounded	2001-05-27	Simon
Drive (1997)	Shows what people can achieve when they are doing what they love	2000-07-19	Simon
Ninja Scroll (1993)	Peak ninja	2021-04-24	Simon
The Sword Of Many Loves (1993)	Mad as a bag of poisonous spiders	2013-02-17	Simon
Blade Of Fury (1993)	Epic tale of politics, brotherhood and kung fu	2012-11-06	Simon
Kung Fu Cult Master (1993)	One of the best examples of the early 90's wu xia film	2012-10-31	Simon
Green Snake (1993)	One of Tsui Hark's most ambitious films	2001-05-27	Simon
Fong Sai Yuk (1993)	A must see HK movie	2003-01-31	Simon
City Hunter (1993)	Wong Jing's evil genius at its finest	2002-05-08	Simon
Police Story 3 - Supercop (1992)	Shoehorned into the franchise but earns its place	2021-12-11	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China II (1992)	One of the finest sequels ever made?	2020-03-27	Simon
Swordsman II (1992)	Classic	2005-07-16	Simon
Saviour Of The Soul (1991)	Uniquely stylish and cool	2006-01-16	Simon
My Flying Wife (1991)	Delirious multi-genre piece	2001-12-17	Simon
Magic Cop (1990)	Excellent Mr Vampire spinoff	2002-01-06	Simon
Swordsman (1990)	A seminal film, unfairly overshadowed by its sequel	2005-07-14	Simon
In The Line Of Duty IV (1989)	Action packed	2003-07-27	Simon
Dragons Forever (1988)	Classic 80's action/comedy	2006-07-19	Simon
Magnificent Warriors (1987)	Some of the best action sequences ever filmed	2002-02-22	Simon