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
Body Weapon (1999)	Not a great film, but has some charms	2000-06-30	Simon
Drive (1997)	Shows what people can achieve when they are doing what they love	2000-07-19	Simon
Handsome Siblings (1992)	One of the lesser new wave wu xia films	2000-10-16	Simon
Butterfly And Sword (1993)	Some of the best early 90's wire-fu choreography	2000-10-16	Simon
Who Am I? (1998)	Feels like a bad Hollywood B-movie	2000-10-16	Simon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)	Very well rounded	2001-05-27	Simon
Kid From Tibet (1992)	Had me worried at first	2001-05-27	Simon
Dragon Inn 1992 (1992)	One of the early 90's best films	2001-05-27	Simon
Drunken Tai Chi (1984)	Semi-old school, quite enjoyable	2001-05-27	Simon
Martial Angels (2001)	Comprehensively dreadful	2001-05-27	Simon
What Price Survival (1994)	Visually beautiful, rather impenetrable	2001-05-27	Simon
Green Snake (1993)	One of Tsui Hark's most ambitious films	2001-05-27	Simon
My Lucky Stars (1985)	Bad comedy	2001-05-27	Simon
Once Upon A Time in China V (1994)	Quite good, from what I could see	2001-05-31	Simon
Tokyo Raiders (2000)	The future of action films?	2001-06-02	Simon
The Sword (1980)	Classic new-wave	2001-06-02	Simon
Deadend of Besiegers (1992)	Refreshing, quite a gem	2001-06-13	Simon
Mr. Vampire IV (1988)	Enjoyable	2001-06-13	Simon
Fatal Flying Guillotines (1977)	Less speedup would have made a better film	2001-06-13	Simon
The Assassin (1993)	Cheap but interesting	2001-06-27	Simon
Armour Of God (1987)	Dated but enjoyable	2001-07-18	Simon
Miracles (1989)	Jackie flexes his directorial muscles	2001-07-18	Simon
Righting Wrongs (1986)	Genre classic	2001-07-18	Simon
Skinny Tiger Fatty Dragon (1990)	Flawed but fun	2001-07-18	Simon
Beggar So (1993)	Lesser addition to Wong Fei Hung canon	2001-07-27	Simon
Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic (1990)	Mostly Harmless	2001-08-02	Simon
The Young Master (1980)	Excellent kung fu movie	2001-09-10	Simon
King Of Beggars (1992)	Good entertainment	2001-09-13	Simon
Fist Of Fury 1991 (1991)	Excellently made film	2001-09-13	Simon
Fearless Hyena (1979)	One of Jackie's best martial arts performances	2001-09-26	Simon