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
14 Blades (2010)	Forgettable	2010-10-26	Simon
36 Deadly Styles (1980)	Not very good	2004-02-04	Simon
36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978)	Essential for kung fu fans	2003-06-08	Simon
7 Grandmasters (1977)	For martial arts fans only	2004-04-19	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)	Seminal work of sublime beauty	2002-12-01	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)	cash-in with more comedy (but less funny)	2005-06-28	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)	In many ways a retread of the first part	2005-06-28	Simon
A Chinese Legend (1991)	Yet another knock-off of A CHINESE GHOST STORY	2013-05-03	Simon
A Deadly Secret (1980)	Better than average	2005-05-12	Simon
A Girl Fighter (1972)	Not great but not boring	2023-04-22	Simon
A Man Called Tiger (1973)	A fairly typical film of the era	2021-03-25	Simon
A Massacre Survivor (1979)	...read review...	2024-01-04	Simon
A Taste Of Cold Steel (1970)	Surprisingly violent swordplay film	2007-02-19	Simon
A Touch Of Zen (1971)	Greatest martial arts film of all time?	2006-04-25	Simon
A Warrior's Tragedy (1993)	Delirious & visually impressive wuxia piece	2008-02-26	Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973)	Less fun than I remembered	2023-10-01	Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973)	Great production values and lots of fun	2004-01-19	Simon
All Men Are Brothers: Blood Of The Leopard (1993)	A fun 90's wu xia romp	2001-10-16	Simon
Along Comes A Tiger (1977)	Easy to watch	2007-07-06	Simon
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl (1981)	A minor revelation	2006-01-24	Simon
Ambush (1973)	Solid entertainment	2006-07-30	Simon
Angel Terminators 2 (1993)	Girls With Guns And Attitude	2022-09-03	Simon
Arahan (2004)	Urban martial arts action	2020-07-04	Simon
Arhats In Fury (1985)	Decent mainland wushu film	2006-01-15	Simon
Armour Of God (1987)	Dated but enjoyable	2001-07-18	Simon
Ashes Of Time (1994)	A work of art	2002-04-14	Simon
Asoka (2001)	Impressive and powerful	2002-05-24	Simon
Ballistic Kiss (1998)	Stylish but cliched and pretentious	2004-10-16	Simon
Bangkok Knockout (2010)	For lovers of action cinema it's a must-see	2010-12-18	Simon
Banlieue 13 (2004)	Great ACTION film (don't go looking for deep plot)	2005-04-13	Simon