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
Sanshiro Sugata (1943)	Fine, if a little insubstantial	2022-01-22	Simon
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)	One of the classic samurai films	2020-08-09	Simon
Samurai II: Duel At Ichijoji Temple (1955)	The way of women is to love	2020-08-15	Simon
Samurai III: Duel At Ganryu Island (1956)	Solid conclusion to the trilogy	2020-09-20	Simon
Temple Of The Red Lotus (1965)	Highly recommended	2003-04-05	Simon
Temple Of The Red Lotus (1965)	Not quite as impressive as I remembered, but still pretty cool	2022-06-19	Simon
The Twin Swords (1965)	Basically Temple Of The Red Lotus Part 2	2022-06-21	Simon
The Jade Bow (1966)	Not a bad effort	2003-04-05	Simon
Come Drink With Me (1966)	The one that started it all	2003-01-11	Simon
The Magnificent Trio (1966)	Deserves more appreciation	2021-11-29	Simon
One-Armed Swordsman (1967)	One of the pillars of martial arts cinema	2021-07-18	Simon
King Cat (1967)	Impressive	2005-06-09	Simon
Rape Of The Sword (1967)	A short film... but a good one	2007-04-24	Simon
That Man In Chang-An (1967)	Dated but moderately entertaining	2006-06-19	Simon
The Assassin (1967)	Impressive	2022-08-07	Simon
The Sword And The Lute (1967)	Good example of the genre	2006-05-18	Simon
The Thundering Sword (1967)	Near-masterpiece	2004-06-18	Simon
Trail Of The Broken Blade (1967)	One of the better swordplay films of its era	2003-07-27	Simon
The Silent Swordsman (1967)	Fairly good for the time	2007-07-25	Simon
Dragon Gate Inn (1967)	Good but maybe not quite as good as its reputation	2020-09-02	Simon
Golden Swallow (1968)	Chang Cheh brings his own style to Come Drink With Me sequel	2021-08-01	Simon
That Fiery Girl (1968)	Mostly awful until the finale	2004-08-23	Simon
Bells Of Death (1968)	Simple but effective story of revenge	2021-06-06	Simon
The Fastest Sword (1968)	Decent swordplay film	2006-04-15	Simon
The Jade Raksha (1968)	Enjoyable Cheng Pei-Pei vehicle	2007-02-26	Simon
Knight Of Old Cathay (1968)	Rather splendid melodrama	2007-04-12	Simon
Killer Darts (1968)	Close to a clunker	2005-06-17	Simon
Magnificent Swordsman (1968)	Surprisingly mediocre	2007-07-24	Simon
The Sword Of Swords (1968)	Decent enough	2005-02-07	Simon
Black Butterfly (1968)	A decent if unremarkable late 60's wuxia	2021-05-10	Simon