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
Fatal Flying Guillotines (1977)	Less speedup would have made a better film	2001-06-13	Simon
Fake Ghost Catchers (1982)	Suffers from a weak script	2005-08-09	Simon
Eight Immortals (1971)	Some vague enjoyment to be had	2007-05-22	Simon
The East Is Red (1993)	Cheap cash-in	2005-07-19	Simon
Convict Killer (1980)	Mediocre wu xia	2006-11-06	Simon
The Banquet (1991)	Disjointed, but fun	2001-10-21	Simon
That Fiery Girl (1968)	Mostly awful until the finale	2004-08-23	Simon
New Fist Of Fury (1976)	Mildly entertaining - or at least interesting	2002-03-18	Simon
Naked Weapon (2002)	Bad but enjoyably so	2003-03-02	Simon
Mortuary Blues (1990)	Nothing remarkable	2002-05-22	Simon
Men from the Monastery (1974)	Perhaps hasn't aged well	2007-07-30	Simon
Love For All Seasons (2003)	Forgettable	2003-04-07	Simon
Kickboxer (1993)	Worth looking at if you're in it for the fights	2002-02-05	Simon
Inspector Pink Dragon (1991)	Mediocre	2005-10-23	Simon
Hit Team (2001)	Disappointing	2001-05-27	Simon
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978)	Story is just too complicated for a film?	2005-07-29	Simon
Hail The Judge (1994)	A few good scenes but suffers in translation	2021-09-21	Simon
Ghost Ballroom (1989)	Entertainingly bad	2004-06-30	Simon
Five Superfighters (1979)	Pretty dumb	2007-06-26	Simon
Fatal Termination (1990)	Basically forgettable	2007-04-24	Simon
Fatal Move (2008)	Clearly inspired by SPL	2008-11-11	Simon
Devil Face, Angel Heart (2002)	Looks great but that's about it	2003-03-07	Simon
Descendant Of The Sun (1983)	A guilty pleasure at best	2005-04-27	Simon
Chinese Odyssey 2002 (2002)	Hmmm	2002-03-19	Simon
Call To Arms (1973)	Nice eye candy, not much else	2005-08-31	Simon
By Hook Or By Crook (1980)	somewhat entertaining	2003-03-18	Simon
Spiritual Kung Fu (1978)	No classic but worth a look	2012-08-31	Simon
Body Weapon (1999)	Not a great film, but has some charms	2000-06-30	Simon
The Black Lizard (1981)	Production line Chor Yuen	2007-05-02	Simon
Bat Without Wings (1980)	Sadly the KISS makeup is really the best thing about it	2021-06-13	Simon