Reviews of films released in 1978

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
Swordsman and Enchantress (1978)	Chor Yuen adapts Gu Long once again	2024-04-01	Simon
The Vengeful Beauty (1978)	Imaginative fights	2024-03-03	Simon
The Flying Guillotine II (1978)	More remote decapitation fun	2024-02-25	Simon
Filthy Guy (1978)	Fairly disposable but Sammo is Sammo	2023-12-06	Simon
Game Of Death (1978)	Worse than I remembered	2023-11-04	Simon
The Red Phoenix (1978)	Nothing special, but some decent action	2023-11-01	Simon
Lung Wei Village (1978)	Rather random and weird	2023-03-16	Simon
The Five Venoms (1978)	...read review...	2022-11-21	Simon
Heroes Of The East (1978)	Amongst the greatest kung fu films ever made	2022-07-04	Simon
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (1978)	Better than expected	2022-05-16	Simon
Snake In The Eagle's Shadow (1978)	One of the first kung fu comedies, and one of the best	2021-09-25	Simon
Enter The Fat Dragon (1978)	Sammo does Bruce justice	2021-03-11	Simon
Snake And Crane Arts Of Shaolin (1978)	Great final reel but the rest is trash	2021-02-26	Simon
Soul Of The Sword (1978)	Beautiful production values and a tragic plot	2019-08-24	Simon
The Avenging Eagle (1978)	One of the better Shaw Brothers martial arts films	2012-12-29	Simon
Warriors Two (1978)	Classic showcase of Wing Chun	2012-10-04	Simon
Spiritual Kung Fu (1978)	No classic but worth a look	2012-08-31	Simon
The Voyage Of Emperor Chien Lung (1978)	Maybe better if you speak the language	2007-01-01	Simon
Showdown at the Cotton Mill (1978)	Great for kung fu fanatics	2006-03-29	Simon
The Proud Youth (1978)	A decent film, but not remarkable	2006-02-02	Simon
Clan Of Amazons (1978)	Weak Chor Yuen/Ku Long collaboration	2006-01-17	Simon
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978)	Story is just too complicated for a film?	2005-07-29	Simon
Shaolin Mantis (1978)	Probably David Chiang's best film	2004-10-22	Simon
Shaolin Hand Lock (1978)	Would have made a good Bruce Lee film	2004-01-19	Simon
Invincible Shaolin (1978)	Chang Cheh's response to 36th Chamber Of Shaolin	2004-01-19	Simon
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978)	Powerful melodrama with another great Amitabh performance	2003-10-13	Simon
Don (1978)	Sweet!	2003-09-25	Simon
36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978)	Essential for kung fu fans	2003-06-08	Simon
Legend Of The Bat (1978)	Entertaining fantasy	2003-05-10	Simon
Descendant Of Wing Chun (1978)	Convoluted	2002-08-17	Simon