Reviews of films released in 1979

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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
A Massacre Survivor (1979) ...read review... 2024-01-04 Simon
To Kill a Mastermind (1979) Good fun, but not essential 2023-07-07 Simon
The Kid with the Golden Arm (1979) One of the more enjoyable Venoms films 2022-02-27 Simon
Knockabout (1979) Introducing Yuen Biao 2021-08-11 Simon
The Shadow Boxing (1979) Corpses don't pee 2021-03-27 Simon
The Butterfly Murders (1979) Tsui Hark's first film 2020-08-17 Simon
The Kung Fu Master (1979) A credible kung fu movie 2020-07-11 Simon
The Magnificent Butcher (1979) Kung fu spectacular 2013-10-26 Simon
Stalker (1979) Visually striking religious allegory 2012-11-30 Simon
Last Hurrah For Chivalry (1979) I never enjoy drinking with a dead man 2012-11-26 Simon
Raining In The Mountain (1979) Sumptuous exploration of Buddhist philosophy 2012-11-12 Simon
Murder Plot (1979) ...read review... 2008-09-04 Simon
Five Superfighters (1979) Pretty dumb 2007-06-26 Simon
Choi Lee Fat Kung Fu (1979) Great kung fu, lame comedy, no plot 2007-04-25 Simon
Full Moon Scimitar (1979) Good Chor Yuen/Gu Long film 2007-03-06 Simon
The Kung Fu Instructor (1979) Nearly classic 2006-08-14 Simon
Ten Tigers Of Kwantung (1979) Disposable kung fu 2006-05-01 Simon
The Proud Twins (1979) a pretty solid piece of wu xia 2006-04-21 Simon
His Name Is Nobody (1979) Worth a watch 2006-02-14 Simon
Dirty Ho (1979) Much ado about nothing 2005-09-12 Simon
The Odd Couple (1979) One of the best old-school martial arts films 2005-08-20 Simon
Deadly Breaking Sword (1979) Good story, needed better fights 2005-07-31 Simon
Monkey Kung Fu (1979) Good skills, but just another kung fu film 2005-06-19 Simon
Dance Of The Drunk Mantis (1979) One for the devoted only 2005-06-17 Simon
Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979) Great martial arts 2004-05-22 Simon
The Magnificent (1979) Quite a decent piece of old school 2002-02-17 Simon
Legend Of The Mountain (1979) Better than most other movies 2002-02-03 Simon
Death Duel of Kung Fu (1979) Fair 2001-10-21 Simon
Fists And Guts (1979) Recommended 2001-10-16 Simon
Fearless Hyena (1979) One of Jackie's best martial arts performances 2001-09-26 Simon

Reviews by rating released in 1979

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Reviews by genre released in 1979

Martial Arts (28)
Period Film (20)
Comedy (10)
Wuxia (8)
Fantasy (3)
Arthouse (3)
Horror (1)
Suspense (1)
Thriller (1)
Gyonsi (1)
Black Comedy (1)

Reviews by country released in 1979

Hong Kong (24)
Taiwan (5)
Russia (1)