Reviews from China

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
The Wild Blade of Strangers (2024)	Pretty good mainland wuxia	2024-04-17	Simon
Kids From Shaolin (1984)	Jet Li's second film is goofier but ends with a bang	2024-03-24	Simon
The Emperor's Shadow (1996)	A beautiful intimate epic	2024-03-03	Simon
Yellow River Fighter (1988)	A rare mainland Chinese wuxia film	2024-02-04	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	Simon
Full River Red (2023)	Weak by Zhang Yimou standards	2023-04-30	Simon
Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)	Expected more from this collaboration	2022-04-03	Simon
Ju Dou (1990)	When I buy an animal I treat it as I wish	2021-04-03	Simon
Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012)	Beautiful, tragic fantasy	2013-04-21	Simon
Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker (1994)	Captures a moment in Chinese history well	2013-01-30	Simon
White Vengeance (2011)	Gorgeous production with interesting characters and plot	2012-04-23	Simon
Reign Of Assassins (2010)	Highly enjoyable	2012-02-15	Simon
Shaolin (2011)	nicely made	2011-12-19	Simon
Little Big Soldier (2009)	Well worth a look.	2010-11-10	Simon
Bodyguards And Assassins (2009)	Disappointing	2010-10-26	Simon
An Empress and the Warriors (2008)	Feels too much like a "me too!" project	2008-04-02	Simon
Blood Brothers (2007)	A bit boring	2008-02-28	Simon
The Warlords (2007)	Decent remake of THE BLOOD BROTHERS (1973)	2008-01-26	Simon
Curse Of The Golden Flower (2006)	Zhang Yimou's homage to the female bosom	2007-01-20	Simon
The Banquet (2006)	Lovely to look at	2006-12-03	Simon
Red Sorghum (1987)	Worth a watch	2006-06-06	Simon
The Promise (2005)	Strange but good	2006-04-17	Simon
Arhats In Fury (1985)	Decent mainland wushu film	2006-01-15	Simon
Shanghai Triad (1995)	Visually stunning	2006-01-08	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	Beautiful to look at	2004-10-12	Simon
Hero (2002)	Pretty special	2003-05-10	Simon
Sino Dutch War 1661 (2001)	Nice story, badly made film	2002-01-06	Simon
Swordsman in Double Flag Town (1991)	Bleak and beautiful	2001-09-24	Simon