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
To Live (1994)	Simple epic, masterfully made. Highest recommendation!	2003-07-19	Simon
The Emperor's Shadow (1996)	A beautiful intimate epic	2024-03-03	Simon
The Missing Gun (2002)	Superlative cinema	2024-01-14	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	Simon
Suzhou River (2000)	Drifting along	2021-08-03	Simon
Last Letter (2018)	Another gem from Shunji Iwai	2021-05-30	Simon
Shadow (2018)	Strikingly beautiful and poetic	2020-06-23	Simon
Swordsman in Double Flag Town (1991)	Bleak and beautiful	2001-09-24	Simon
Reign Of Assassins (2010)	Highly enjoyable	2012-02-15	Simon
Happy Times (2000)	Simple but effective	2002-04-27	Simon
Hero (2002)	Pretty special	2003-05-10	Simon
The Legend and Hag of Shaolin (2021)	Surprisingly strong kung fu film	2024-03-31	Simon
Yellow River Fighter (1988)	A rare mainland Chinese wuxia film	2024-02-04	Simon
Women Who Flirt (2014)	... or women who don't?	2023-08-30	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
Shaolin (2011)	nicely made	2011-12-19	Simon
Little Big Soldier (2009)	Well worth a look.	2010-11-10	Simon
Shanghai Triad (1995)	Visually stunning	2006-01-08	Simon
Kekexili (Mountain Patrol) (2004)	Simple but effective cinema	2006-03-21	Simon
White Vengeance (2011)	Gorgeous production with interesting characters and plot	2012-04-23	Simon
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
Ride On (2023)	Glory fades	2023-10-12	Simon
Double World (2020)	Big budget epic fantasy	2020-07-26	Simon
Chinese Zodiac (2012)	Messy but ultimately entertaining	2014-06-22	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	Beautiful to look at	2004-10-12	Simon
The Warlords (2007)	Decent remake of THE BLOOD BROTHERS (1973)	2008-01-26	Simon
Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)	Expected more from this collaboration	2022-04-03	Simon