Reviews from Taiwan

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 Rebel of Shaolin (1977)	A lot of fun	2025-03-10	Simon
The Master And The Kid (1978)	Nicely executed dark kung fu	2025-02-10	Simon
The Young Taoism Fighter (1984)	More miracle fighting fun	2024-11-24	Simon
Mar's Villa (1977)	Strong indie kung fu	2024-10-15	Simon
Elimination Pursuit (1983)	Pretty generic Taiwanese wuxia	2024-09-27	Simon
Vengeance of the Phoenix Sisters (1968)	Visually striking	2024-07-23	Simon
Night Orchid (1982)	Befuddling wuxia with flashes of inspiration	2024-07-03	Simon
The Shaolin Kids (1975)	Reasonably entertaining wuxia/kung fu adventure	2024-06-02	Simon
Shaolin Kung Fu (1974)	Solid basher-style kung fu movie	2024-05-26	Simon
The Decisive Battle (1972)	Absolutely not decisive, or a battle	2024-05-21	Simon
Dragon Fist (1972)	So you say you want a revolution	2024-05-12	Simon
The Eight Masters (1976)	Action-packed old school classic	2024-05-05	Simon
Blazing Temple (1976)	Another telling of a classic Shaolin story	2024-05-05	Simon
The Return of the 18 Bronzemen (1976)	Rerun of The 18 Bronzemen	2024-04-21	Simon
The 18 Bronzemen (1976)	Not enough Bronzemen	2024-04-21	Simon
Fantasy Mission Force (1983)	Well it's different...	2024-04-08	Simon
The Rebellious Reign (1980)	A must-see for kung fu fans	2024-02-23	Simon
Rider of Revenge (1971)	One of the better early 1970's Taiwanese wuxia	2024-01-26	Simon
The Wheel of Life (1983)	Moderately interesting anthology film	2024-01-21	Simon
All the King's Men (1983)	I don't think I am smart enough to understand this film	2024-01-11	Simon
Four Moods (1970)	A who's who of Taiwanese cinema in 1970	2024-01-07	Simon
A Massacre Survivor (1979)	...read review...	2024-01-04	Simon
The Assassin (2015)	Pretentious arthouse yawnfest	2023-12-28	Simon
Shaolin Kung-Fu Mystagogue (1976)	A good name and a good time	2023-12-21	Simon
Filthy Guy (1978)	Fairly disposable but Sammo is Sammo	2023-12-06	Simon
Prosperous of Family (1970)	Not awful, but no great reason to watch it	2023-11-22	Simon
The Red Phoenix (1978)	Nothing special, but some decent action	2023-11-01	Simon
Lady 9-Flower (1969)	A more serious and successful sequel	2023-10-11	Simon
The Absurd Brave (1969)	Unconventional, not particularly successful	2023-09-05	Simon
Millennium Mambo (2001)	A captivating documentary of a moment in time	2023-08-28	Simon