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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
The Brave and the Evil (1971) Really impressive action for 1971 2023-08-01 Simon
A City Called Dragon (1969) Engaging Taiwanese wuxia 2023-07-01 Simon
Black Invitation (1969) Nothing special 2023-06-24 Simon
She'd Hate Rather Than Love (1971) Solid Union Films production 2023-06-19 Simon
The Swordsman of All Swordsmen (1968) One of the better post-CDWM films 2023-05-21 Simon
A Girl Fighter (1972) Not great but not boring 2023-04-22 Simon
Lung Wei Village (1978) Rather random and weird 2023-03-16 Simon
The Grand Passion (1970) Lacking that touch of zen 2023-03-03 Simon
The Fate of Lee Khan (1973) ...read review... 2023-02-24 Simon
The Bravest Revenge (1970) Amazing wuxia action for the day 2023-02-05 Simon
Thrilling Bloody Sword (1981) Deranged and delightful 2022-07-29 Simon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) This was pretty good, huh? 2022-05-11 Simon
The Evil Karate (1971) A fun low budget wuxia 2022-01-22 Simon
Get the Hell Out (2020) Super-fun action comedy with zombies 2021-08-14 Simon
One-Armed Boxer (1972) Silly but fun 2021-05-29 Simon
Dragon Gate Inn (1967) Good but maybe not quite as good as its reputation 2020-09-02 Simon
The Invincible Sword (1971) Fairly cookie cutter tale of heroic swordsmen 2012-11-23 Simon
Raining In The Mountain (1979) Sumptuous exploration of Buddhist philosophy 2012-11-12 Simon
20:30:40 (2004) A skillful and subtle movie 2012-06-07 Simon
Chivalrous Legend (1999) Enjoyable period piece 2012-06-07 Simon
Cape No. 7 (2008) Tourism boost for Southern Taiwan 2008-11-08 Simon
Kung Fu Dunk (2008) Slick crowd-pleaser 2008-02-08 Simon
Along Comes A Tiger (1977) Easy to watch 2007-07-06 Simon
Flying Swordsgirl (1969) Doesn't suck, but isn't that hot. 2007-06-15 Simon
The Young Avengers (1969) Good 60's swordplay 2007-06-08 Simon
Eight Immortals (1971) Some vague enjoyment to be had 2007-05-22 Simon
Whirlwind Knight (1969) A good effort 2007-05-07 Simon
Choi Lee Fat Kung Fu (1979) Great kung fu, lame comedy, no plot 2007-04-25 Simon
Knight Of Old Cathay (1968) Rather splendid melodrama 2007-04-12 Simon
The Sword (1971) Nearly great, but awful action 2007-04-10 Simon

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