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
Elimination Pursuit (1983) Pretty generic Taiwanese wuxia 2024-09-27 Simon
Vengeance of the Phoenix Sisters (1968) Visually striking 2024-07-23 Simon
Rider of Revenge (1971) One of the better early 1970's Taiwanese wuxia 2024-01-26 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
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
The Flying Dragon Mountain (1971) A passable time-waster 2023-08-17 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
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
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
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
The Sword (1971) Nearly great, but awful action 2007-04-10 Simon
A Touch Of Zen (1971) Greatest martial arts film of all time? 2006-04-25 Simon
Kung Fu Wonder Child (1986) Pretty good fun in a mindless way 2005-06-19 Simon
Legend Of The Mountain (1979) Better than most other movies 2002-02-03 Simon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Very well rounded 2001-05-27 Simon

Reviews by rating from Taiwan in the Wuxia genre

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Reviews by genre from Taiwan

Wuxia (29)
Martial Arts (21)
Period Film (21)
Comedy (4)
Fantasy (4)
Drama (2)
Arthouse (2)
Horror (1)
Suspense (1)
Melodrama (1)

Reviews by country in the Wuxia genre

Hong Kong (192)
Taiwan (29)
China (10)
South Korea (5)
USA (1)