Reviews of films by Lo Wei

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 Hurricane (1972) Well-written wuxia tale from Lo Wei 2025-02-02 Simon
The Comet Strikes (1971) Pretty strong effort from Lo Wei 2025-01-27 Simon
The Invincible Eight (1971) Mainly of historical interest 2024-10-26 Simon
Fist Of Fury (1972) Easily Bruce Lee's best film 2024-07-09 Simon
The Killer Meteors (1976) Reasonably entertaining fluff 2022-08-09 Simon
Shadow Whip (1971) Snowy whips 2021-05-17 Simon
Black Butterfly (1968) A decent if unremarkable late 60's wuxia 2021-05-10 Simon
A Man Called Tiger (1973) A fairly typical film of the era 2021-03-25 Simon
None But The Brave (1973) Cheng Pei-Pei kicks Japanese ass 2012-11-10 Simon
Spiritual Kung Fu (1978) No classic but worth a look 2012-08-31 Simon
Vengeance Of A Snowgirl (1971) Another good Shaw Brothers wuxia 2007-04-21 Simon
Brothers Five (1970) One of Lo Wei's best films 2007-03-20 Simon
Death Valley (1968) watchable but non-essential 2005-03-13 Simon
Raw Courage (1969) One of Lo Wei's better efforts 2004-12-03 Simon
The Golden Sword (1969) Decent wu xia film 2004-11-16 Simon
Angel With The Iron Fists (1967) Camp James Bond knock-off 2004-11-02 Simon
Dragon Swamp (1969) Real dragons! 2004-10-22 Simon
Shaolin Wooden Men (1976) Pretty Good 2003-02-24 Simon
To Kill With Intrigue (1977) Blah 2003-02-23 Simon
New Fist Of Fury (1976) Mildly entertaining - or at least interesting 2002-03-18 Simon
Fist Of Fury (1972) Landmark that still holds some interest after 30 years 2001-12-14 Simon
The Big Boss (1971) Doesn't stand up too well 30 years on 2001-11-23 Simon

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Martial Arts (20)
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Wuxia (11)
Action (2)
Drama (1)
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Thriller (1)
Gangster (1)
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