Wuxia Reviews

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 Invincible Eight (1971)	Mainly of historical interest	2024-10-26	Simon
Elimination Pursuit (1983)	Pretty generic Taiwanese wuxia	2024-09-27	Simon
Saviour of the Soul II (1992)	Batshit nonsense-comedy	2024-08-12	Simon
Vengeance of the Phoenix Sisters (1968)	Visually striking	2024-07-23	Simon
The Wild Blade of Strangers (2024)	Pretty good mainland wuxia	2024-04-17	Simon
Swordsman and Enchantress (1978)	Chor Yuen adapts Gu Long once again	2024-04-01	Simon
The Legend and Hag of Shaolin (2021)	Surprisingly strong kung fu film	2024-03-31	Simon
The Vengeful Beauty (1978)	Imaginative fights	2024-03-03	Simon
The Flying Guillotine II (1978)	More remote decapitation fun	2024-02-25	Simon
The Flying Guillotine (1975)	Solid action	2024-02-18	Simon
The Magic Crane (1993)	Not Film Workshop's finest hour	2024-02-07	Simon
Yellow River Fighter (1988)	A rare mainland Chinese wuxia film	2024-02-04	Simon
Rider of Revenge (1971)	One of the better early 1970's Taiwanese wuxia	2024-01-26	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	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
Zen of Sword (1992)	Solid but not essential Swordsman-like	2023-11-16	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
Buddha's Palm (1982)	Creative and camp fantasy wuxia	2023-09-03	Simon
The Flying Dragon Mountain (1971)	A passable time-waster	2023-08-17	Simon
To Kill a Mastermind (1979)	Good fun, but not essential	2023-07-07	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
Perils Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1982)	Pretty and good fun, but inconsequential	2023-06-05	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
Sakra (2023)	Nearly a classic	2023-03-31	Simon
The Grand Passion (1970)	Lacking that touch of zen	2023-03-03	Simon