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
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)	Looks good, but lacks substance	2012-04-21	Simon
Flying Swordsgirl (1969)	Doesn't suck, but isn't that hot.	2007-06-15	Simon
Forbidden City Cop (1996)	One of the best Stephen Chiau films of the 1990's	2021-12-12	Simon
Full Moon Scimitar (1979)	Good Chor Yuen/Gu Long film	2007-03-06	Simon
Golden Swallow (1968)	Chang Cheh brings his own style to Come Drink With Me sequel	2021-08-01	Simon
Green Snake (1993)	One of Tsui Hark's most ambitious films	2001-05-27	Simon
Handsome Siblings (1992)	One of the lesser new wave wu xia films	2000-10-16	Simon
Have Sword, Will Travel (1969)	Chang Cheh in wuxia mode	2021-04-12	Simon
Heads For Sale (1970)	Great title	2008-04-12	Simon
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978)	Story is just too complicated for a film?	2005-07-29	Simon
Heroes Of Sung (1973)	highly enjoyable swordplay film	2003-10-06	Simon
Heroes Shed No Tears (1980)	...read review...	2004-01-19	Simon
Holy Flame Of The Martial World (1983)	mind-bending wu xia fantasy	2004-02-04	Simon
Holy Weapon (1993)	wilfully convoluted	2002-03-03	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	Beautiful to look at	2004-10-12	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	Simon
Human Lanterns (1982)	A real masterpiece!	2021-05-24	Simon
Iceman 3D (2013)	Not as good as the original	2014-07-31	Simon
Iceman Cometh (1989)	Essential for fans of Yuen Biao or Yuen Wah	2005-08-08	Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972)	All the makings of a cult classic	2003-04-27	Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972)	One of the highlights of the Shaw Brothers catalogue	2021-04-01	Simon
Iron Buddha (1970)	Watchable, but not very good	2008-02-07	Simon
Jade Tiger (1977)	...read review...	2004-01-19	Simon
Journey Of The Doomed (1985)	...read review...	2003-08-30	Simon
Judgement Of An Assassin (1977)	One of the best wu xia	2006-05-29	Simon
Killer Clans (1976)	Difficult to follow but enjoyable	2003-01-07	Simon
Killer Darts (1968)	Close to a clunker	2005-06-17	Simon
Killers Five (1969)	...read review...	2005-02-09	Simon
King Cat (1967)	Impressive	2005-06-09	Simon
King Eagle (1971)	Good Sister, Bad Sister	2012-12-05	Simon