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
Reign Of Assassins (2010)	Highly enjoyable	2012-02-15	Simon
Wu Xia (2011)	Fresh and well executed	2012-01-06	Simon
The Supreme Swordsman (1983)	Good fun	2011-01-30	Simon
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010)	Tsui Hark returns to the wu xia genre	2010-12-04	Simon
Zu: Warriors Of The Magic Mountain (1983)	Landmark	2010-11-07	Simon
14 Blades (2010)	Forgettable	2010-10-26	Simon
Storm Warriors (2009)	Meh	2010-10-26	Simon
Twelve Deadly Coins (1969)	Thoroughly enjoyable	2009-07-26	Simon
The Angry River (1971)	Worth a look	2009-07-18	Simon
Murder Plot (1979)	...read review...	2008-09-04	Simon
Heads For Sale (1970)	Great title	2008-04-12	Simon
An Empress and the Warriors (2008)	Feels too much like a "me too!" project	2008-04-02	Simon
A Warrior's Tragedy (1993)	Delirious & visually impressive wuxia piece	2008-02-26	Simon
Iron Buddha (1970)	Watchable, but not very good	2008-02-07	Simon
The Golden Lion (1975)	a very entertaining watch	2007-10-08	Simon
Pursuit of Vengeance (1977)	Pretty good stuff!	2007-08-18	Simon
The Silent Swordsman (1967)	Fairly good for the time	2007-07-25	Simon
Magnificent Swordsman (1968)	Surprisingly mediocre	2007-07-24	Simon
The Swift Knight (1971)	A cut above average	2007-06-19	Simon
Flying Swordsgirl (1969)	Doesn't suck, but isn't that hot.	2007-06-15	Simon
The Black Tavern (1972)	Great inn-based wu xia	2007-06-11	Simon
The Young Avengers (1969)	Good 60's swordplay	2007-06-08	Simon
Valley Of The Fangs (1970)	Worthy entry in a crowded genre	2007-06-03	Simon
Portrait In Crystal (1983)	Fun fantasy wu xia, 80's style	2007-05-24	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 Black Lizard (1981)	Production line Chor Yuen	2007-05-02	Simon
The Secret Of The Dirk (1970)	Worth a watch for fans of the genre	2007-04-30	Simon
Rape Of The Sword (1967)	A short film... but a good one	2007-04-24	Simon
The Sword (1971)	Nearly great, but awful action	2007-04-10	Simon