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
Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman (1969)	A pretty worthy film	2005-12-29	Simon
Return Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1981)	Another pretty wu-xia from Chor Yuen	2005-11-15	Simon
Rider of Revenge (1971)	One of the better early 1970's Taiwanese wuxia	2024-01-26	Simon
Romantic Warriors (2003)	A great "might have been" film	2012-05-25	Simon
Roving Swordsman (1983)	5/10	2005-01-09	Simon
Royal Tramp I&II (1992)	Entertaining wu xia spoof	2006-01-07	Simon
Sakra (2023)	Nearly a classic	2023-03-31	Simon
Saviour Of The Soul (1991)	Uniquely stylish and cool	2006-01-16	Simon
Shadow Whip (1971)	Snowy whips	2021-05-17	Simon
Shadowless Sword (2005)	Probably a bad film but it's at least kind of pretty	2012-05-25	Simon
Shaolin Kung-Fu Mystagogue (1976)	A good name and a good time	2023-12-21	Simon
Shaolin Prince (1983)	a manic comedy wire-fu extravaganza	2004-10-22	Simon
She'd Hate Rather Than Love (1971)	Solid Union Films production	2023-06-19	Simon
Soul Of The Sword (1978)	Beautiful production values and a tragic plot	2019-08-24	Simon
Storm Warriors (2009)	Meh	2010-10-26	Simon
Sword In The Moon (2003)	Decent attempt at wu xia from South Korea	2005-01-01	Simon
Swordsman (1990)	A seminal film, unfairly overshadowed by its sequel	2005-07-14	Simon
Swordsman and Enchantress (1978)	Chor Yuen adapts Gu Long once again	2024-04-01	Simon
Swordsman At Large (1971)	Pretty decent	2006-04-09	Simon
Swordsman II (1992)	Classic	2005-07-16	Simon
Temple Of The Red Lotus (1965)	Highly recommended	2003-04-05	Simon
Temple Of The Red Lotus (1965)	Not quite as impressive as I remembered, but still pretty cool	2022-06-19	Simon
That Fiery Girl (1968)	Mostly awful until the finale	2004-08-23	Simon
That Man In Chang-An (1967)	Dated but moderately entertaining	2006-06-19	Simon
The 14 Amazons (1972)	Classic epic	2006-02-27	Simon
The Absurd Brave (1969)	Unconventional, not particularly successful	2023-09-05	Simon
The Angry River (1971)	Worth a look	2009-07-18	Simon
The Assassin (1967)	Impressive	2022-08-07	Simon
The Assassin (1993)	Cheap but interesting	2001-06-27	Simon
The Assassin (2015)	Pretentious arthouse yawnfest	2023-12-28	Simon