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 Duel (2000)	Just about passes as entertainment	2006-01-16	Simon
Return Of Bastard Swordsman (1984)	Enjoyably daft	2006-01-12	Simon
The Flying Dagger (1969)	Solid swordplay film	2006-01-08	Simon
Royal Tramp I&II (1992)	Entertaining wu xia spoof	2006-01-07	Simon
Flirting Scholar (1993)	Very funny	2006-01-07	Simon
Bastard Swordsman (1983)	Well realised fantasy wu-xia	2006-01-05	Simon
Demon Of The Lute (1983)	Great fun comic-book wuxia	2006-01-02	Simon
Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman (1969)	A pretty worthy film	2005-12-29	Simon
Deaf-Mute Heroine (1971)	Good, bloody fun	2005-12-18	Simon
Return Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1981)	Another pretty wu-xia from Chor Yuen	2005-11-15	Simon
The Blade (1995)	Tsui Hark reinvents himself again	2005-10-30	Simon
The Swordmates (1969)	Distinctly average	2005-10-27	Simon
Legend Of The Fox (1980)	Great, once it gets going	2005-09-25	Simon
The Chase (1971)	Highly recommended	2005-09-21	Simon
Call To Arms (1973)	Nice eye candy, not much else	2005-08-31	Simon
Ode To Gallantry (1982)	Good story, a bit short on fights	2005-08-15	Simon
Iceman Cometh (1989)	Essential for fans of Yuen Biao or Yuen Wah	2005-08-08	Simon
Deadly Breaking Sword (1979)	Good story, needed better fights	2005-07-31	Simon
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978)	Story is just too complicated for a film?	2005-07-29	Simon
The East Is Red (1993)	Cheap cash-in	2005-07-19	Simon
Swordsman II (1992)	Classic	2005-07-16	Simon
Swordsman (1990)	A seminal film, unfairly overshadowed by its sequel	2005-07-14	Simon
The Lady Assassin (1983)	Some amazing action scenes	2005-07-04	Simon
Deadful Melody (1994)	Well worth a watch	2005-07-02	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)	In many ways a retread of the first part	2005-06-28	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)	cash-in with more comedy (but less funny)	2005-06-28	Simon
Kung Fu Wonder Child (1986)	Pretty good fun in a mindless way	2005-06-19	Simon
Killer Darts (1968)	Close to a clunker	2005-06-17	Simon
King Cat (1967)	Impressive	2005-06-09	Simon
Descendant Of The Sun (1983)	A guilty pleasure at best	2005-04-27	Simon