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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
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
Battle Wizard (1977) Early example of fantasy wu xia 2005-04-18 Simon
Death Valley (1968) watchable but non-essential 2005-03-13 Simon
The Enchantress (1983) a difficult one to rate 2005-02-27 Simon
Killers Five (1969) ...read review... 2005-02-09 Simon
The Sword Of Swords (1968) Decent enough 2005-02-07 Simon
Roving Swordsman (1983) 5/10 2005-01-09 Simon
Sword In The Moon (2003) Decent attempt at wu xia from South Korea 2005-01-01 Simon
Raw Courage (1969) One of Lo Wei's better efforts 2004-12-03 Simon
The Golden Sword (1969) Decent wu xia film 2004-11-16 Simon
Shaolin Prince (1983) a manic comedy wire-fu extravaganza 2004-10-22 Simon
Dragon Swamp (1969) Real dragons! 2004-10-22 Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004) Beautiful to look at 2004-10-12 Simon
That Fiery Girl (1968) Mostly awful until the finale 2004-08-23 Simon
The Thundering Sword (1967) Near-masterpiece 2004-06-18 Simon
The Sentimental Swordsman (1977) Very beautiful and quite enjoyable 2004-05-22 Simon
The Rescue (1971) Didn't do much for me 2004-05-22 Simon
New Tales Of The Flying Fox (1984) FUN 2004-03-10 Simon
Legend Of The Evil Lake (2003) Not impressed 2004-02-12 Simon
Holy Flame Of The Martial World (1983) mind-bending wu xia fantasy 2004-02-04 Simon
Jade Tiger (1977) ...read review... 2004-01-19 Simon
Heroes Shed No Tears (1980) ...read review... 2004-01-19 Simon
Mad, Mad, Mad Sword (1969) Entertaining swordplay spoof 2003-11-22 Simon
Little Dragon Maiden (1983) Fun fantasy wuxia 2003-10-11 Simon
Heroes Of Sung (1973) highly enjoyable swordplay film 2003-10-06 Simon
Journey Of The Doomed (1985) ...read review... 2003-08-30 Simon
Trail Of The Broken Blade (1967) One of the better swordplay films of its era 2003-07-27 Simon

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