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
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
Legend Of The Bat (1978)	Entertaining fantasy	2003-05-10	Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972)	All the makings of a cult classic	2003-04-27	Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970)	Superlative	2003-04-13	Simon
The Jade Bow (1966)	Not a bad effort	2003-04-05	Simon