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 Bravest Revenge (1970)	Amazing wuxia action for the day	2023-02-05	Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970)	Not quite as impressive as I remembered	2021-11-07	Simon
Lady Of Steel (1970)	Passable Shaw Brothers/Cheng Pei-Pei swordplay film	2013-02-02	Simon
Iron Buddha (1970)	Watchable, but not very good	2008-02-07	Simon
Valley Of The Fangs (1970)	Worthy entry in a crowded genre	2007-06-03	Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970)	Superlative	2003-04-13	Simon
The Secret Of The Dirk (1970)	Worth a watch for fans of the genre	2007-04-30	Simon
Heads For Sale (1970)	Great title	2008-04-12	Simon
Brothers Five (1970)	One of Lo Wei's best films	2007-03-20	Simon
A Taste Of Cold Steel (1970)	Surprisingly violent swordplay film	2007-02-19	Simon
Lady 9-Flower (1969)	A more serious and successful sequel	2023-10-11	Simon
The Absurd Brave (1969)	Unconventional, not particularly successful	2023-09-05	Simon
A City Called Dragon (1969)	Engaging Taiwanese wuxia	2023-07-01	Simon
Black Invitation (1969)	Nothing special	2023-06-24	Simon
Have Sword, Will Travel (1969)	Chang Cheh in wuxia mode	2021-04-12	Simon
The Swordmates (1969)	Distinctly average	2005-10-27	Simon
Twelve Deadly Coins (1969)	Thoroughly enjoyable	2009-07-26	Simon
The Young Avengers (1969)	Good 60's swordplay	2007-06-08	Simon
Whirlwind Knight (1969)	A good effort	2007-05-07	Simon
The Golden Sword (1969)	Decent wu xia film	2004-11-16	Simon
Flying Swordsgirl (1969)	Doesn't suck, but isn't that hot.	2007-06-15	Simon
The Flying Dagger (1969)	Solid swordplay film	2006-01-08	Simon
Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman (1969)	A pretty worthy film	2005-12-29	Simon
Raw Courage (1969)	One of Lo Wei's better efforts	2004-12-03	Simon
Mad, Mad, Mad Sword (1969)	Entertaining swordplay spoof	2003-11-22	Simon
Killers Five (1969)	...read review...	2005-02-09	Simon
Dragon Swamp (1969)	Real dragons!	2004-10-22	Simon
The Swordsman of All Swordsmen (1968)	One of the better post-CDWM films	2023-05-21	Simon
Black Butterfly (1968)	A decent if unremarkable late 60's wuxia	2021-05-10	Simon
The Sword Of Swords (1968)	Decent enough	2005-02-07	Simon