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
The Invincible Eight (1971) Mainly of historical interest 2024-10-26 Simon
The Vengeful Beauty (1978) Imaginative fights 2024-03-03 Simon
Lady 9-Flower (1969) A more serious and successful sequel 2023-10-11 Simon
Black Invitation (1969) Nothing special 2023-06-24 Simon
A Girl Fighter (1972) Not great but not boring 2023-04-22 Simon
The Killer Meteors (1976) Reasonably entertaining fluff 2022-08-09 Simon
Bat Without Wings (1980) Sadly the KISS makeup is really the best thing about it 2021-06-13 Simon
The Brave Archer (1977) Barebones adaptation of the Condor Heroes novels 2020-09-27 Simon
Iceman 3D (2013) Not as good as the original 2014-07-31 Simon
A Chinese Legend (1991) Yet another knock-off of A CHINESE GHOST STORY 2013-05-03 Simon
The Bride With White Hair 2 (1993) Another sequel that doesn't seem to understand why we loved the original 2013-01-03 Simon
The Invincible Sword (1971) Fairly cookie cutter tale of heroic swordsmen 2012-11-23 Simon
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011) Looks good, but lacks substance 2012-04-21 Simon
An Empress and the Warriors (2008) Feels too much like a "me too!" project 2008-04-02 Simon
Iron Buddha (1970) Watchable, but not very good 2008-02-07 Simon
Flying Swordsgirl (1969) Doesn't suck, but isn't that hot. 2007-06-15 Simon
Eight Immortals (1971) Some vague enjoyment to be had 2007-05-22 Simon
The Black Lizard (1981) Production line Chor Yuen 2007-05-02 Simon
Convict Killer (1980) Mediocre wu xia 2006-11-06 Simon
The Mighty One (1971) Muddled plot, inventive action 2006-09-14 Simon
Clan Of Amazons (1978) Weak Chor Yuen/Ku Long collaboration 2006-01-17 Simon
Call To Arms (1973) Nice eye candy, not much else 2005-08-31 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
Descendant Of The Sun (1983) A guilty pleasure at best 2005-04-27 Simon
Roving Swordsman (1983) 5/10 2005-01-09 Simon
That Fiery Girl (1968) Mostly awful until the finale 2004-08-23 Simon
The Rescue (1971) Didn't do much for me 2004-05-22 Simon
To Kill With Intrigue (1977) Blah 2003-02-23 Simon

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