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 Wild Blade of Strangers (2024)	Pretty good mainland wuxia	2024-04-17	Simon
Swordsman and Enchantress (1978)	Chor Yuen adapts Gu Long once again	2024-04-01	Simon
The Flying Guillotine II (1978)	More remote decapitation fun	2024-02-25	Simon
The Flying Guillotine (1975)	Solid action	2024-02-18	Simon
Shaolin Kung-Fu Mystagogue (1976)	A good name and a good time	2023-12-21	Simon
To Kill a Mastermind (1979)	Good fun, but not essential	2023-07-07	Simon
She'd Hate Rather Than Love (1971)	Solid Union Films production	2023-06-19	Simon
Perils Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1982)	Pretty and good fun, but inconsequential	2023-06-05	Simon
Sakra (2023)	Nearly a classic	2023-03-31	Simon
The Bravest Revenge (1970)	Amazing wuxia action for the day	2023-02-05	Simon
The Lady Hermit (1971)	Enjoyable female-led wuxia	2022-12-11	Simon
New Kung Fu Cult Master (2022)	New but not necessarily improved	2022-12-06	Simon
Thrilling Bloody Sword (1981)	Deranged and delightful	2022-07-29	Simon
The Twin Swords (1965)	Basically Temple Of The Red Lotus Part 2	2022-06-21	Simon
Call of Heroes (2016)	Justice only exists if it is maintained	2020-08-24	Simon
The Butterfly Murders (1979)	Tsui Hark's first film	2020-08-17	Simon
Double World (2020)	Big budget epic fantasy	2020-07-26	Simon
Soul Of The Sword (1978)	Beautiful production values and a tragic plot	2019-08-24	Simon
Fire Dragon (1994)	Decent wu xia in the early 90's tradition	2013-06-08	Simon
King Eagle (1971)	Good Sister, Bad Sister	2012-12-05	Simon
Maidens Of Heavenly Mountain (1994)	Beautiful nonsense	2012-11-20	Simon
A Chinese Odyssey (1995)	Confusing and ambitious	2012-06-18	Simon
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010)	Tsui Hark returns to the wu xia genre	2010-12-04	Simon
Twelve Deadly Coins (1969)	Thoroughly enjoyable	2009-07-26	Simon
The Angry River (1971)	Worth a look	2009-07-18	Simon
The Golden Lion (1975)	a very entertaining watch	2007-10-08	Simon
Pursuit of Vengeance (1977)	Pretty good stuff!	2007-08-18	Simon
The Young Avengers (1969)	Good 60's swordplay	2007-06-08	Simon
Portrait In Crystal (1983)	Fun fantasy wu xia, 80's style	2007-05-24	Simon
Whirlwind Knight (1969)	A good effort	2007-05-07	Simon