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
Vengeance of the Phoenix Sisters (1968)	Visually striking	2024-07-23	Simon
The Legend and Hag of Shaolin (2021)	Surprisingly strong kung fu film	2024-03-31	Simon
Yellow River Fighter (1988)	A rare mainland Chinese wuxia film	2024-02-04	Simon
Rider of Revenge (1971)	One of the better early 1970's Taiwanese wuxia	2024-01-26	Simon
Buddha's Palm (1982)	Creative and camp fantasy wuxia	2023-09-03	Simon
A City Called Dragon (1969)	Engaging Taiwanese wuxia	2023-07-01	Simon
The Swordsman of All Swordsmen (1968)	One of the better post-CDWM films	2023-05-21	Simon
The Fate of Lee Khan (1973)	...read review...	2023-02-24	Simon
Temple Of The Red Lotus (1965)	Not quite as impressive as I remembered, but still pretty cool	2022-06-19	Simon
Forbidden City Cop (1996)	One of the best Stephen Chiau films of the 1990's	2021-12-12	Simon
The Magnificent Trio (1966)	Deserves more appreciation	2021-11-29	Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970)	Not quite as impressive as I remembered	2021-11-07	Simon
Lady With A Sword (1971)	Stands out from the crowd	2021-08-23	Simon
Golden Swallow (1968)	Chang Cheh brings his own style to Come Drink With Me sequel	2021-08-01	Simon
The Magic Blade (1976)	One of the best Gu Long adaptations	2021-06-07	Simon
The Storm Riders (1998)	A genuine epic that pioneered a new style of wu xia film	2021-02-27	Simon
Dragon Gate Inn (1967)	Good but maybe not quite as good as its reputation	2020-09-02	Simon
The Dragon Missile (1976)	Fun romp in the Flying Guillotine style	2015-03-13	Simon
The Four (2012)	Top drawer wu xia extravaganza	2014-10-19	Simon
The Avenging Eagle (1978)	One of the better Shaw Brothers martial arts films	2012-12-29	Simon
War Of The Arrows (2011)	Nice looking period action film	2012-11-09	Simon
The Duelist (2005)	a very enjoyable piece of cinema	2012-05-25	Simon
Wu Xia (2011)	Fresh and well executed	2012-01-06	Simon
A Warrior's Tragedy (1993)	Delirious & visually impressive wuxia piece	2008-02-26	Simon
The Swift Knight (1971)	A cut above average	2007-06-19	Simon
The Black Tavern (1972)	Great inn-based wu xia	2007-06-11	Simon
Valley Of The Fangs (1970)	Worthy entry in a crowded genre	2007-06-03	Simon
Brothers Five (1970)	One of Lo Wei's best films	2007-03-20	Simon
The Jade Raksha (1968)	Enjoyable Cheng Pei-Pei vehicle	2007-02-26	Simon
A Taste Of Cold Steel (1970)	Surprisingly violent swordplay film	2007-02-19	Simon