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
Ambush (1973) Solid entertainment 2006-07-30 Simon
The Jade-Faced Assassin (1971) Great story with charming lead 2006-02-26 Simon
The Flying Dagger (1969) Solid swordplay film 2006-01-08 Simon
Royal Tramp I&II (1992) Entertaining wu xia spoof 2006-01-07 Simon
Flirting Scholar (1993) Very funny 2006-01-07 Simon
Demon Of The Lute (1983) Great fun comic-book wuxia 2006-01-02 Simon
Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman (1969) A pretty worthy film 2005-12-29 Simon
Deaf-Mute Heroine (1971) Good, bloody fun 2005-12-18 Simon
Legend Of The Fox (1980) Great, once it gets going 2005-09-25 Simon
Iceman Cometh (1989) Essential for fans of Yuen Biao or Yuen Wah 2005-08-08 Simon
King Cat (1967) Impressive 2005-06-09 Simon
Killers Five (1969) ...read review... 2005-02-09 Simon
Raw Courage (1969) One of Lo Wei's better efforts 2004-12-03 Simon
Shaolin Prince (1983) a manic comedy wire-fu extravaganza 2004-10-22 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 Of Sung (1973) highly enjoyable swordplay film 2003-10-06 Simon
Legend Of The Bat (1978) Entertaining fantasy 2003-05-10 Simon
The Valiant Ones (1975) More innovative action scenes from the master 2003-03-07 Simon
Dragon From Russia (1990) medium-level classic 2003-03-01 Simon
Killer Clans (1976) Difficult to follow but enjoyable 2003-01-07 Simon
Black Panther Warriors (1993) Buy it... it's a work of genius! 2002-04-06 Simon
Holy Weapon (1993) wilfully convoluted 2002-03-03 Simon
Legend Of The Mountain (1979) Better than most other movies 2002-02-03 Simon
What Price Survival (1994) Visually beautiful, rather impenetrable 2001-05-27 Simon

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