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
A City Called Dragon (1969)	Engaging Taiwanese wuxia	2023-07-01	Simon
A Taste Of Cold Steel (1970)	Surprisingly violent swordplay film	2007-02-19	Simon
A Warrior's Tragedy (1993)	Delirious & visually impressive wuxia piece	2008-02-26	Simon
Ambush (1973)	Solid entertainment	2006-07-30	Simon
Black Panther Warriors (1993)	Buy it... it's a work of genius!	2002-04-06	Simon
Brothers Five (1970)	One of Lo Wei's best films	2007-03-20	Simon
Buddha's Palm (1982)	Creative and camp fantasy wuxia	2023-09-03	Simon
Deaf-Mute Heroine (1971)	Good, bloody fun	2005-12-18	Simon
Demon Of The Lute (1983)	Great fun comic-book wuxia	2006-01-02	Simon
Dragon From Russia (1990)	medium-level classic	2003-03-01	Simon
Dragon Gate Inn (1967)	Good but maybe not quite as good as its reputation	2020-09-02	Simon
Flirting Scholar (1993)	Very funny	2006-01-07	Simon
Forbidden City Cop (1996)	One of the best Stephen Chiau films of the 1990's	2021-12-12	Simon
Golden Swallow (1968)	Chang Cheh brings his own style to Come Drink With Me sequel	2021-08-01	Simon
Heroes Of Sung (1973)	highly enjoyable swordplay film	2003-10-06	Simon
Holy Flame Of The Martial World (1983)	mind-bending wu xia fantasy	2004-02-04	Simon
Holy Weapon (1993)	wilfully convoluted	2002-03-03	Simon
Iceman Cometh (1989)	Essential for fans of Yuen Biao or Yuen Wah	2005-08-08	Simon
Jade Tiger (1977)	...read review...	2004-01-19	Simon
Killer Clans (1976)	Difficult to follow but enjoyable	2003-01-07	Simon
Killers Five (1969)	...read review...	2005-02-09	Simon
King Cat (1967)	Impressive	2005-06-09	Simon
Lady With A Sword (1971)	Stands out from the crowd	2021-08-23	Simon
Legend Of The Bat (1978)	Entertaining fantasy	2003-05-10	Simon
Legend Of The Fox (1980)	Great, once it gets going	2005-09-25	Simon
Legend Of The Mountain (1979)	Better than most other movies	2002-02-03	Simon
Raw Courage (1969)	One of Lo Wei's better efforts	2004-12-03	Simon
Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman (1969)	A pretty worthy film	2005-12-29	Simon
Rider of Revenge (1971)	One of the better early 1970's Taiwanese wuxia	2024-01-26	Simon
Royal Tramp I&II (1992)	Entertaining wu xia spoof	2006-01-07	Simon