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
House Of Flying Daggers (2004) In retrospect this was a wuxia classic 2024-01-01 Simon
The Assassin (1967) Impressive 2022-08-07 Simon
Finger Of Doom (1972) Ahead of its time 2022-02-06 Simon
One-Armed Swordsman (1967) One of the pillars of martial arts cinema 2021-07-18 Simon
Bells Of Death (1968) Simple but effective story of revenge 2021-06-06 Simon
Have Sword, Will Travel (1969) Chang Cheh in wuxia mode 2021-04-12 Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972) One of the highlights of the Shaw Brothers catalogue 2021-04-01 Simon
Bloody Parrot (1981) Very entertaining! 2021-03-08 Simon
The Sword Of Many Loves (1993) Mad as a bag of poisonous spiders 2013-02-17 Simon
Last Hurrah For Chivalry (1979) I never enjoy drinking with a dead man 2012-11-26 Simon
Blade Of Fury (1993) Epic tale of politics, brotherhood and kung fu 2012-11-06 Simon
Kung Fu Cult Master (1993) One of the best examples of the early 90's wu xia film 2012-10-31 Simon
Reign Of Assassins (2010) Highly enjoyable 2012-02-15 Simon
Zu: Warriors Of The Magic Mountain (1983) Landmark 2010-11-07 Simon
Judgement Of An Assassin (1977) One of the best wu xia 2006-05-29 Simon
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl (1981) A minor revelation 2006-01-24 Simon
Saviour Of The Soul (1991) Uniquely stylish and cool 2006-01-16 Simon
The Chase (1971) Highly recommended 2005-09-21 Simon
Swordsman II (1992) Classic 2005-07-16 Simon
Swordsman (1990) A seminal film, unfairly overshadowed by its sequel 2005-07-14 Simon
Dragon Swamp (1969) Real dragons! 2004-10-22 Simon
The Thundering Sword (1967) Near-masterpiece 2004-06-18 Simon
New Tales Of The Flying Fox (1984) FUN 2004-03-10 Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972) All the makings of a cult classic 2003-04-27 Simon
Temple Of The Red Lotus (1965) Highly recommended 2003-04-05 Simon
The Enigmatic Case (1980) Lost Gem 2003-03-07 Simon
Clans Of Intrigue (1977) Wonderfully convoluted wu xia murder mystery 2003-02-16 Simon
The Sword (1980) Classic new-wave 2001-06-02 Simon
Green Snake (1993) One of Tsui Hark's most ambitious films 2001-05-27 Simon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Very well rounded 2001-05-27 Simon

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Wuxia (30)
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Romance (2)
Drama (1)
Horror (1)
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