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
14 Blades (2010)	Forgettable	2010-10-26	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)	Seminal work of sublime beauty	2002-12-01	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)	cash-in with more comedy (but less funny)	2005-06-28	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)	In many ways a retread of the first part	2005-06-28	Simon
A Chinese Legend (1991)	Yet another knock-off of A CHINESE GHOST STORY	2013-05-03	Simon
A Chinese Odyssey (1995)	Confusing and ambitious	2012-06-18	Simon
A City Called Dragon (1969)	Engaging Taiwanese wuxia	2023-07-01	Simon
A Girl Fighter (1972)	Not great but not boring	2023-04-22	Simon
A Taste Of Cold Steel (1970)	Surprisingly violent swordplay film	2007-02-19	Simon
A Touch Of Zen (1971)	Greatest martial arts film of all time?	2006-04-25	Simon
A Warrior's Tragedy (1993)	Delirious & visually impressive wuxia piece	2008-02-26	Simon
All Men Are Brothers: Blood Of The Leopard (1993)	A fun 90's wu xia romp	2001-10-16	Simon
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl (1981)	A minor revelation	2006-01-24	Simon
Ambush (1973)	Solid entertainment	2006-07-30	Simon
An Empress and the Warriors (2008)	Feels too much like a "me too!" project	2008-04-02	Simon
Ashes Of Time (1994)	A work of art	2002-04-14	Simon
Bastard Swordsman (1983)	Well realised fantasy wu-xia	2006-01-05	Simon
Bat Without Wings (1980)	Sadly the KISS makeup is really the best thing about it	2021-06-13	Simon
Battle Wizard (1977)	Early example of fantasy wu xia	2005-04-18	Simon
Bells Of Death (1968)	Simple but effective story of revenge	2021-06-06	Simon
Black Butterfly (1968)	A decent if unremarkable late 60's wuxia	2021-05-10	Simon
Black Invitation (1969)	Nothing special	2023-06-24	Simon
Black Panther Warriors (1993)	Buy it... it's a work of genius!	2002-04-06	Simon
Blade Of Fury (1993)	Epic tale of politics, brotherhood and kung fu	2012-11-06	Simon
Bloody Parrot (1981)	Very entertaining!	2021-03-08	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
Butterfly And Sword (1993)	Some of the best early 90's wire-fu choreography	2000-10-16	Simon
Call of Heroes (2016)	Justice only exists if it is maintained	2020-08-24	Simon
Call To Arms (1973)	Nice eye candy, not much else	2005-08-31	Simon