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
Zu: Warriors Of The Magic Mountain (1983) Landmark 2010-11-07 Simon
Zen of Sword (1992) Solid but not essential Swordsman-like 2023-11-16 Simon
Yellow River Fighter (1988) A rare mainland Chinese wuxia film 2024-02-04 Simon
Wu Xia (2011) Fresh and well executed 2012-01-06 Simon
Whirlwind Knight (1969) A good effort 2007-05-07 Simon
What Price Survival (1994) Visually beautiful, rather impenetrable 2001-05-27 Simon
What Price Honesty? (1981) Shallow and mediocre 2019-08-25 Simon
Web Of Death (1976) Goofy but entertaining 2021-08-08 Simon
War Of The Arrows (2011) Nice looking period action film 2012-11-09 Simon
Valley Of The Fangs (1970) Worthy entry in a crowded genre 2007-06-03 Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970) Not quite as impressive as I remembered 2021-11-07 Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970) Superlative 2003-04-13 Simon
Twelve Deadly Coins (1969) Thoroughly enjoyable 2009-07-26 Simon
Trail Of The Broken Blade (1967) One of the better swordplay films of its era 2003-07-27 Simon
To Kill With Intrigue (1977) Blah 2003-02-23 Simon
To Kill a Mastermind (1979) Good fun, but not essential 2023-07-07 Simon
Thrilling Bloody Sword (1981) Deranged and delightful 2022-07-29 Simon
The Young Avengers (1969) Good 60's swordplay 2007-06-08 Simon
The Young Avenger (1972) A bit muddled, but entertaining 2006-05-15 Simon
The Wild Blade of Strangers (2024) Pretty good mainland wuxia 2024-04-17 Simon
The Weird Man (1983) Weird indeed! 2006-08-07 Simon
The Vengeful Beauty (1978) Imaginative fights 2024-03-03 Simon
The Valiant Ones (1975) More innovative action scenes from the master 2003-03-07 Simon
The Twin Swords (1965) Basically Temple Of The Red Lotus Part 2 2022-06-21 Simon
The Thundering Sword (1967) Near-masterpiece 2004-06-18 Simon
The Swordsman of All Swordsmen (1968) One of the better post-CDWM films 2023-05-21 Simon
The Swordmates (1969) Distinctly average 2005-10-27 Simon
The Sword Of Swords (1968) Decent enough 2005-02-07 Simon
The Sword Of Many Loves (1993) Mad as a bag of poisonous spiders 2013-02-17 Simon
The Sword And The Lute (1967) Good example of the genre 2006-05-18 Simon

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