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
Dragon Inn 1992 (1992)	One of my favourite wuxia films	2023-02-24	Simon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)	This was pretty good, huh?	2022-05-11	Simon
The Bride With White Hair (1993)	One of the most beautiful and tragic wu xia films	2013-01-03	Simon
Duel To The Death (1982)	You can never kill all the ninjas!	2012-11-07	Simon
Come Drink With Me (1966)	The one that started it all	2003-01-11	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)	Seminal work of sublime beauty	2002-12-01	Simon
The Blade (1995)	Tsui Hark reinvents himself again	2005-10-30	Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970)	Superlative	2003-04-13	Simon
Human Lanterns (1982)	A real masterpiece!	2021-05-24	Simon
Dragon Inn 1992 (1992)	One of the early 90's best films	2001-05-27	Simon
The 14 Amazons (1972)	Classic epic	2006-02-27	Simon
A Touch Of Zen (1971)	Greatest martial arts film of all time?	2006-04-25	Simon
Ashes Of Time (1994)	A work of art	2002-04-14	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	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
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
Green Snake (1993)	One of Tsui Hark's most ambitious films	2001-05-27	Simon
Bloody Parrot (1981)	Very entertaining!	2021-03-08	Simon
The Thundering Sword (1967)	Near-masterpiece	2004-06-18	Simon
The Sword (1980)	Classic new-wave	2001-06-02	Simon
The Enigmatic Case (1980)	Lost Gem	2003-03-07	Simon
The Chase (1971)	Highly recommended	2005-09-21	Simon
Bells Of Death (1968)	Simple but effective story of revenge	2021-06-06	Simon
The Assassin (1967)	Impressive	2022-08-07	Simon
Temple Of The Red Lotus (1965)	Highly recommended	2003-04-05	Simon
Saviour Of The Soul (1991)	Uniquely stylish and cool	2006-01-16	Simon