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
The Wild Blade of Strangers (2024)	Pretty good mainland wuxia	2024-04-17	Simon
Sakra (2023)	Nearly a classic	2023-03-31	Simon
New Kung Fu Cult Master (2022)	New but not necessarily improved	2022-12-06	Simon
The Legend and Hag of Shaolin (2021)	Surprisingly strong kung fu film	2024-03-31	Simon
Double World (2020)	Big budget epic fantasy	2020-07-26	Simon
Call of Heroes (2016)	Justice only exists if it is maintained	2020-08-24	Simon
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword Of Destiny (2016)	Far from worthy of sharing a name with Ang Lee's film	2016-03-01	Simon
The Assassin (2015)	Pretentious arthouse yawnfest	2023-12-28	Simon
Iceman 3D (2013)	Not as good as the original	2014-07-31	Simon
The Four (2012)	Top drawer wu xia extravaganza	2014-10-19	Simon
War Of The Arrows (2011)	Nice looking period action film	2012-11-09	Simon
Wu Xia (2011)	Fresh and well executed	2012-01-06	Simon
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)	Looks good, but lacks substance	2012-04-21	Simon
14 Blades (2010)	Forgettable	2010-10-26	Simon
Reign Of Assassins (2010)	Highly enjoyable	2012-02-15	Simon
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010)	Tsui Hark returns to the wu xia genre	2010-12-04	Simon
Storm Warriors (2009)	Meh	2010-10-26	Simon
An Empress and the Warriors (2008)	Feels too much like a "me too!" project	2008-04-02	Simon
Curse Of The Golden Flower (2006)	Zhang Yimou's homage to the female bosom	2007-01-20	Simon
The Banquet (2006)	Lovely to look at	2006-12-03	Simon
Shadowless Sword (2005)	Probably a bad film but it's at least kind of pretty	2012-05-25	Simon
The Duelist (2005)	a very enjoyable piece of cinema	2012-05-25	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	Beautiful to look at	2004-10-12	Simon
Legend Of The Evil Lake (2003)	Not impressed	2004-02-12	Simon
Romantic Warriors (2003)	A great "might have been" film	2012-05-25	Simon
Sword In The Moon (2003)	Decent attempt at wu xia from South Korea	2005-01-01	Simon
Legend Of Zu (2001)	Sensory spectacle	2001-11-17	Simon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)	This was pretty good, huh?	2022-05-11	Simon
The Duel (2000)	Just about passes as entertainment	2006-01-16	Simon