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
Throne Of Blood (1957)	Kurosawa's interpretation of Macbeth	2013-01-04	Simon
Temple Of The Red Lotus (1965)	Not quite as impressive as I remembered, but still pretty cool	2022-06-19	Simon
Monkey Goes West (1966)	Enjoyable	2004-01-19	Simon
The Magnificent Trio (1966)	Deserves more appreciation	2021-11-29	Simon
King Cat (1967)	Impressive	2005-06-09	Simon
Dragon Creek (1967)	Well crafted, engaging and enjoyable	2007-02-09	Simon
Hong Kong Nocturne (1967)	Enjoyable musical	2004-01-19	Simon
Dragon Gate Inn (1967)	Good but maybe not quite as good as its reputation	2020-09-02	Simon
Golden Swallow (1968)	Chang Cheh brings his own style to Come Drink With Me sequel	2021-08-01	Simon
The Jade Raksha (1968)	Enjoyable Cheng Pei-Pei vehicle	2007-02-26	Simon
Knight Of Old Cathay (1968)	Rather splendid melodrama	2007-04-12	Simon
The Swordsman of All Swordsmen (1968)	One of the better post-CDWM films	2023-05-21	Simon
Killers Five (1969)	...read review...	2005-02-09	Simon
Raw Courage (1969)	One of Lo Wei's better efforts	2004-12-03	Simon
Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman (1969)	A pretty worthy film	2005-12-29	Simon
Temptress Of A Thousand Faces (1969)	Tremendously entertaining	2004-04-18	Simon
The Flying Dagger (1969)	Solid swordplay film	2006-01-08	Simon
Go, Go Second Time Virgin (1969)	Amazingly bleak film, and quite shocking to watch	2001-11-26	Simon
A City Called Dragon (1969)	Engaging Taiwanese wuxia	2023-07-01	Simon
Black Cat's Revenge (1970)	Intriguing mix of styles and moods	2006-08-13	Simon
A Taste Of Cold Steel (1970)	Surprisingly violent swordplay film	2007-02-19	Simon
Brothers Five (1970)	One of Lo Wei's best films	2007-03-20	Simon
Chinese Boxer (1970)	Dated, but a classic	2004-11-11	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
Four Moods (1970)	A who's who of Taiwanese cinema in 1970	2024-01-07	Simon
Deaf-Mute Heroine (1971)	Good, bloody fun	2005-12-18	Simon
The Jade-Faced Assassin (1971)	Great story with charming lead	2006-02-26	Simon
New One-Armed Swordsman (1971)	Solid martial arts film	2005-12-29	Simon
The Swift Knight (1971)	A cut above average	2007-06-19	Simon