Member Drunken Monk Posted October 20, 2020 Member Share Posted October 20, 2020 Hey everyone. Those that know me on here know I dipped my toes into Bruceploitation earlier this year and had my socks well and truly blown off (I hadn't seen a single Bruceploitation movie up until then). Well, I realize now that I know very, very little about wuxia movies. Specifically, classic swordplay movies: Adam Cheng stuff and the like. I've seen Duel to the Death, The Sword, Death Duel and maybe a few more well known ones but, beyond the obvious, I haven't really gone beyond the surface. Would anyone be so kind to recommend some solid swordplay movies? Preferably easily accessible ones. I'm not going to be able to find that obscure TVB show from 1982. Does anyone know if there are some good swordplay kung fu movies streaming on Amazon Prime, perhaps? I know these types of threads are obnoxious but you guys have been insanely helpful in the past and I want to broaden my horizons a little. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted October 20, 2020 Member Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) If you're in an arthouse mood, I'd recommend @NoKUNGFUforYU's subbed version of City of Dragon on Youtube. I really like Sword Stained with Royal Blood (1981). The Brave Archer 3 has a great end fight, but I haven't seen the rest of the film. Have Sword, Will Travel is a fan favorite. The New One-Armed Swordsman Long Road to Gallantry Swordsman and the Enchantress For Korean cinema, I recommend Bichunmoo and (Legend of) the Shadowless Sword. Edited October 20, 2020 by DrNgor 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted October 20, 2020 Author Member Share Posted October 20, 2020 Thanks @DrNgor! I own Sword Stained with Royal Blood but haven’t seen it for a while. I don’t think I’ve seen any of the others. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Super Ninja Posted October 24, 2020 Member Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) If you've seen Duel to the Death and The Sword, you've seen the best and second best, that's how I feel about these movies. But there's plenty more to see, so here are some of my favorite wuxia films: Golden Swallow (1969) Deaf Mute Heroine (1971) Strife for Mastery (1977) To Kill a Mastermind (1979) Moon Warriors (1992) - Who said you can't have killer whales in your wuxia movies Butterfly and Sword (1993) - I've read some bad reviews but I loved it I have a special place in my heart for Taiwanese wuxia and I sincerely recommend these indies: Love and Sword (1979) The Dream Sword (1979) Relentless Broken Blade (1979) Awe Inspiring Weapon (1980) Edited December 8, 2020 by Super Ninja 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Secret Executioner Posted October 24, 2020 Member Share Posted October 24, 2020 On 10/20/2020 at 8:03 PM, DrNgor said: Have Sword, Will Travel is a fan favorite. The New One-Armed Swordsman 1 hour ago, Super Ninja said: Golden Swallow (1969) Can't go wrong with those. I feel Shaw Bros has a lot of good Wuxia actually. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member prinnysquad Posted November 21, 2020 Member Share Posted November 21, 2020 Sword of Justice. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted November 22, 2020 Member Share Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) SHAWS Magnificent Trio (’66) Bells of Death ('68) Sword of Swords ('68) Vengeance is a Golden Blade (’69) The Twelve Gold Medallions (’70) Pursuit (’72) The Black Tavern (’72) Jade Tiger (’77) The Sentimental Swordsman (’77) Soul of the Sword (’78) Deadly Breaking Sword (’79) Killer Constable (’80) Return of the Sentimental Swordsman (’81) Sword Stained with Royal Blood (’81) Bastard Swordsman (’83) Secret Service of the Imperial Court (’84) GOLDEN HARVEST The Invincible Eight (’71) The Blade Spares None (’71) The Hurricane (’72) Bandits from Shantung ('72) Beach of the War Gods ('73) OTHER The Lost Swordship (’77) Love and Sword (’79) Wanderer with Nimble Knife (’79) Sword of Justice (’80) Return of the Deadly Blade (’81) Jade Dagger Ninja (’82) Elimination Pursuit ('83) Swordsman (’90) Swordsman 2 (’92) Swordsman 3 (’93) Moon Warriors (’92) New Dragon Gate Inn (’92) And many, many more.... Edited November 22, 2020 by TibetanWhiteCrane 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted November 22, 2020 Author Member Share Posted November 22, 2020 Thanks everyone. I’ve seen a few here and there (namely the 90’s stuff) but I look forward to delving into a few other eras of Wuxia. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member tdb Posted November 22, 2020 Member Share Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) King Hu's Dragon Inn (1967). It's a classic and can be acquired fairly easily. Mind you, it's paced more...deliberately than any other movie mentioned in the thread. How about some comedies? Royal Tramp (1992), Royal Tramp II (1992) and Forbidden City Cop (1996). 1981's The Legend of the Owl (1981) (David Chiang) was seemingly inspired by Airplane! (1980). Kung Fu Cult Master (1993) is goofy fun and Bloody Parrot (1981) because it's just freaky. No one's mentioned Human Lanterns (1982) either. I'll go ahead and throw in the The Ghost Hill (1971), too. Edited November 22, 2020 by tdb 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted November 22, 2020 Member Share Posted November 22, 2020 8 hours ago, Drunken Monk said: Thanks everyone. I’ve seen a few here and there (namely the 90’s stuff) but I look forward to delving into a few other eras of Wuxia. I was quite happily surprised when I finally got into some late 70's- early 80's Taiwanese swordplay cinema.... still haven't seen all there is to see... far from it, and as with everything, it's pretty hit n' miss. But the ones on my list are solid choices, mostly Roc Tien joints. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destroyallfascists Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 I dig these Taiwanese ones. Do any of you guys have other recommendations for (Taiwanese) ones from the late 70's/early 80's? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted November 24, 2020 Member Share Posted November 24, 2020 The darkest sword Sorrowful to a ghost Knight of Old Cathay Eight dragon sword Unparalleled judo Knife Black and white swordsman 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted November 27, 2020 Member Share Posted November 27, 2020 Just wanna add What Price Honesty to my Shaw recs. Rewatched last night and had totally forgotten how awesome this movie is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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