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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guest&nbsp; 85555" data-source="post: 9500295">I feel like that is a nearly perfect film. The other two in the series are pretty good as well I don't think I could settle on just one movie. One of the things that is so great about the genre is how many outstanding wuxia films are out there. Movies that leap to mind would be Duel to the Death, Come Drink with Me, Reign of Assassins, Heroes Shed No Tears (the Chor Yuen movie), One Armed Swordsman, A Touch of Zen, Lady Hermit, The Bride with White Hair, House of Flying Daggers, Swordsman II, Last Hurrah for Chivalry and the Brave Archer series. Eight Diagram Pole Fighter is another great one. A film that is a little hard to come by but one I would highly recommend is Duel for Gold (1971). It is about four characters who are all involved in a heist and start to distrust one another (it is an early 70s movie but think something like Reservoir Dogs, except a wuxia setting). Another great one is Web of Death. It has everything and is kind of off the wall. When we did RBRB, we settled on three movies as a wuxia crash course: Magic Blade, Bride With White Hair and Reign of Assassins. That was aiming for a darker feel but it does gives a pretty good range of eras of wuxia. But the fun of wuxia is diving into the movies and finding all the gems. I'm sure after I type this, I'll remember some great movie I half forgot that belongs on the above list</blockquote>