Things got a bit better around the 1970s – but not much. The main problem with this magical wuxia from Chor Yuen is that the monstrous giant spider depicted on the poster turns out not to be ...

With incredible cinematography and attention to detail ... with its star-crossed romances and elegant, swooping wuxia action. Others may prefer something more raw and hard-hitting, like Bruce ...

While the cinematography is beautifully crafted ... but it makes the action feel more like a Marvel film than a traditional wuxia film. As for the fight choreography itself?

The Novem Force grants some airbending abilities, like many wuxia martial arts forms. (Wuxia was a major influence on Avatar: The Last Airbender and some of its fighting styles.) In particular ...