Historical Epic 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
14 Blades (2010)	Forgettable	2010-10-26	Simon
A Battle Of Wits (2006)	Well worth a look if you're a fan of this sort of film!	2007-03-04	Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973)	Less fun than I remembered	2023-10-01	Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973)	Great production values and lots of fun	2004-01-19	Simon
An Empress and the Warriors (2008)	Feels too much like a "me too!" project	2008-04-02	Simon
Asoka (2001)	Impressive and powerful	2002-05-24	Simon
Bang Rajan (2000)	Slightly messy but dramatic and gory epic	2005-02-28	Simon
Bodyguards And Assassins (2009)	Disappointing	2010-10-26	Simon
Burning Of The Imperial Palace (1983)	Dramatic telling of the end of Chinese imperial rule	2000-10-16	Simon
Call of Heroes (2016)	Justice only exists if it is maintained	2020-08-24	Simon
Curse Of The Golden Flower (2006)	Zhang Yimou's homage to the female bosom	2007-01-20	Simon
Genghis Khan (2000)	Great production values, lavish epic	2002-07-07	Simon
Heaven And Earth (1990)	Waste of time (theirs and mine)	2004-07-01	Simon
Khunsuk (2003)	A very worthy historical epic	2003-10-12	Simon
Kunpan - Legend of the Warlord (2002)	Well, I don't recommend not watching	2012-05-25	Simon
Little Big Soldier (2009)	Well worth a look.	2010-11-10	Simon
Musa (2001)	Superb epic	2002-04-04	Simon
Padmaavat (2018)	Looks pretty but weak in most other respects	2021-06-28	Simon
Ran (Chaos) (1985)	Kurosawa despairs at the human condition	2012-05-22	Simon
Seven Samurai (1954)	One of the best films ever made	2003-01-31	Simon
Sino Dutch War 1661 (2001)	Nice story, badly made film	2002-01-06	Simon
Sons Of Good Earth (1965)	Solid debut from one of cinema's masters	2006-04-24	Simon
Suriyothai (2001)	Flaws aside, it's an impressive movie	2002-05-27	Simon
TaeGukGi (2004)	Impressive war film from Korea	2004-12-11	Simon
The 14 Amazons (1972)	Classic epic	2006-02-27	Simon
The Banquet (2006)	Lovely to look at	2006-12-03	Simon
The Blood Brothers (1973)	The best Chang Cheh I've seen so far	2003-03-29	Simon
The Emperor's Shadow (1996)	A beautiful intimate epic	2024-03-03	Simon
The Heroic Ones (1970)	Probably seemed better at the time than it does now	2003-01-05	Simon
The Last Samurai (2003)	A very enjoyable historical epic.	2003-12-26	Simon