Period Film Movies

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Movie Name
Country
Release Year
Once Upon A Time in China V
Hong Kong
1994
Tsui Hark (Director) Yuen Bun (Action Director) Zhao Wen-Zhao Rosamund Kwan Max Mok Kent Cheng Roger Kwok Xiong Xin-Xin
Quite good, from what I could see (Thursday, May 31, 2001)
Once Upon A Time In Vietnam
Vietnam
2013
Dustin Nguyen (Director, Actor) Veronica Ngo Roger Yuan Thai Hoa Ngoc Diep Hieu Hien Rajan Khanijaon (Soundtrack) Wych Kaosayananda (Cinematographer)
Nice looking film but all been done before (Saturday, August 8, 2020)
One-Armed Boxer
Taiwan
1972
Jimmy Wang Yu (Director, Actor, Writer) Chen Shih-Wei (Action Director) Lung Fei Ma Chi Cindy Tang Hsin Hsueh Han Tien Yeh Shan Mao Kwan Hung Wang Yung-Sheng Blacky Ko Tsai Hung Su Chen-Ping Wu Ming-Tsai Mu Tzun-Kue (Cinematographer) Wang Fu-Ling (Soundtrack)
Silly but fun (Saturday, May 29, 2021)
One-Armed Swordsman
Hong Kong
1967
Chang Cheh (Director) Tang Chia (Action Director) Lau Kar-Leung (Action Director) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) Jimmy Wang Yu Lisa Chiao Chiao Tien Feng Yeung Chi-Hing Fan Mei-Sheng Chang Pei-Shan Ku Feng Chen Yan-Yan Huang Chung-Hsing I Kuang (Writer)
One of the pillars of martial arts cinema (Sunday, July 18, 2021)
Ong Bak 2
Thailand
2008
Tony Jaa (Director, Actor, Writer) Panna Rittikrai (Director, Writer) Sarunyu Wongkrachang Sorapong Chatree Primorata Dejudom Tim Man Nattawut Kittikhun (Cinematographer)
Due for a reappraisal (Monday, July 26, 2021)
Ong Bak 3
Thailand
2010
Tony Jaa (Director, Actor, Writer) Panna Rittikrai (Director, Writer) Dan Chupong Sarunyu Wongkrachang Sorapong Chatree Nirut Sirichanya Primrata Dech-Udom Petchtai Wongkamlao Nattawut Kittikhun (Cinematographer)
Reduced in scale and ambition, but brings closure (Monday, July 26, 2021)
Opium And The Kung-Fu Master
Hong Kong
1984
Tang Chia (Director, Action Director, Actor) Yuen Wah (Action Director) Yuen Bun (Action Director) Lee Hoi-Sang (Action Director) Huang Pei-Chi (Action Director) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) Ti Lung Robert Mak Chen Kuan-Tai Leanne Lau Phillip Ko
not awful, but not that great either (Thursday, March 1, 2007)
Padmaavat
India
2018
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Director, Writer, Soundtrack) Ranveer Singh Deepika Padukone Shahid Kapoor Jim Sarbh Aayam Mehta Ujjwal Chopra Raza Murad Aditi Rao Hydari Anupriya Goenka Padmavati Rao Prakash R. Kapadia (Writer) Sudeep Chatterjee (Cinematographer) Sanchit Balhara (Soundtrack) Ankit Balhara (Soundtrack)
Looks pretty but weak in most other respects (Monday, June 28, 2021)
Painted Skin
Hong Kong
1993
King Hu (Director, Writer) Alan Chui (Action Director) Yuen Fai (Action Director) Chan Hoi-Ming (Action Director) Adam Cheng Joey Wang Wu Ma Sammo Hung Lam Ching-Ying Lau Shun Jia Qin-Fang Zhong Ah-Zheng (Writer) Wu Da-Jiang (Soundtrack) Stephen Poon Tak-Yip (Cinematographer)
An ignominious end to a stellar career (Tuesday, January 30, 2024)
Not bad, not great (Tuesday, May 29, 2001)
Painted Skin 2008
Hong Kong
2008
Gordon Chan (Director) Andy Chin (Director) Danny Go (Director) Tung Wai (Action Director) Donnie Yen Zhou Xun Chen Kun Zhao Wei Betty Sun Li Qi Yu-Wu
Well acted and quite enjoyable (Monday, December 8, 2008)