Reviews from China

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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
The Wild Blade of Strangers (2024) Pretty good mainland wuxia 2024-04-17 Simon
Kids From Shaolin (1984) Jet Li's second film is goofier but ends with a bang 2024-03-24 Simon
The Emperor's Shadow (1996) A beautiful intimate epic 2024-03-03 Simon
Yellow River Fighter (1988) A rare mainland Chinese wuxia film 2024-02-04 Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004) In retrospect this was a wuxia classic 2024-01-01 Simon
Full River Red (2023) Weak by Zhang Yimou standards 2023-04-30 Simon
Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986) Expected more from this collaboration 2022-04-03 Simon
Ju Dou (1990) When I buy an animal I treat it as I wish 2021-04-03 Simon
Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012) Beautiful, tragic fantasy 2013-04-21 Simon
Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker (1994) Captures a moment in Chinese history well 2013-01-30 Simon
White Vengeance (2011) Gorgeous production with interesting characters and plot 2012-04-23 Simon
Reign Of Assassins (2010) Highly enjoyable 2012-02-15 Simon
Shaolin (2011) nicely made 2011-12-19 Simon
Little Big Soldier (2009) Well worth a look. 2010-11-10 Simon
Bodyguards And Assassins (2009) Disappointing 2010-10-26 Simon
An Empress and the Warriors (2008) Feels too much like a "me too!" project 2008-04-02 Simon
Blood Brothers (2007) A bit boring 2008-02-28 Simon
The Warlords (2007) Decent remake of THE BLOOD BROTHERS (1973) 2008-01-26 Simon
Curse Of The Golden Flower (2006) Zhang Yimou's homage to the female bosom 2007-01-20 Simon
The Banquet (2006) Lovely to look at 2006-12-03 Simon
Red Sorghum (1987) Worth a watch 2006-06-06 Simon
The Promise (2005) Strange but good 2006-04-17 Simon
Arhats In Fury (1985) Decent mainland wushu film 2006-01-15 Simon
Shanghai Triad (1995) Visually stunning 2006-01-08 Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004) Beautiful to look at 2004-10-12 Simon
Hero (2002) Pretty special 2003-05-10 Simon
Sino Dutch War 1661 (2001) Nice story, badly made film 2002-01-06 Simon
Swordsman in Double Flag Town (1991) Bleak and beautiful 2001-09-24 Simon

Reviews by rating from China in the Period Film genre

Reviews by genre from China

Reviews by country in the Period Film genre