Reviews of films by Chor Yuen

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
Perils Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1982) Pretty and good fun, but inconsequential 2023-06-05 Simon
Death Duel (1977) Much better than I remembered 2023-05-21 Simon
Web Of Death (1976) Goofy but entertaining 2021-08-08 Simon
The Magic Blade (1976) One of the best Gu Long adaptations 2021-06-07 Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972) One of the highlights of the Shaw Brothers catalogue 2021-04-01 Simon
Murder Plot (1979) ...read review... 2008-09-04 Simon
Pursuit of Vengeance (1977) Pretty good stuff! 2007-08-18 Simon
The Black Lizard (1981) Production line Chor Yuen 2007-05-02 Simon
Duel For Gold (1971) Chor Yuen's first film for Shaw Brothers 2007-04-02 Simon
Full Moon Scimitar (1979) Good Chor Yuen/Gu Long film 2007-03-06 Simon
The Proud Twins (1979) a pretty solid piece of wu xia 2006-04-21 Simon
The Hidden Power Of Dragon Sabre (1983) Chor Yuen "going through the motions" 2006-02-22 Simon
Clan Of Amazons (1978) Weak Chor Yuen/Ku Long collaboration 2006-01-17 Simon
Duel Of The Century (1981) A decent enough Chor Yuen/Ku Long film 2006-01-16 Simon
Return Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1981) Another pretty wu-xia from Chor Yuen 2005-11-15 Simon
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978) Story is just too complicated for a film? 2005-07-29 Simon
The Enchantress (1983) a difficult one to rate 2005-02-27 Simon
Roving Swordsman (1983) 5/10 2005-01-09 Simon
The Sentimental Swordsman (1977) Very beautiful and quite enjoyable 2004-05-22 Simon
Lust for Love of a Chinese Courtesan (1984) Trashier remake of INTIMATE CONFESSIONS 2004-03-10 Simon
Jade Tiger (1977) ...read review... 2004-01-19 Simon
Legend Of The Bat (1978) Entertaining fantasy 2003-05-10 Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972) All the makings of a cult classic 2003-04-27 Simon
The Bastard (1973) Enjoyable, if not first-rate Chor Yuen 2003-04-07 Simon
Death Duel (1977) Lesser Chor Yuen/Gu Long work 2003-03-29 Simon
Clans Of Intrigue (1977) Wonderfully convoluted wu xia murder mystery 2003-02-16 Simon
Killer Clans (1976) Difficult to follow but enjoyable 2003-01-07 Simon

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