Period Film 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
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead (2004)	Enjoyable throwback	2006-01-21	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
Last Eunuch in China (1988)	...read review...	2006-01-16	Simon
The Duel (2000)	Just about passes as entertainment	2006-01-16	Simon
Arhats In Fury (1985)	Decent mainland wushu film	2006-01-15	Simon
A World Without Thieves (2004)	Recommended	2006-01-08	Simon
The Flying Dagger (1969)	Solid swordplay film	2006-01-08	Simon
Shanghai Triad (1995)	Visually stunning	2006-01-08	Simon
The Lovers (1994)	A master at work	2006-01-07	Simon
Royal Tramp I&II (1992)	Entertaining wu xia spoof	2006-01-07	Simon
Flirting Scholar (1993)	Very funny	2006-01-07	Simon
New One-Armed Swordsman (1971)	Solid martial arts film	2005-12-29	Simon
Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman (1969)	A pretty worthy film	2005-12-29	Simon
Shaolin Intruders (1983)	Tang Chia exceeds expectations	2005-12-29	Simon
Deaf-Mute Heroine (1971)	Good, bloody fun	2005-12-18	Simon
The King Boxer (2000)	Watchable kung fu film	2005-11-27	Simon
Return Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1981)	Another pretty wu-xia from Chor Yuen	2005-11-15	Simon
Shinobi (2005)	A tragic romance... with ninjas	2005-11-12	Simon
The Blade (1995)	Tsui Hark reinvents himself again	2005-10-30	Simon
The Swordmates (1969)	Distinctly average	2005-10-27	Simon
Seven Swords (2005)	Good, but I assume the 4hr cut would be better!	2005-10-21	Simon
Tiger Killer (1982)	Solid period melodrama	2005-10-08	Simon
Legend Of The Fox (1980)	Great, once it gets going	2005-09-25	Simon
The Chase (1971)	Highly recommended	2005-09-21	Simon
Dirty Ho (1979)	Much ado about nothing	2005-09-12	Simon
Call To Arms (1973)	Nice eye candy, not much else	2005-08-31	Simon
Fist Of Legend (1994)	Jet's finest work, and one of the best martial arts films	2005-08-30	Simon
The Odd Couple (1979)	One of the best old-school martial arts films	2005-08-20	Simon
Swift Sword (1980)	Bad, but perhaps enjoyable anyway	2005-08-19	Simon