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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
Five Tough Guys (1974) ...read review... 2006-04-02 Simon
Fearless (2006) Career highs all round 2006-03-29 Simon
The 14 Amazons (1972) Classic epic 2006-02-27 Simon
The Jade-Faced Assassin (1971) Great story with charming lead 2006-02-26 Simon
The Hidden Power Of Dragon Sabre (1983) Chor Yuen "going through the motions" 2006-02-22 Simon
The Proud Youth (1978) A decent film, but not remarkable 2006-02-02 Simon
The Myth (2005) Over-reaches in places, but surprisingly good overall 2006-01-31 Simon
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl (1981) A minor revelation 2006-01-24 Simon
Kill! (1968) Kept me entertained from start to finish 2006-01-23 Simon
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

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