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
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
Ode To Gallantry (1982)	Good story, a bit short on fights	2005-08-15	Simon
Wing Chun (1994)	a decent piece of entertainment	2005-08-04	Simon
Deadly Breaking Sword (1979)	Good story, needed better fights	2005-07-31	Simon
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978)	Story is just too complicated for a film?	2005-07-29	Simon
The Crimson Charm (1971)	Non-essential	2005-07-20	Simon
The East Is Red (1993)	Cheap cash-in	2005-07-19	Simon
Swordsman II (1992)	Classic	2005-07-16	Simon
Swordsman (1990)	A seminal film, unfairly overshadowed by its sequel	2005-07-14	Simon
The Lady Assassin (1983)	Some amazing action scenes	2005-07-04	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)	In many ways a retread of the first part	2005-06-28	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)	cash-in with more comedy (but less funny)	2005-06-28	Simon
Killer Darts (1968)	Close to a clunker	2005-06-17	Simon
King Cat (1967)	Impressive	2005-06-09	Simon
The Invincible Fist (1969)	Above average	2005-05-29	Simon
A Deadly Secret (1980)	Better than average	2005-05-12	Simon
Cat Vs. Rat (1982)	Great fights	2005-05-07	Simon
Death Valley (1968)	watchable but non-essential	2005-03-13	Simon
Bang Rajan (2000)	Slightly messy but dramatic and gory epic	2005-02-28	Simon
The Enchantress (1983)	a difficult one to rate	2005-02-27	Simon
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)	a love song to kung fu films	2005-02-25	Simon
Bamboo House Of Dolls (1973)	covers all the bases	2005-02-13	Simon