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
The Golden Sword (1969)	Decent wu xia film	2004-11-16	Simon
Twins Effect II (2004)	Should have been better	2004-10-23	Simon
Spiritual Boxer (1975)	Lau Kar-Leung's directorial debut	2004-10-22	Simon
Shaolin Prince (1983)	a manic comedy wire-fu extravaganza	2004-10-22	Simon
Shaolin Mantis (1978)	Probably David Chiang's best film	2004-10-22	Simon
Dragon Swamp (1969)	Real dragons!	2004-10-22	Simon
Sabu (Movie) (2002)	Not a samurai movie as advertised	2004-10-13	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	Beautiful to look at	2004-10-12	Simon
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984)	DVD missing nearly half the film?	2004-10-12	Simon
That Fiery Girl (1968)	Mostly awful until the finale	2004-08-23	Simon
Heaven And Earth (1990)	Waste of time (theirs and mine)	2004-07-01	Simon
The Thundering Sword (1967)	Near-masterpiece	2004-06-18	Simon
Five Shaolin Masters (1974)	Too much fighting!	2004-05-22	Simon
The Sentimental Swordsman (1977)	Very beautiful and quite enjoyable	2004-05-22	Simon
The Rescue (1971)	Didn't do much for me	2004-05-22	Simon
New Tales Of The Flying Fox (1984)	FUN	2004-03-10	Simon
Lust from Love of a Chinese Courtesan (1984)	Trashier remake of INTIMATE CONFESSIONS	2004-03-10	Simon
To Kill A Jaguar (1977)	Great story and decent fight scenes	2004-02-22	Simon
Legend Of The Evil Lake (2003)	Not impressed	2004-02-12	Simon
Return To The 36th Chamber (1980)	Largely misconceived sequel	2004-01-19	Simon
Enchanting Shadow (1960)	The original Chinese Ghost Story	2004-01-19	Simon
Shaolin Hand Lock (1978)	Would have made a good Bruce Lee film	2004-01-19	Simon
Lion Vs Lion (1981)	Banal and annoying	2004-01-19	Simon
Invincible Shaolin (1978)	Chang Cheh's response to 36th Chamber Of Shaolin	2004-01-19	Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973)	Great production values and lots of fun	2004-01-19	Simon
Two Champions Of Shaolin (1980)	Terrible in most respects	2004-01-19	Simon
The Love Eterne (1963)	Guess I don't like Huangmei Opera!	2004-01-19	Simon
Jade Tiger (1977)	...read review...	2004-01-19	Simon
When The Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)	Excellent Samurai film	2003-12-27	Simon
The Last Samurai (2003)	A very enjoyable historical epic.	2003-12-26	Simon