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
Heroes Two (1974)	Groundbreaking, apparently	2003-02-24	Simon
Ghost Of The Mirror (1974)	Pretty Ghost	2002-03-03	Simon
Five Tough Guys (1974)	...read review...	2006-04-02	Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973)	Less fun than I remembered	2023-10-01	Simon
The Fate of Lee Khan (1973)	...read review...	2023-02-24	Simon
Heroes Of Sung (1973)	highly enjoyable swordplay film	2003-10-06	Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973)	Great production values and lots of fun	2004-01-19	Simon
Iron Bodyguard (1973)	A generally worthy film	2003-05-11	Simon
The Blood Brothers (1973)	The best Chang Cheh I've seen so far	2003-03-29	Simon
The Bastard (1973)	Enjoyable, if not first-rate Chor Yuen	2003-04-07	Simon
Bamboo House Of Dolls (1973)	covers all the bases	2005-02-13	Simon
Call To Arms (1973)	Nice eye candy, not much else	2005-08-31	Simon
Chinese Iron Man (1973)	Great action	2006-05-19	Simon
Dragon Fist (1972)	So you say you want a revolution	2024-05-12	Simon
A Girl Fighter (1972)	Not great but not boring	2023-04-22	Simon
One-Armed Boxer (1972)	Silly but fun	2021-05-29	Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972)	One of the highlights of the Shaw Brothers catalogue	2021-04-01	Simon
The Delightful Forest (1972)	Solid Ti Lung vehicle	2020-08-03	Simon
The Water Margin (1972)	A lavish production delivering entertainment	2023-09-17	Simon
Lady Whirlwind (1972)	Watchable.	2023-04-16	Simon
Boxer From Shantung (1972)	Strong Chen Kuan-Tai vehicle	2022-05-24	Simon
The Young Avenger (1972)	A bit muddled, but entertaining	2006-05-15	Simon
Thunderbolt Fist (1972)	Mostly bad film, but good action	2006-06-11	Simon
The Devil's Mirror (1972)	Nice bit of swordplay	2006-10-15	Simon
The Black Tavern (1972)	Great inn-based wu xia	2007-06-11	Simon
Hapkido (1972)	For martial arts fans	2006-10-07	Simon
Finger Of Doom (1972)	Ahead of its time	2022-02-06	Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972)	All the makings of a cult classic	2003-04-27	Simon
The 14 Amazons (1972)	Classic epic	2006-02-27	Simon
Oath of Death (1971)	Surprisingly gnarly for its time	2024-01-28	Simon