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 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
Khunsuk (2003)	A very worthy historical epic	2003-10-12	Simon
Little Dragon Maiden (1983)	Fun fantasy wuxia	2003-10-11	Simon
Heroes Of Sung (1973)	highly enjoyable swordplay film	2003-10-06	Simon
The Master (Shaw Brothers) (1980)	Great kung fu, ok movie	2003-09-10	Simon
Journey Of The Doomed (1985)	...read review...	2003-08-30	Simon
Gojoe (2000)	Beautiful	2003-08-23	Simon
Trail Of The Broken Blade (1967)	One of the better swordplay films of its era	2003-07-27	Simon
Muay Thai - Nai Khanom Thom (2003)	Very bad	2003-06-12	Simon
36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978)	Essential for kung fu fans	2003-06-08	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China And America (1997)	misconceived from the start	2003-06-08	Simon
Iron Bodyguard (1973)	A generally worthy film	2003-05-11	Simon
Mr. Vampire III (1987)	a worthy enough entry in the series	2003-05-11	Simon
Legend Of The Bat (1978)	Entertaining fantasy	2003-05-10	Simon
Hero (2002)	Pretty special	2003-05-10	Simon
Shaolin Temple (1976)	Not that great	2003-05-03	Simon
Fong Sai Yuk II (1993)	Not quite as good as the original	2003-04-27	Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972)	All the makings of a cult classic	2003-04-27	Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970)	Superlative	2003-04-13	Simon
The Bastard (1973)	Enjoyable, if not first-rate Chor Yuen	2003-04-07	Simon
The Jade Bow (1966)	Not a bad effort	2003-04-05	Simon
Temple Of The Red Lotus (1965)	Highly recommended	2003-04-05	Simon