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
The Blood Brothers (1973) The best Chang Cheh I've seen so far 2003-03-29 Simon
Death Duel (1977) Lesser Chor Yuen/Gu Long work 2003-03-29 Simon
The Valiant Ones (1975) More innovative action scenes from the master 2003-03-07 Simon
The Enigmatic Case (1980) Lost Gem 2003-03-07 Simon
Shaolin Wooden Men (1976) Pretty Good 2003-02-24 Simon
Heroes Two (1974) Groundbreaking, apparently 2003-02-24 Simon
To Kill With Intrigue (1977) Blah 2003-02-23 Simon
Clans Of Intrigue (1977) Wonderfully convoluted wu xia murder mystery 2003-02-16 Simon
The Warrior (2001) Boring 2003-02-09 Simon
Fong Sai Yuk (1993) A must see HK movie 2003-01-31 Simon
Seven Samurai (1954) One of the best films ever made 2003-01-31 Simon
Come Drink With Me (1966) The one that started it all 2003-01-11 Simon
Killer Clans (1976) Difficult to follow but enjoyable 2003-01-07 Simon
The Heroic Ones (1970) Probably seemed better at the time than it does now 2003-01-05 Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) Seminal work of sublime beauty 2002-12-01 Simon
Once Upon A Time In China (1991) One of the best martial arts films ever made 2002-12-01 Simon
The Messenger: Joan Of Arc (1999) Interminable 2002-10-28 Simon
Samurai Fiction (1998) Totally dull 2002-09-29 Simon
Descendant Of Wing Chun (1978) Convoluted 2002-08-17 Simon
Jan Dara (2001) Is tragic erotica a new genre? 2002-07-21 Simon
Genghis Khan (2000) Great production values, lavish epic 2002-07-07 Simon
Dang Bireley's Young Gangsters (1997) Very well made gangster tale 2002-06-07 Simon
Suriyothai (2001) Flaws aside, it's an impressive movie 2002-05-27 Simon
Asoka (2001) Impressive and powerful 2002-05-24 Simon
Ninja In The Dragon's Den (1982) A lot of fun 2002-05-11 Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind (1980) One of the finest movies ever made! 2002-05-11 Simon
Ashes Of Time (1994) A work of art 2002-04-14 Simon
Musa (2001) Superb epic 2002-04-04 Simon
The Victim (1980) Mindblowing 2002-03-22 Simon
Chinese Odyssey 2002 (2002) Hmmm 2002-03-19 Simon

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