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
Black Butterfly (1968)	A decent if unremarkable late 60's wuxia	2021-05-10	Simon
Black Invitation (1969)	Nothing special	2023-06-24	Simon
Blade Of Fury (1993)	Epic tale of politics, brotherhood and kung fu	2012-11-06	Simon
Blazing Temple (1976)	Pretty much bored me	2001-11-27	Simon
Blazing Temple (1976)	Another telling of a classic Shaolin story	2024-05-05	Simon
Blood Brothers (2007)	A bit boring	2008-02-28	Simon
Bodyguards And Assassins (2009)	Disappointing	2010-10-26	Simon
Boxer From Shantung (1972)	Strong Chen Kuan-Tai vehicle	2022-05-24	Simon
Brothers Five (1970)	One of Lo Wei's best films	2007-03-20	Simon
Burning Of The Imperial Palace (1983)	Dramatic telling of the end of Chinese imperial rule	2000-10-16	Simon
Burning Paradise (1994)	Gothic and macabre wire fu from Ringo Lam	2012-10-30	Simon
Butterfly And Sword (1993)	Some of the best early 90's wire-fu choreography	2000-10-16	Simon
Butterfly Lovers (2008)	Might have enjoyed it more if UK DVD wasn't so misleading	2012-05-03	Simon
Call of Heroes (2016)	Justice only exists if it is maintained	2020-08-24	Simon
Call To Arms (1973)	Nice eye candy, not much else	2005-08-31	Simon
Cat And Mouse (2003)	not offensively bad	2008-03-09	Simon
Cat Vs. Rat (1982)	Great fights	2005-05-07	Simon
Chinese Iron Man (1973)	Great action	2006-05-19	Simon
Chinese Odyssey 2002 (2002)	Hmmm	2002-03-19	Simon
Chivalrous Legend (1999)	Enjoyable period piece	2012-06-07	Simon
Clan Feuds (1982)	Nice Gu Long adaptation	2007-02-06	Simon
Clan Of Amazons (1978)	Weak Chor Yuen/Ku Long collaboration	2006-01-17	Simon
Clan Of The White Lotus (1980)	Classic	2005-02-07	Simon
Clans Of Intrigue (1977)	Wonderfully convoluted wu xia murder mystery	2003-02-16	Simon
Come Drink With Me (1966)	The one that started it all	2003-01-11	Simon
Curse Of The Golden Flower (2006)	Zhang Yimou's homage to the female bosom	2007-01-20	Simon
Dang Bireley's Young Gangsters (1997)	Very well made gangster tale	2002-06-07	Simon
Deadly Breaking Sword (1979)	Good story, needed better fights	2005-07-31	Simon
Deaf-Mute Heroine (1971)	Good, bloody fun	2005-12-18	Simon
Death Duel (1977)	Lesser Chor Yuen/Gu Long work	2003-03-29	Simon