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
14 Blades (2010)	Forgettable	2010-10-26	Simon
True Legend (2010)	Maybe worth a look	2010-12-02	Simon
Reign Of Assassins (2010)	Highly enjoyable	2012-02-15	Simon
Ip Man 2 (2010)	...read review...	2010-12-03	Simon
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010)	Tsui Hark returns to the wu xia genre	2010-12-04	Simon
Magadheera (2009)	Fun tale of reincarnated lovers	2022-06-06	Simon
Bodyguards And Assassins (2009)	Disappointing	2010-10-26	Simon
Little Big Soldier (2009)	Well worth a look.	2010-11-10	Simon
Ong Bak 2 (2008)	Due for a reappraisal	2021-07-26	Simon
Painted Skin 2008 (2008)	Well acted and quite enjoyable	2008-12-08	Simon
Ip Man (2008)	Excellent kung fu film	2010-10-26	Simon
An Empress and the Warriors (2008)	Feels too much like a "me too!" project	2008-04-02	Simon
Butterfly Lovers (2008)	Might have enjoyed it more if UK DVD wasn't so misleading	2012-05-03	Simon
The Rebel (2007)	One way or another we will all end up on that truck	2021-03-05	Simon
Sakuran (2007)	You love, you lose	2020-10-25	Simon
The Warlords (2007)	Decent remake of THE BLOOD BROTHERS (1973)	2008-01-26	Simon
Blood Brothers (2007)	A bit boring	2008-02-28	Simon
Rang De Basanti (2006)	Hits way harder than I was expecting	2022-07-24	Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead: Ultimate Power (2006)	Cheap and cheesy sequel/prequel that's fun to watch	2021-05-22	Simon
Fearless (2006)	Career highs all round	2006-03-29	Simon
A Battle Of Wits (2006)	Well worth a look if you're a fan of this sort of film!	2007-03-04	Simon
Curse Of The Golden Flower (2006)	Zhang Yimou's homage to the female bosom	2007-01-20	Simon
The Banquet (2006)	Lovely to look at	2006-12-03	Simon
Shinobi (2005)	A tragic romance... with ninjas	2005-11-12	Simon
The Myth (2005)	Over-reaches in places, but surprisingly good overall	2006-01-31	Simon
Seven Swords (2005)	Good, but I assume the 4hr cut would be better!	2005-10-21	Simon
A Chinese Tall Story (2005)	Beautiful and Mad	2006-05-27	Simon
The Promise (2005)	Strange but good	2006-04-17	Simon
Shadowless Sword (2005)	Probably a bad film but it's at least kind of pretty	2012-05-25	Simon
The Duelist (2005)	a very enjoyable piece of cinema	2012-05-25	Simon