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
Temple Of The Red Lotus (1965)	Highly recommended	2003-04-05	Simon
The Shadow Boxing (1979)	Corpses don't pee	2021-03-27	Simon
Sons Of Good Earth (1965)	Solid debut from one of cinema's masters	2006-04-24	Simon
Reign Of Assassins (2010)	Highly enjoyable	2012-02-15	Simon
The Odd Couple (1979)	One of the best old-school martial arts films	2005-08-20	Simon
New Tales Of The Flying Fox (1984)	FUN	2004-03-10	Simon
Martial Club (1981)	May be as good as kung fu films get	2004-12-10	Simon
Judgement Of An Assassin (1977)	One of the best wu xia	2006-05-29	Simon
Ip Man (2008)	Excellent kung fu film	2010-10-26	Simon
Fong Sai Yuk (1993)	A must see HK movie	2003-01-31	Simon
Finger Of Doom (1972)	Ahead of its time	2022-02-06	Simon
Fearless Hyena (1979)	One of Jackie's best martial arts performances	2001-09-26	Simon
Dragon Swamp (1969)	Real dragons!	2004-10-22	Simon
Shaolin Intruders (1983)	Tang Chia exceeds expectations	2005-12-29	Simon
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl (1981)	A minor revelation	2006-01-24	Simon
Jan Dara (2001)	Is tragic erotica a new genre?	2002-07-21	Simon
Hero (2002)	Pretty special	2003-05-10	Simon
When The Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)	Excellent Samurai film	2003-12-27	Simon
Ugetsu (1953)	Recommended	2012-05-22	Simon
Kill! (1968)	Kept me entertained from start to finish	2006-01-23	Simon
Genghis Khan (2000)	Great production values, lavish epic	2002-07-07	Simon
One-Armed Swordsman (1967)	One of the pillars of martial arts cinema	2021-07-18	Simon
Swordsman II (1992)	Classic	2005-07-16	Simon
Swordsman (1990)	A seminal film, unfairly overshadowed by its sequel	2005-07-14	Simon
Asoka (2001)	Impressive and powerful	2002-05-24	Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972)	All the makings of a cult classic	2003-04-27	Simon
Dang Bireley's Young Gangsters (1997)	Very well made gangster tale	2002-06-07	Simon
Clans Of Intrigue (1977)	Wonderfully convoluted wu xia murder mystery	2003-02-16	Simon
Clan Of The White Lotus (1980)	Classic	2005-02-07	Simon
Zu: Warriors Of The Magic Mountain (1983)	Landmark	2010-11-07	Simon