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
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	Beautiful to look at	2004-10-12	Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead (2004)	Enjoyable throwback	2006-01-21	Simon
A World Without Thieves (2004)	Recommended	2006-01-08	Simon
Twins Effect II (2004)	Should have been better	2004-10-23	Simon
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)	a love song to kung fu films	2005-02-25	Simon
The Last Samurai (2003)	A very enjoyable historical epic.	2003-12-26	Simon
Legend Of The Evil Lake (2003)	Not impressed	2004-02-12	Simon
Muay Thai - Nai Khanom Thom (2003)	Very bad	2003-06-12	Simon
Khunsuk (2003)	A very worthy historical epic	2003-10-12	Simon
Cat And Mouse (2003)	not offensively bad	2008-03-09	Simon
Romantic Warriors (2003)	A great "might have been" film	2012-05-25	Simon
Once Upon A Battlefield (2003)	Not great, not bad, just OK	2012-05-25	Simon
When The Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)	Excellent Samurai film	2003-12-27	Simon
Sword In The Moon (2003)	Decent attempt at wu xia from South Korea	2005-01-01	Simon
Sabu (Movie) (2002)	Not a samurai movie as advertised	2004-10-13	Simon
Chinese Odyssey 2002 (2002)	Hmmm	2002-03-19	Simon
Kunpan - Legend of the Warlord (2002)	Well, I don't recommend not watching	2012-05-25	Simon
Hero (2002)	Pretty special	2003-05-10	Simon
The Warrior (2001)	Boring	2003-02-09	Simon
Wu Yen (2001)	It's the 90's revival	2001-06-08	Simon
Legend Of Zu (2001)	Sensory spectacle	2001-11-17	Simon
Sino Dutch War 1661 (2001)	Nice story, badly made film	2002-01-06	Simon
Suriyothai (2001)	Flaws aside, it's an impressive movie	2002-05-27	Simon
Jan Dara (2001)	Is tragic erotica a new genre?	2002-07-21	Simon
Asoka (2001)	Impressive and powerful	2002-05-24	Simon
Musa (2001)	Superb epic	2002-04-04	Simon
The King Boxer (2000)	Watchable kung fu film	2005-11-27	Simon
The Duel (2000)	Just about passes as entertainment	2006-01-16	Simon
Gojoe (2000)	Beautiful	2003-08-23	Simon