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
Padmaavat (2018)	Looks pretty but weak in most other respects	2021-06-28	Simon
Executioners From Shaolin (1977)	Less obviously a Lau Kar-Leung film than most he directed	2021-06-20	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)	The legend returns	2021-06-19	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)	Good if not quite great conclusion	2021-06-17	Simon
The Magic Blade (1976)	One of the best Gu Long adaptations	2021-06-07	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin (2012)	A slick and fresh take on the martial arts genre	2021-06-06	Simon
Bells Of Death (1968)	Simple but effective story of revenge	2021-06-06	Simon
One-Armed Boxer (1972)	Silly but fun	2021-05-29	Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead: Ultimate Power (2006)	Cheap and cheesy sequel/prequel that's fun to watch	2021-05-22	Simon
Shadow Whip (1971)	Snowy whips	2021-05-17	Simon
Hanagatami (2017)	If war is worth dying for, so is a festival	2021-05-14	Simon
Black Butterfly (1968)	A decent if unremarkable late 60's wuxia	2021-05-10	Simon
Have Sword, Will Travel (1969)	Chang Cheh in wuxia mode	2021-04-12	Simon
Ju Dou (1990)	When I buy an animal I treat it as I wish	2021-04-03	Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972)	One of the highlights of the Shaw Brothers catalogue	2021-04-01	Simon
The Shadow Boxing (1979)	Corpses don't pee	2021-03-27	Simon
Taoist Priest (2021)	It's the 21st century mainland friendly Mr. Vampire	2021-03-08	Simon
The Rebel (2007)	One way or another we will all end up on that truck	2021-03-05	Simon
The Swordsman (2020)	Straightforward but satisfying entertainment	2021-03-02	Simon
Snake And Crane Arts Of Shaolin (1978)	Great final reel but the rest is trash	2021-02-26	Simon
Sakuran (2007)	You love, you lose	2020-10-25	Simon
The Brave Archer (1977)	Barebones adaptation of the Condor Heroes novels	2020-09-27	Simon
Samurai III: Duel At Ganryu Island (1956)	Solid conclusion to the trilogy	2020-09-20	Simon
A Taxi Driver (2017)	Powerful	2020-09-05	Simon
Drunken Master II (1994)	One of the best martial arts films	2020-09-05	Simon
Dragon Gate Inn (1967)	Good but maybe not quite as good as its reputation	2020-09-02	Simon
Call of Heroes (2016)	Justice only exists if it is maintained	2020-08-24	Simon
The Butterfly Murders (1979)	Tsui Hark's first film	2020-08-17	Simon
Samurai II: Duel At Ichijoji Temple (1955)	The way of women is to love	2020-08-15	Simon
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)	One of the classic samurai films	2020-08-09	Simon