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
Shaolin Prince (1983)	a manic comedy wire-fu extravaganza	2004-10-22	Simon
Shaolin Martial Arts (1974)	one of the better Shaolin films	2007-02-14	Simon
Shaolin Mantis (1978)	Probably David Chiang's best film	2004-10-22	Simon
Shaolin (2011)	nicely made	2011-12-19	Simon
Seven Swords (2005)	Good, but I assume the 4hr cut would be better!	2005-10-21	Simon
Royal Tramp I&II (1992)	Entertaining wu xia spoof	2006-01-07	Simon
Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman (1969)	A pretty worthy film	2005-12-29	Simon
Raw Courage (1969)	One of Lo Wei's better efforts	2004-12-03	Simon
Peking Opera Blues (1986)	I like it a lot, but not as much as some do	2007-02-25	Simon
Miracles (1989)	Jackie flexes his directorial muscles	2001-07-18	Simon
Little Big Soldier (2009)	Well worth a look.	2010-11-10	Simon
Legendary Weapons Of China (1982)	Story meh, action omg!	2005-02-04	Simon
Legend Of The Mountain (1979)	Better than most other movies	2002-02-03	Simon
Legend Of The Fox (1980)	Great, once it gets going	2005-09-25	Simon
Legend Of The Bat (1978)	Entertaining fantasy	2003-05-10	Simon
King Cat (1967)	Impressive	2005-06-09	Simon
Killers Five (1969)	...read review...	2005-02-09	Simon
Killer Clans (1976)	Difficult to follow but enjoyable	2003-01-07	Simon
Justice, My Foot! (1992)	Good if you're a Chiau fan	2007-03-14	Simon
Jade Tiger (1977)	...read review...	2004-01-19	Simon
Golden Swallow (1968)	Chang Cheh brings his own style to Come Drink With Me sequel	2021-08-01	Simon
Gang Master (1982)	Enjoyable	2006-09-24	Simon
Flirting Scholar (1993)	Very funny	2006-01-07	Simon
Dreadnaught (1981)	Classic action-comedy	2007-01-13	Simon
Deaf-Mute Heroine (1971)	Good, bloody fun	2005-12-18	Simon
Brothers Five (1970)	One of Lo Wei's best films	2007-03-20	Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind 2 (1990)	Worthy successor	2012-06-22	Simon
A Taste Of Cold Steel (1970)	Surprisingly violent swordplay film	2007-02-19	Simon
A Chinese Tall Story (2005)	Beautiful and Mad	2006-05-27	Simon
A Battle Of Wits (2006)	Well worth a look if you're a fan of this sort of film!	2007-03-04	Simon