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
Little Big Soldier (2009)	Well worth a look.	2010-11-10	Simon
Zu: Warriors Of The Magic Mountain (1983)	Landmark	2010-11-07	Simon
New Shaolin Boxers (1976)	Simple film	2010-11-04	Simon
14 Blades (2010)	Forgettable	2010-10-26	Simon
Bodyguards And Assassins (2009)	Disappointing	2010-10-26	Simon
Ip Man (2008)	Excellent kung fu film	2010-10-26	Simon
Twelve Deadly Coins (1969)	Thoroughly enjoyable	2009-07-26	Simon
The Angry River (1971)	Worth a look	2009-07-18	Simon
Painted Skin 2008 (2008)	Well acted and quite enjoyable	2008-12-08	Simon
Murder Plot (1979)	...read review...	2008-09-04	Simon
The Loot (1980)	entertaining martial arts comedy	2008-08-14	Simon
Heads For Sale (1970)	Great title	2008-04-12	Simon
An Empress and the Warriors (2008)	Feels too much like a "me too!" project	2008-04-02	Simon
Cat And Mouse (2003)	not offensively bad	2008-03-09	Simon
Blood Brothers (2007)	A bit boring	2008-02-28	Simon
A Warrior's Tragedy (1993)	Delirious & visually impressive wuxia piece	2008-02-26	Simon
Iron Buddha (1970)	Watchable, but not very good	2008-02-07	Simon
The Warlords (2007)	Decent remake of THE BLOOD BROTHERS (1973)	2008-01-26	Simon
The Golden Lion (1975)	a very entertaining watch	2007-10-08	Simon
Masked Avengers (1981)	The action is the highlight	2007-08-27	Simon
Pursuit of Vengeance (1977)	Pretty good stuff!	2007-08-18	Simon
Men from the Monastery (1974)	Perhaps hasn't aged well	2007-07-30	Simon
Sex and Zen (1991)	High budget soft porn comedy	2007-07-26	Simon
The Silent Swordsman (1967)	Fairly good for the time	2007-07-25	Simon
Magnificent Swordsman (1968)	Surprisingly mediocre	2007-07-24	Simon
Marco Polo (1975)	A bit rubbish	2007-07-13	Simon
Five Superfighters (1979)	Pretty dumb	2007-06-26	Simon
The Swift Knight (1971)	A cut above average	2007-06-19	Simon
Flying Swordsgirl (1969)	Doesn't suck, but isn't that hot.	2007-06-15	Simon
The Black Tavern (1972)	Great inn-based wu xia	2007-06-11	Simon