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
Lung Wei Village (1978)	Rather random and weird	2023-03-16	Simon
Lust from Love of a Chinese Courtesan (1984)	Trashier remake of INTIMATE CONFESSIONS	2004-03-10	Simon
Magadheera (2009)	Fun tale of reincarnated lovers	2022-06-06	Simon
Magnificent Swordsman (1968)	Surprisingly mediocre	2007-07-24	Simon
Marco Polo (1975)	A bit rubbish	2007-07-13	Simon
Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)	Expected more from this collaboration	2022-04-03	Simon
Martial Club (1981)	May be as good as kung fu films get	2004-12-10	Simon
Masked Avengers (1981)	The action is the highlight	2007-08-27	Simon
Master of Zen (1994)	Watchable	2001-06-27	Simon
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)	Some creative fight choreography	2020-06-16	Simon
Men from the Monastery (1974)	Perhaps hasn't aged well	2007-07-30	Simon
Millionaires' Express (1986)	Sammo really went all-out on this one	2021-09-19	Simon
Miracles (1989)	Jackie flexes his directorial muscles	2001-07-18	Simon
Moon Warriors (1992)	Not nearly as good as I remembered it being	2012-11-22	Simon
Mr. Vampire (1985)	Genre defining classic	2012-10-02	Simon
Mr. Vampire II (1986)	Never kiss a vampire	2012-11-05	Simon
Mr. Vampire III (1987)	a worthy enough entry in the series	2003-05-11	Simon
Mr. Vampire IV (1988)	Enjoyable	2001-06-13	Simon
Muay Thai - Nai Khanom Thom (2003)	Very bad	2003-06-12	Simon
Murder Plot (1979)	...read review...	2008-09-04	Simon
Musa (2001)	Superb epic	2002-04-04	Simon
New Fist Of Fury (1976)	Mildly entertaining - or at least interesting	2002-03-18	Simon
New Kung Fu Cult Master (2022)	New but not necessarily improved	2022-12-06	Simon
New Legend Of Shaolin (1994)	Stupid but entertaining	2002-02-03	Simon
New One-Armed Swordsman (1971)	Solid martial arts film	2005-12-29	Simon
New Shaolin Boxers (1976)	Simple film	2010-11-04	Simon
New Tales Of The Flying Fox (1984)	FUN	2004-03-10	Simon
Ninja In The Dragon's Den (1982)	A lot of fun	2002-05-11	Simon
Oath of Death (1971)	Surprisingly gnarly for its time	2024-01-28	Simon
Ode To Gallantry (1982)	Good story, a bit short on fights	2005-08-15	Simon