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
The Duelist (2005)	a very enjoyable piece of cinema	2012-05-25	Simon
Shanghai Triad (1995)	Visually stunning	2006-01-08	Simon
Karate Bear Fighter (1975)	Chiba is on peak form	2012-05-22	Simon
Bang Rajan (2000)	Slightly messy but dramatic and gory epic	2005-02-28	Simon
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)	a love song to kung fu films	2005-02-25	Simon
A Warrior's Tragedy (1993)	Delirious & visually impressive wuxia piece	2008-02-26	Simon
White Vengeance (2011)	Gorgeous production with interesting characters and plot	2012-04-23	Simon
The Return of the 18 Bronzemen (1976)	Rerun of The 18 Bronzemen	2024-04-21	Simon
The Wild Blade of Strangers (2024)	Pretty good mainland wuxia	2024-04-17	Simon
Kids From Shaolin (1984)	Jet Li's second film is goofier but ends with a bang	2024-03-24	Simon
Shaolin Kung-Fu Mystagogue (1976)	A good name and a good time	2023-12-21	Simon
Disciples Of The 36th Chamber (1985)	A sort of swan song for Shaw Brothers	2023-10-08	Simon
How to Choose a Royal Bride (1985)	A prototype Royal Tramp	2023-08-27	Simon
To Kill a Mastermind (1979)	Good fun, but not essential	2023-07-07	Simon
She'd Hate Rather Than Love (1971)	Solid Union Films production	2023-06-19	Simon
Perils Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1982)	Pretty and good fun, but inconsequential	2023-06-05	Simon
New Kung Fu Cult Master (2022)	New but not necessarily improved	2022-12-06	Simon
The Twin Swords (1965)	Basically Temple Of The Red Lotus Part 2	2022-06-21	Simon
Magadheera (2009)	Fun tale of reincarnated lovers	2022-06-06	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)	Good if not quite great conclusion	2021-06-17	Simon
Taoist Priest (2021)	It's the 21st century mainland friendly Mr. Vampire	2021-03-08	Simon
The Swordsman (2020)	Straightforward but satisfying entertainment	2021-03-02	Simon
Samurai III: Duel At Ganryu Island (1956)	Solid conclusion to the trilogy	2020-09-20	Simon
Call of Heroes (2016)	Justice only exists if it is maintained	2020-08-24	Simon
Samurai II: Duel At Ichijoji Temple (1955)	The way of women is to love	2020-08-15	Simon
Once Upon A Time In Vietnam (2013)	Nice looking film but all been done before	2020-08-08	Simon
The Delightful Forest (1972)	Solid Ti Lung vehicle	2020-08-03	Simon
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)	Some creative fight choreography	2020-06-16	Simon
Fire Dragon (1994)	Decent wu xia in the early 90's tradition	2013-06-08	Simon
King Eagle (1971)	Good Sister, Bad Sister	2012-12-05	Simon