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 Young Avengers (1969)	Good 60's swordplay	2007-06-08	Simon
Valley Of The Fangs (1970)	Worthy entry in a crowded genre	2007-06-03	Simon
Shanghai Shanghai (1990)	lacks that 'certain something'	2007-05-18	Simon
Whirlwind Knight (1969)	A good effort	2007-05-07	Simon
The Black Lizard (1981)	Production line Chor Yuen	2007-05-02	Simon
The Secret Of The Dirk (1970)	Worth a watch for fans of the genre	2007-04-30	Simon
Rape Of The Sword (1967)	A short film... but a good one	2007-04-24	Simon
Knight Of Old Cathay (1968)	Rather splendid melodrama	2007-04-12	Simon
The Sword (1971)	Nearly great, but awful action	2007-04-10	Simon
Duel For Gold (1971)	Chor Yuen's first film for Shaw Brothers	2007-04-02	Simon
Brothers Five (1970)	One of Lo Wei's best films	2007-03-20	Simon
Justice, My Foot! (1992)	Good if you're a Chiau fan	2007-03-14	Simon
Full Moon Scimitar (1979)	Good Chor Yuen/Gu Long film	2007-03-06	Simon
A Battle Of Wits (2006)	Well worth a look if you're a fan of this sort of film!	2007-03-04	Simon
Opium And The Kung-Fu Master (1984)	not awful, but not that great either	2007-03-01	Simon
The Jade Raksha (1968)	Enjoyable Cheng Pei-Pei vehicle	2007-02-26	Simon
Peking Opera Blues (1986)	I like it a lot, but not as much as some do	2007-02-25	Simon
The Barefoot Kid (1993)	Pretty good	2007-02-20	Simon
A Taste Of Cold Steel (1970)	Surprisingly violent swordplay film	2007-02-19	Simon
Shaolin Martial Arts (1974)	one of the better Shaolin films	2007-02-14	Simon
Dragon Creek (1967)	Well crafted, engaging and enjoyable	2007-02-09	Simon
The Fortune Code (1990)	Not great cinema, but mostly harmless.	2007-02-07	Simon
Clan Feuds (1982)	Nice Gu Long adaptation	2007-02-06	Simon
Rendezvous With Death (1980)	Sun Chung gets it right again	2007-01-28	Simon
Curse Of The Golden Flower (2006)	Zhang Yimou's homage to the female bosom	2007-01-20	Simon
Dreadnaught (1981)	Classic action-comedy	2007-01-13	Simon
The Voyage Of Emperor Chien Lung (1978)	Maybe better if you speak the language	2007-01-01	Simon
The Banquet (2006)	Lovely to look at	2006-12-03	Simon
The Devil's Mirror (1972)	Nice bit of swordplay	2006-10-15	Simon
The Golden Seal (1971)	Nice wu xia pian	2006-10-09	Simon