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
Hapkido (1972)	For martial arts fans	2006-10-07	Simon
Gang Master (1982)	Enjoyable	2006-09-24	Simon
The Mighty One (1971)	Muddled plot, inventive action	2006-09-14	Simon
Flag Of Iron (1980)	Standard Venoms stuff	2006-08-21	Simon
The Kung Fu Instructor (1979)	Nearly classic	2006-08-14	Simon
That Man In Chang-An (1967)	Dated but moderately entertaining	2006-06-19	Simon
Thunderbolt Fist (1972)	Mostly bad film, but good action	2006-06-11	Simon
Red Sorghum (1987)	Worth a watch	2006-06-06	Simon
Godfather Of Canton (1982)	Watchable, nothing more	2006-06-03	Simon
Judgement Of An Assassin (1977)	One of the best wu xia	2006-05-29	Simon
A Chinese Tall Story (2005)	Beautiful and Mad	2006-05-27	Simon
Chinese Iron Man (1973)	Great action	2006-05-19	Simon
The Sword And The Lute (1967)	Good example of the genre	2006-05-18	Simon
The Young Avenger (1972)	A bit muddled, but entertaining	2006-05-15	Simon
Ten Tigers Of Kwantung (1979)	Disposable kung fu	2006-05-01	Simon
A Touch Of Zen (1971)	Greatest martial arts film of all time?	2006-04-25	Simon
Sons Of Good Earth (1965)	Solid debut from one of cinema's masters	2006-04-24	Simon
The Proud Twins (1979)	a pretty solid piece of wu xia	2006-04-21	Simon
The Promise (2005)	Strange but good	2006-04-17	Simon
The Fastest Sword (1968)	Decent swordplay film	2006-04-15	Simon
Swordsman At Large (1971)	Pretty decent	2006-04-09	Simon
Five Tough Guys (1974)	...read review...	2006-04-02	Simon
Fearless (2006)	Career highs all round	2006-03-29	Simon
The 14 Amazons (1972)	Classic epic	2006-02-27	Simon
The Jade-Faced Assassin (1971)	Great story with charming lead	2006-02-26	Simon
The Hidden Power Of Dragon Sabre (1983)	Chor Yuen "going through the motions"	2006-02-22	Simon
The Proud Youth (1978)	A decent film, but not remarkable	2006-02-02	Simon
The Myth (2005)	Over-reaches in places, but surprisingly good overall	2006-01-31	Simon
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl (1981)	A minor revelation	2006-01-24	Simon
Kill! (1968)	Kept me entertained from start to finish	2006-01-23	Simon