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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
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
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

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