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 Lady Hermit (1971)	Enjoyable female-led wuxia	2022-12-11	Simon
The Lady Assassin (1983)	Some amazing action scenes	2005-07-04	Simon
Iron-Fisted Monk (1977)	Nothing too remarkable	2002-02-03	Simon
Iron Bodyguard (1973)	A generally worthy film	2003-05-11	Simon
The Invincible Fist (1969)	Above average	2005-05-29	Simon
The Golden Sword (1969)	Decent wu xia film	2004-11-16	Simon
The Golden Seal (1971)	Nice wu xia pian	2006-10-09	Simon
The Golden Lion (1975)	a very entertaining watch	2007-10-08	Simon
The Devil's Mirror (1972)	Nice bit of swordplay	2006-10-15	Simon
Deadly Breaking Sword (1979)	Good story, needed better fights	2005-07-31	Simon
The Butterfly Murders (1979)	Tsui Hark's first film	2020-08-17	Simon
The Bastard (1973)	Enjoyable, if not first-rate Chor Yuen	2003-04-07	Simon
The Barefoot Kid (1993)	Pretty good	2007-02-20	Simon
The Angry River (1971)	Worth a look	2009-07-18	Simon
36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978)	Essential for kung fu fans	2003-06-08	Simon
Swordsman At Large (1971)	Pretty decent	2006-04-09	Simon
Painted Skin 2008 (2008)	Well acted and quite enjoyable	2008-12-08	Simon
Sex and Zen (1991)	High budget soft porn comedy	2007-07-26	Simon
Return Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1981)	Another pretty wu-xia from Chor Yuen	2005-11-15	Simon
Rendezvous With Death (1980)	Sun Chung gets it right again	2007-01-28	Simon
Rape Of The Sword (1967)	A short film... but a good one	2007-04-24	Simon
Pursuit of Vengeance (1977)	Pretty good stuff!	2007-08-18	Simon
Ode To Gallantry (1982)	Good story, a bit short on fights	2005-08-15	Simon
Ninja In The Dragon's Den (1982)	A lot of fun	2002-05-11	Simon
Masked Avengers (1981)	The action is the highlight	2007-08-27	Simon
Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)	Expected more from this collaboration	2022-04-03	Simon
Little Dragon Maiden (1983)	Fun fantasy wuxia	2003-10-11	Simon
Hapkido (1972)	For martial arts fans	2006-10-07	Simon
God Of Gamblers III : Back To Shanghai (1991)	Almost no gambling, but lots of silly comedy	2020-06-21	Simon
Full Moon Scimitar (1979)	Good Chor Yuen/Gu Long film	2007-03-06	Simon