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
Dragon Inn 1992 (1992) One of my favourite wuxia films 2023-02-24 Simon
Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) Extraordinary 2022-08-19 Simon
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) Ferocious! 2021-07-05 Simon
Rurouni Kenshin (2012) A slick and fresh take on the martial arts genre 2021-06-06 Simon
A Taxi Driver (2017) Powerful 2020-09-05 Simon
Drunken Master II (1994) One of the best martial arts films 2020-09-05 Simon
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) One of the classic samurai films 2020-08-09 Simon
Let The Bullets Fly (2010) Action comedy that's smart and funny 2013-02-09 Simon
The Bride With White Hair (1993) One of the most beautiful and tragic wu xia films 2013-01-03 Simon
Iron Monkey (1993) Great entry into the Wong Fei-Hung canon 2012-11-24 Simon
Rashomon (1950) Kurosawa looks at the blackness of the human heart 2012-11-13 Simon
Duel To The Death (1982) You can never kill all the ninjas! 2012-11-07 Simon
Ran (Chaos) (1985) Kurosawa despairs at the human condition 2012-05-22 Simon
A Touch Of Zen (1971) Greatest martial arts film of all time? 2006-04-25 Simon
Fearless (2006) Career highs all round 2006-03-29 Simon
The 14 Amazons (1972) Classic epic 2006-02-27 Simon
The Blade (1995) Tsui Hark reinvents himself again 2005-10-30 Simon
Fist Of Legend (1994) Jet's finest work, and one of the best martial arts films 2005-08-30 Simon
Gojoe (2000) Beautiful 2003-08-23 Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970) Superlative 2003-04-13 Simon
Seven Samurai (1954) One of the best films ever made 2003-01-31 Simon
Come Drink With Me (1966) The one that started it all 2003-01-11 Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) Seminal work of sublime beauty 2002-12-01 Simon
Once Upon A Time In China (1991) One of the best martial arts films ever made 2002-12-01 Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind (1980) One of the finest movies ever made! 2002-05-11 Simon
Ashes Of Time (1994) A work of art 2002-04-14 Simon
Musa (2001) Superb epic 2002-04-04 Simon
The Victim (1980) Mindblowing 2002-03-22 Simon
The Young Master (1980) Excellent kung fu movie 2001-09-10 Simon
Dragon Inn 1992 (1992) One of the early 90's best films 2001-05-27 Simon

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