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 Silent Swordsman (1967) Fairly good for the time 2007-07-25 Simon
Shanghai Shanghai (1990) lacks that 'certain something' 2007-05-18 Simon
Duel For Gold (1971) Chor Yuen's first film for Shaw Brothers 2007-04-02 Simon
Opium And The Kung-Fu Master (1984) not awful, but not that great either 2007-03-01 Simon
The Fortune Code (1990) Not great cinema, but mostly harmless. 2007-02-07 Simon
Flag Of Iron (1980) Standard Venoms stuff 2006-08-21 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
Ten Tigers Of Kwantung (1979) Disposable kung fu 2006-05-01 Simon
The Fastest Sword (1968) Decent swordplay film 2006-04-15 Simon
The Proud Youth (1978) A decent film, but not remarkable 2006-02-02 Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead (2004) Enjoyable throwback 2006-01-21 Simon
Duel Of The Century (1981) A decent enough Chor Yuen/Ku Long film 2006-01-16 Simon
Last Eunuch in China (1988) ...read review... 2006-01-16 Simon
Arhats In Fury (1985) Decent mainland wushu film 2006-01-15 Simon
The King Boxer (2000) Watchable kung fu film 2005-11-27 Simon
The Swordmates (1969) Distinctly average 2005-10-27 Simon
The Crimson Charm (1971) Non-essential 2005-07-20 Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990) cash-in with more comedy (but less funny) 2005-06-28 Simon
Cat Vs. Rat (1982) Great fights 2005-05-07 Simon
Death Valley (1968) watchable but non-essential 2005-03-13 Simon
The Enchantress (1983) a difficult one to rate 2005-02-27 Simon
Bamboo House Of Dolls (1973) covers all the bases 2005-02-13 Simon
The Sword Of Swords (1968) Decent enough 2005-02-07 Simon
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984) DVD missing nearly half the film? 2004-10-12 Simon
Five Shaolin Masters (1974) Too much fighting! 2004-05-22 Simon
Return To The 36th Chamber (1980) Largely misconceived sequel 2004-01-19 Simon
Enchanting Shadow (1960) The original Chinese Ghost Story 2004-01-19 Simon
Shaolin Temple (1976) Not that great 2003-05-03 Simon

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