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
Ong Bak 3 (2010)	Reduced in scale and ambition, but brings closure	2021-07-26	Simon
True Legend (2010)	Maybe worth a look	2010-12-02	Simon
Ip Man 2 (2010)	...read review...	2010-12-03	Simon
Sakuran (2007)	You love, you lose	2020-10-25	Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead: Ultimate Power (2006)	Cheap and cheesy sequel/prequel that's fun to watch	2021-05-22	Simon
Shadowless Sword (2005)	Probably a bad film but it's at least kind of pretty	2012-05-25	Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead (2004)	Enjoyable throwback	2006-01-21	Simon
The Warrior (2001)	Boring	2003-02-09	Simon
The King Boxer (2000)	Watchable kung fu film	2005-11-27	Simon
Once Upon A Time in China V (1994)	Quite good, from what I could see	2001-05-31	Simon
The Barefoot Kid (1993)	Fine but nothing special	2023-02-05	Simon
The Beheaded 1000 (1993)	Random mentalness	2015-04-25	Simon
Moon Warriors (1992)	Not nearly as good as I remembered it being	2012-11-22	Simon
Handsome Siblings (1992)	One of the lesser new wave wu xia films	2000-10-16	Simon
The Fortune Code (1990)	Not great cinema, but mostly harmless.	2007-02-07	Simon
Shanghai Shanghai (1990)	lacks that 'certain something'	2007-05-18	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)	cash-in with more comedy (but less funny)	2005-06-28	Simon
Last Eunuch in China (1988)	...read review...	2006-01-16	Simon
Red Sorghum (1987)	Worth a watch	2006-06-06	Simon
Arhats In Fury (1985)	Decent mainland wushu film	2006-01-15	Simon
Long Road To Gallantry (1984)	Fun but slight wu xia from Shaw Brothers' autumn years	2019-11-17	Simon
Shanghai 13 (1984)	Chang Cheh goes indie	2015-02-18	Simon
Opium And The Kung-Fu Master (1984)	not awful, but not that great either	2007-03-01	Simon
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984)	DVD missing nearly half the film?	2004-10-12	Simon
The Supreme Swordsman (1983)	Good fun	2011-01-30	Simon
The Enchantress (1983)	a difficult one to rate	2005-02-27	Simon
The Postman Fights Back (1982)	Some good moments but they don't cohere into a strong film	2021-07-02	Simon
Cat Vs. Rat (1982)	Great fights	2005-05-07	Simon
Duel Of The Century (1981)	A decent enough Chor Yuen/Ku Long film	2006-01-16	Simon
Return To The 36th Chamber (1980)	Largely misconceived sequel	2004-01-19	Simon