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
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018) Some creative fight choreography 2020-06-16 Simon
Fire Dragon (1994) Decent wu xia in the early 90's tradition 2013-06-08 Simon
King Eagle (1971) Good Sister, Bad Sister 2012-12-05 Simon
Burning Paradise (1994) Gothic and macabre wire fu from Ringo Lam 2012-10-30 Simon
The Dead and The Deadly (1982) Very enjoyable supernatural action-comedy 2012-06-26 Simon
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010) Tsui Hark returns to the wu xia genre 2010-12-04 Simon
Twelve Deadly Coins (1969) Thoroughly enjoyable 2009-07-26 Simon
The Angry River (1971) Worth a look 2009-07-18 Simon
Painted Skin 2008 (2008) Well acted and quite enjoyable 2008-12-08 Simon
The Loot (1980) entertaining martial arts comedy 2008-08-14 Simon
The Warlords (2007) Decent remake of THE BLOOD BROTHERS (1973) 2008-01-26 Simon
The Golden Lion (1975) a very entertaining watch 2007-10-08 Simon
Masked Avengers (1981) The action is the highlight 2007-08-27 Simon
Pursuit of Vengeance (1977) Pretty good stuff! 2007-08-18 Simon
Sex and Zen (1991) High budget soft porn comedy 2007-07-26 Simon
The Young Avengers (1969) Good 60's swordplay 2007-06-08 Simon
Whirlwind Knight (1969) A good effort 2007-05-07 Simon
The Secret Of The Dirk (1970) Worth a watch for fans of the genre 2007-04-30 Simon
Rape Of The Sword (1967) A short film... but a good one 2007-04-24 Simon
The Sword (1971) Nearly great, but awful action 2007-04-10 Simon
Full Moon Scimitar (1979) Good Chor Yuen/Gu Long film 2007-03-06 Simon
The Barefoot Kid (1993) Pretty good 2007-02-20 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
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
Chinese Iron Man (1973) Great action 2006-05-19 Simon

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