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 Sword And The Lute (1967)	Good example of the genre	2006-05-18	Simon
The Young Avenger (1972)	A bit muddled, but entertaining	2006-05-15	Simon
The Proud Twins (1979)	a pretty solid piece of wu xia	2006-04-21	Simon
The Promise (2005)	Strange but good	2006-04-17	Simon
Swordsman At Large (1971)	Pretty decent	2006-04-09	Simon
Return Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1981)	Another pretty wu-xia from Chor Yuen	2005-11-15	Simon
Tiger Killer (1982)	Solid period melodrama	2005-10-08	Simon
Dirty Ho (1979)	Much ado about nothing	2005-09-12	Simon
Ode To Gallantry (1982)	Good story, a bit short on fights	2005-08-15	Simon
Wing Chun (1994)	a decent piece of entertainment	2005-08-04	Simon
Deadly Breaking Sword (1979)	Good story, needed better fights	2005-07-31	Simon
The Lady Assassin (1983)	Some amazing action scenes	2005-07-04	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)	In many ways a retread of the first part	2005-06-28	Simon
The Invincible Fist (1969)	Above average	2005-05-29	Simon
A Deadly Secret (1980)	Better than average	2005-05-12	Simon
Sword In The Moon (2003)	Decent attempt at wu xia from South Korea	2005-01-01	Simon
The Golden Sword (1969)	Decent wu xia film	2004-11-16	Simon
Spiritual Boxer (1975)	Lau Kar-Leung's directorial debut	2004-10-22	Simon
Sabu (Movie) (2002)	Not a samurai movie as advertised	2004-10-13	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	Beautiful to look at	2004-10-12	Simon
The Sentimental Swordsman (1977)	Very beautiful and quite enjoyable	2004-05-22	Simon
Invincible Shaolin (1978)	Chang Cheh's response to 36th Chamber Of Shaolin	2004-01-19	Simon
Little Dragon Maiden (1983)	Fun fantasy wuxia	2003-10-11	Simon
Trail Of The Broken Blade (1967)	One of the better swordplay films of its era	2003-07-27	Simon
36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978)	Essential for kung fu fans	2003-06-08	Simon
Iron Bodyguard (1973)	A generally worthy film	2003-05-11	Simon
Fong Sai Yuk II (1993)	Not quite as good as the original	2003-04-27	Simon
The Bastard (1973)	Enjoyable, if not first-rate Chor Yuen	2003-04-07	Simon
Suriyothai (2001)	Flaws aside, it's an impressive movie	2002-05-27	Simon
Ninja In The Dragon's Den (1982)	A lot of fun	2002-05-11	Simon