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
36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978)	Essential for kung fu fans	2003-06-08	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)	In many ways a retread of the first part	2005-06-28	Simon
A Deadly Secret (1980)	Better than average	2005-05-12	Simon
All Men Are Brothers: Blood Of The Leopard (1993)	A fun 90's wu xia romp	2001-10-16	Simon
Burning Paradise (1994)	Gothic and macabre wire fu from Ringo Lam	2012-10-30	Simon
Butterfly And Sword (1993)	Some of the best early 90's wire-fu choreography	2000-10-16	Simon
Call of Heroes (2016)	Justice only exists if it is maintained	2020-08-24	Simon
Chinese Iron Man (1973)	Great action	2006-05-19	Simon
Clan Feuds (1982)	Nice Gu Long adaptation	2007-02-06	Simon
Curse Of The Golden Flower (2006)	Zhang Yimou's homage to the female bosom	2007-01-20	Simon
Deadly Breaking Sword (1979)	Good story, needed better fights	2005-07-31	Simon
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010)	Tsui Hark returns to the wu xia genre	2010-12-04	Simon
Dirty Ho (1979)	Much ado about nothing	2005-09-12	Simon
Disciples Of The 36th Chamber (1985)	A sort of swan song for Shaw Brothers	2023-10-08	Simon
Dr Wai & The Scripture With No Words (1996)	Lunatic fun, and points for ambition	2002-02-03	Simon
Fire Dragon (1994)	Decent wu xia in the early 90's tradition	2013-06-08	Simon
Fong Sai Yuk II (1993)	Not quite as good as the original	2003-04-27	Simon
Full Moon Scimitar (1979)	Good Chor Yuen/Gu Long film	2007-03-06	Simon
God Of Gamblers III : Back To Shanghai (1991)	Almost no gambling, but lots of silly comedy	2020-06-21	Simon
Hapkido (1972)	For martial arts fans	2006-10-07	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	Beautiful to look at	2004-10-12	Simon
How to Choose a Royal Bride (1985)	A prototype Royal Tramp	2023-08-27	Simon
Invincible Shaolin (1978)	Chang Cheh's response to 36th Chamber Of Shaolin	2004-01-19	Simon
Iron Bodyguard (1973)	A generally worthy film	2003-05-11	Simon
Iron-Fisted Monk (1977)	Nothing too remarkable	2002-02-03	Simon
Kids From Shaolin (1984)	Jet Li's second film is goofier but ends with a bang	2024-03-24	Simon
King Eagle (1971)	Good Sister, Bad Sister	2012-12-05	Simon
Lady Whirlwind (1972)	Watchable.	2023-04-16	Simon
Legend Of The Owl (1981)	A very silly film	2024-02-11	Simon
Legend Of Zu (2001)	Sensory spectacle	2001-11-17	Simon