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 Bullet Vanishes (2012)	Sherlock Holmes in Tiancheng?	2020-02-23	Simon
Pedicab Driver (1989)	Legendary Sammo film finally gets a DVD release	2016-02-20	Simon
The Dragon Missile (1976)	Fun romp in the Flying Guillotine style	2015-03-13	Simon
The Shaolin Plot (1977)	Largely unknown old school classic	2015-02-18	Simon
The Magnificent Butcher (1979)	Kung fu spectacular	2013-10-26	Simon
Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012)	Beautiful, tragic fantasy	2013-04-21	Simon
Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker (1994)	Captures a moment in Chinese history well	2013-01-30	Simon
Throne Of Blood (1957)	Kurosawa's interpretation of Macbeth	2013-01-04	Simon
The Avenging Eagle (1978)	One of the better Shaw Brothers martial arts films	2012-12-29	Simon
Last Hero In China (1993)	An irreverent addition to the Wong Fei Hung canon	2012-11-24	Simon
Raining In The Mountain (1979)	Sumptuous exploration of Buddhist philosophy	2012-11-12	Simon
War Of The Arrows (2011)	Nice looking period action film	2012-11-09	Simon
Mr. Vampire (1985)	Genre defining classic	2012-10-02	Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind 2 (1990)	Worthy successor	2012-06-22	Simon
The Duelist (2005)	a very enjoyable piece of cinema	2012-05-25	Simon
Karate Bear Fighter (1975)	Chiba is on peak form	2012-05-22	Simon
White Vengeance (2011)	Gorgeous production with interesting characters and plot	2012-04-23	Simon
Wu Xia (2011)	Fresh and well executed	2012-01-06	Simon
Shaolin (2011)	nicely made	2011-12-19	Simon
Little Big Soldier (2009)	Well worth a look.	2010-11-10	Simon
A Warrior's Tragedy (1993)	Delirious & visually impressive wuxia piece	2008-02-26	Simon
The Swift Knight (1971)	A cut above average	2007-06-19	Simon
The Black Tavern (1972)	Great inn-based wu xia	2007-06-11	Simon
Valley Of The Fangs (1970)	Worthy entry in a crowded genre	2007-06-03	Simon
Knight Of Old Cathay (1968)	Rather splendid melodrama	2007-04-12	Simon
Brothers Five (1970)	One of Lo Wei's best films	2007-03-20	Simon
Justice, My Foot! (1992)	Good if you're a Chiau fan	2007-03-14	Simon
A Battle Of Wits (2006)	Well worth a look if you're a fan of this sort of film!	2007-03-04	Simon
The Jade Raksha (1968)	Enjoyable Cheng Pei-Pei vehicle	2007-02-26	Simon
Peking Opera Blues (1986)	I like it a lot, but not as much as some do	2007-02-25	Simon