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
14 Blades (2010)	Forgettable	2010-10-26	Simon
36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978)	Essential for kung fu fans	2003-06-08	Simon
A Battle Of Wits (2006)	Well worth a look if you're a fan of this sort of film!	2007-03-04	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)	Seminal work of sublime beauty	2002-12-01	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)	cash-in with more comedy (but less funny)	2005-06-28	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)	In many ways a retread of the first part	2005-06-28	Simon
A Chinese Legend (1991)	Yet another knock-off of A CHINESE GHOST STORY	2013-05-03	Simon
A Chinese Tall Story (2005)	Beautiful and Mad	2006-05-27	Simon
A City Called Dragon (1969)	Engaging Taiwanese wuxia	2023-07-01	Simon
A Deadly Secret (1980)	Better than average	2005-05-12	Simon
A Girl Fighter (1972)	Not great but not boring	2023-04-22	Simon
A Taste Of Cold Steel (1970)	Surprisingly violent swordplay film	2007-02-19	Simon
A Taxi Driver (2017)	Powerful	2020-09-05	Simon
A Touch Of Zen (1971)	Greatest martial arts film of all time?	2006-04-25	Simon
A Warrior's Tragedy (1993)	Delirious & visually impressive wuxia piece	2008-02-26	Simon
A World Without Thieves (2004)	Recommended	2006-01-08	Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973)	Great production values and lots of fun	2004-01-19	Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973)	Less fun than I remembered	2023-10-01	Simon
All Men Are Brothers: Blood Of The Leopard (1993)	A fun 90's wu xia romp	2001-10-16	Simon
All the King's Men (1983)	I don't think I am smart enough to understand this film	2024-01-11	Simon
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl (1981)	A minor revelation	2006-01-24	Simon
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984)	DVD missing nearly half the film?	2004-10-12	Simon
An Empress and the Warriors (2008)	Feels too much like a "me too!" project	2008-04-02	Simon
Ancient Chinese Whorehouse (1994)	Avoid	2001-10-21	Simon
Arhats In Fury (1985)	Decent mainland wushu film	2006-01-15	Simon
Ashes Of Time (1994)	A work of art	2002-04-14	Simon
Asoka (2001)	Impressive and powerful	2002-05-24	Simon
Bamboo House Of Dolls (1973)	covers all the bases	2005-02-13	Simon
Bang Rajan (2000)	Slightly messy but dramatic and gory epic	2005-02-28	Simon
Bells Of Death (1968)	Simple but effective story of revenge	2021-06-06	Simon