Romance 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
Lovers Of The Arctic Circle (1998)	Dreamlike	2022-05-12	Simon
Samurai III: Duel At Ganryu Island (1956)	Solid conclusion to the trilogy	2020-09-20	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	Beautiful to look at	2004-10-12	Simon
Cape No. 7 (2008)	Tourism boost for Southern Taiwan	2008-11-08	Simon
Timeless Romance (1998)	Inventive and fun	2006-01-07	Simon
Trail Of The Broken Blade (1967)	One of the better swordplay films of its era	2003-07-27	Simon
Stolen Love (2001)	Clever and unusual	2003-03-07	Simon
Painted Skin 2008 (2008)	Well acted and quite enjoyable	2008-12-08	Simon
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002)	Solid rom-com in the Milkyway formula	2006-01-08	Simon
God Of Gamblers III : Back To Shanghai (1991)	Almost no gambling, but lots of silly comedy	2020-06-21	Simon
Crazy n' The City (2005)	An odd little film	2005-12-31	Simon
Bullets Of Love (2001)	Surprisingly good movie	2002-02-18	Simon
Dreaming Lhasa (2007)	Quite enjoyable	2012-06-07	Simon
Shiri (1999)	Liked it more on subsequent viewings	2012-05-25	Simon
In The Mood For Love (2000)	Not in the mood?	2005-07-20	Simon
Taal (1999)	All-time great soundtrack	2022-05-11	Simon
Roja (1992)	Disappointing	2022-03-19	Simon
Broken Embraces (2009)	One of Almodóvar's more grown up films	2022-01-12	Simon
For Love's Sake (2012)	It's a Miike musical	2020-08-31	Simon
Enchanting Shadow (1960)	The original Chinese Ghost Story	2004-01-19	Simon
Treasure Hunt (1994)	Worth watching for the good bits	2002-02-03	Simon
The Fruit Is Ripe III (1999)	Pretty ladies take clothes off.	2001-12-24	Simon
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)	Pretty, but a little vacant	2008-02-15	Simon
Bakery Amour (2001)	Pleasant without being particularly exciting	2001-10-21	Simon
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984)	DVD missing nearly half the film?	2004-10-12	Simon
She's On Duty (2005)	not much you won't have seen before	2012-05-25	Simon
Room in Rome (2010)	One room, one night	2024-05-01	Simon
Love For All Seasons (2003)	Forgettable	2003-04-07	Simon
Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)	Interesting idea but dull development	2021-08-02	Simon
Padmaavat (2018)	Looks pretty but weak in most other respects	2021-06-28	Simon