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
Samurai III: Duel At Ganryu Island (1956)	Solid conclusion to the trilogy	2020-09-20	Simon
Enchanting Shadow (1960)	The original Chinese Ghost Story	2004-01-19	Simon
The Love Eterne (1963)	Guess I don't like Huangmei Opera!	2004-01-19	Simon
Sons Of Good Earth (1965)	Solid debut from one of cinema's masters	2006-04-24	Simon
Trail Of The Broken Blade (1967)	One of the better swordplay films of its era	2003-07-27	Simon
The Venus' Tear Diamond (1971)	May entertain some, but not my cup of tea	2005-07-06	Simon
Ghost Of The Mirror (1974)	Pretty Ghost	2002-03-03	Simon
Swordsman and Enchantress (1978)	Chor Yuen adapts Gu Long once again	2024-04-01	Simon
The Wheel of Life (1983)	Moderately interesting anthology film	2024-01-21	Simon
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984)	DVD missing nearly half the film?	2004-10-12	Simon
Shanghai Blues (1984)	Zany comedy with a human heart	2020-07-13	Simon
Dream Lovers (1986)	Not sufficiently filled out	2001-05-27	Simon
Flaming Brothers (1987)	Utterly dreadful	2009-09-04	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)	Seminal work of sublime beauty	2002-12-01	Simon
Dragons Forever (1988)	Classic 80's action/comedy	2006-07-19	Simon
As Tears Go By (1988)	...read review...	2021-05-12	Simon
Iceman Cometh (1989)	Essential for fans of Yuen Biao or Yuen Wah	2005-08-08	Simon
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)	Pretty, but a little vacant	2008-02-15	Simon
Days of Being Wild (1990)	Beautiful but perhaps a little boring	2005-07-17	Simon
Pretty Ghost (1991)	Not particularly recommended	2002-04-08	Simon
God Of Gamblers III : Back To Shanghai (1991)	Almost no gambling, but lots of silly comedy	2020-06-21	Simon
Saviour Of The Soul (1991)	Uniquely stylish and cool	2006-01-16	Simon
Fight Back To School (1991)	Slick, shallow and silly Stephen Chiau vehicle	2012-11-12	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China II (1992)	One of the finest sequels ever made?	2020-03-27	Simon
Jamon Jamon (1992)	...read review...	2021-11-27	Simon
Roja (1992)	Disappointing	2022-03-19	Simon
Fist Of Fury 1991 II (1992)	Solid sequel	2023-05-02	Simon
Flirting Scholar (1993)	Very funny	2006-01-07	Simon
The Bride With White Hair (1993)	One of the most beautiful and tragic wu xia films	2013-01-03	Simon
The Killer's Love (1993)	Just awful	2020-08-13	Simon