Reviews from China

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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
The Sorcerer And The White Snake (2011) Pretty, but nothing to write home about 2011-12-19 Simon
Shaolin (2011) nicely made 2011-12-19 Simon
Little Big Soldier (2009) Well worth a look. 2010-11-10 Simon
Bodyguards And Assassins (2009) Disappointing 2010-10-26 Simon
An Empress and the Warriors (2008) Feels too much like a "me too!" project 2008-04-02 Simon
Blood Brothers (2007) A bit boring 2008-02-28 Simon
The Warlords (2007) Decent remake of THE BLOOD BROTHERS (1973) 2008-01-26 Simon
Curse Of The Golden Flower (2006) Zhang Yimou's homage to the female bosom 2007-01-20 Simon
The Banquet (2006) Lovely to look at 2006-12-03 Simon
Red Sorghum (1987) Worth a watch 2006-06-06 Simon
The Promise (2005) Strange but good 2006-04-17 Simon
Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles (2005) pretty forgettable 2006-04-16 Simon
Kekexili (Mountain Patrol) (2004) Simple but effective cinema 2006-03-21 Simon
Arhats In Fury (1985) Decent mainland wushu film 2006-01-15 Simon
Shanghai Triad (1995) Visually stunning 2006-01-08 Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004) Beautiful to look at 2004-10-12 Simon
Xanda (2004) Career lows 2004-06-16 Simon
To Live (1994) Simple epic, masterfully made. Highest recommendation! 2003-07-19 Simon
Hero (2002) Pretty special 2003-05-10 Simon
Happy Times (2000) Simple but effective 2002-04-27 Simon
Sino Dutch War 1661 (2001) Nice story, badly made film 2002-01-06 Simon
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) Quite moving 2001-10-16 Simon
Swordsman in Double Flag Town (1991) Bleak and beautiful 2001-09-24 Simon

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