Reviews from Hong Kong

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
Oath of Death (1971)	Surprisingly gnarly for its time	2024-01-28	Simon
The Runaway Pistol (2002)	Hyper-black	2024-01-14	Simon
The Water Margin (1972)	A lavish production delivering entertainment	2023-09-17	Simon
Painted Faces (1988)	An insight into a lost way of life	2021-07-25	Simon
As Tears Go By (1988)	...read review...	2021-05-12	Simon
Four Riders (1972)	Everywhere is paradise as long as you have money	2021-05-03	Simon
The Delinquent (1973)	Gritty social commentary results in bloody fight fest	2020-08-05	Simon
Not One Less (1999)	Manipulative but good	2013-02-09	Simon
A War Named Desire (2000)	Stylish gangster tale	2013-01-13	Simon
My Name Is Fame (2006)	A great homage to Hong Kong's cinematic heritage	2007-06-29	Simon
Dragon Creek (1967)	Well crafted, engaging and enjoyable	2007-02-09	Simon
SPL (2005)	Hong Kong gets its mojo back	2006-01-21	Simon
Throw Down (2004)	Worthy effort but why Louis Koo?	2006-01-08	Simon
Rave Fever (1999)	clever, multi-threaded and non-linear	2006-01-07	Simon
Hidden Heroes (2004)	Entertaining	2005-10-13	Simon
Days of Being Wild (1990)	Beautiful but perhaps a little boring	2005-07-17	Simon
Enter The Phoenix (2004)	Gay Triad Comedy with wacky action = a winner	2004-04-15	Simon
The Lunatics (1986)	quite an angry movie	2003-02-24	Simon
Fatal Love (1993)	Very good psychological thriller	2002-03-26	Simon
Where A Good Man Goes (1999)	Under-rated and misunderstood	2002-03-04	Simon
A Fishy Story (1989)	Goofy name, but not a goofy movie	2002-02-05	Simon
The Mistress (1999)	Strikingly mature & confident directorial debut	2002-01-15	Simon
A Gambler's Story (2001)	A great story	2001-11-24	Simon
Lavender (2000)	Loved it	2001-05-27	Simon
Clean My Name, Mr. Coroner! (2000)	Well made, intelligent film	2001-05-27	Simon