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
14 Blades (2010)	Forgettable	2010-10-26	Simon
36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978)	Essential for kung fu fans	2003-06-08	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 Deadly Secret (1980)	Better than average	2005-05-12	Simon
A Man Called Tiger (1973)	A fairly typical film of the era	2021-03-25	Simon
A Taste Of Cold Steel (1970)	Surprisingly violent swordplay film	2007-02-19	Simon
A Warrior's Tragedy (1993)	Delirious & visually impressive wuxia piece	2008-02-26	Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973)	Less fun than I remembered	2023-10-01	Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973)	Great production values and lots of fun	2004-01-19	Simon
All Men Are Brothers: Blood Of The Leopard (1993)	A fun 90's wu xia romp	2001-10-16	Simon
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl (1981)	A minor revelation	2006-01-24	Simon
Ambush (1973)	Solid entertainment	2006-07-30	Simon
Angel Terminators 2 (1993)	Girls With Guns And Attitude	2022-09-03	Simon
Armour Of God (1987)	Dated but enjoyable	2001-07-18	Simon
Ashes Of Time (1994)	A work of art	2002-04-14	Simon
Ballistic Kiss (1998)	Stylish but cliched and pretentious	2004-10-16	Simon
Bastard Swordsman (1983)	Well realised fantasy wu-xia	2006-01-05	Simon
Bat Without Wings (1980)	Sadly the KISS makeup is really the best thing about it	2021-06-13	Simon
Battle Wizard (1977)	Early example of fantasy wu xia	2005-04-18	Simon
Beggar So (1993)	Lesser addition to Wong Fei Hung canon	2001-07-27	Simon
Bells Of Death (1968)	Simple but effective story of revenge	2021-06-06	Simon
Big Bad Sis (1976)	Better than Big Brother Cheng	2006-05-21	Simon
Big Brother Cheng (1975)	Sequel to The Teahouse	2004-01-19	Simon
Black Butterfly (1968)	A decent if unremarkable late 60's wuxia	2021-05-10	Simon
Black Mask (1996)	Sounds great on paper but doesn't deliver	2021-06-17	Simon
Black Mask 2 (2002)	Utter junk	2003-01-26	Simon
Blade Of Fury (1993)	Epic tale of politics, brotherhood and kung fu	2012-11-06	Simon