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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
Dreadnaught (1981) A minor classic of the era 2024-05-19 Simon
Oath of Death (1971) Surprisingly gnarly for its time 2024-01-28 Simon
The Water Margin (1972) A lavish production delivering entertainment 2023-09-17 Simon
Death Duel (1977) Much better than I remembered 2023-05-21 Simon
Project A II (1987) Jackie doing what Jackie does 2022-12-17 Simon
Temple Of The Red Lotus (1965) Not quite as impressive as I remembered, but still pretty cool 2022-06-19 Simon
Boxer From Shantung (1972) Strong Chen Kuan-Tai vehicle 2022-05-24 Simon
Forbidden City Cop (1996) One of the best Stephen Chiau films of the 1990's 2021-12-12 Simon
The Magnificent Trio (1966) Deserves more appreciation 2021-11-29 Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970) Not quite as impressive as I remembered 2021-11-07 Simon
Golden Swallow (1968) Chang Cheh brings his own style to Come Drink With Me sequel 2021-08-01 Simon
The Magic Blade (1976) One of the best Gu Long adaptations 2021-06-07 Simon
Shanghai Blues (1984) Zany comedy with a human heart 2020-07-13 Simon
The Bullet Vanishes (2012) Sherlock Holmes in Tiancheng? 2020-02-23 Simon
Pedicab Driver (1989) Legendary Sammo film finally gets a DVD release 2016-02-20 Simon
The Dragon Missile (1976) Fun romp in the Flying Guillotine style 2015-03-13 Simon
The Shaolin Plot (1977) Largely unknown old school classic 2015-02-18 Simon
The Magnificent Butcher (1979) Kung fu spectacular 2013-10-26 Simon
The Avenging Eagle (1978) One of the better Shaw Brothers martial arts films 2012-12-29 Simon
Last Hero In China (1993) An irreverent addition to the Wong Fei Hung canon 2012-11-24 Simon
Mr. Vampire (1985) Genre defining classic 2012-10-02 Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind 2 (1990) Worthy successor 2012-06-22 Simon
Wu Xia (2011) Fresh and well executed 2012-01-06 Simon
A Warrior's Tragedy (1993) Delirious & visually impressive wuxia piece 2008-02-26 Simon
The Swift Knight (1971) A cut above average 2007-06-19 Simon
The Black Tavern (1972) Great inn-based wu xia 2007-06-11 Simon
Valley Of The Fangs (1970) Worthy entry in a crowded genre 2007-06-03 Simon
Brothers Five (1970) One of Lo Wei's best films 2007-03-20 Simon
Justice, My Foot! (1992) Good if you're a Chiau fan 2007-03-14 Simon
A Battle Of Wits (2006) Well worth a look if you're a fan of this sort of film! 2007-03-04 Simon

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