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
Dog Bite Dog (2006) Refreshingly Bleak 2006-11-28 Simon
Gang Master (1982) Enjoyable 2006-09-24 Simon
The Kung Fu Instructor (1979) Nearly classic 2006-08-14 Simon
Ambush (1973) Solid entertainment 2006-07-30 Simon
The Imposter (1975) A definite cut above the average 2006-06-07 Simon
A Chinese Tall Story (2005) Beautiful and Mad 2006-05-27 Simon
The Jade-Faced Assassin (1971) Great story with charming lead 2006-02-26 Simon
The Myth (2005) Over-reaches in places, but surprisingly good overall 2006-01-31 Simon
SPL (2005) Hong Kong gets its mojo back 2006-01-21 Simon
A World Without Thieves (2004) Recommended 2006-01-08 Simon
Victim (1999) A welcome return to the fold 2006-01-08 Simon
Throw Down (2004) Worthy effort but why Louis Koo? 2006-01-08 Simon
The Flying Dagger (1969) Solid swordplay film 2006-01-08 Simon
Royal Tramp I&II (1992) Entertaining wu xia spoof 2006-01-07 Simon
Rave Fever (1999) clever, multi-threaded and non-linear 2006-01-07 Simon
Purple Storm (1999) slick, high-budget action film 2006-01-07 Simon
Flirting Scholar (1993) Very funny 2006-01-07 Simon
Demon Of The Lute (1983) Great fun comic-book wuxia 2006-01-02 Simon
New One-Armed Swordsman (1971) Solid martial arts film 2005-12-29 Simon
Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman (1969) A pretty worthy film 2005-12-29 Simon
Deaf-Mute Heroine (1971) Good, bloody fun 2005-12-18 Simon
Seven Swords (2005) Good, but I assume the 4hr cut would be better! 2005-10-21 Simon
Hidden Heroes (2004) Entertaining 2005-10-13 Simon
Outlaw Brothers (1990) Great 80's martial arts/action/comedy 2005-10-04 Simon
Legend Of The Fox (1980) Great, once it gets going 2005-09-25 Simon
Winners And Sinners (1983) A very funny film 2005-08-23 Simon
Iceman Cometh (1989) Essential for fans of Yuen Biao or Yuen Wah 2005-08-08 Simon
Women On The Run (1993) Overlooked minor-classic 2005-07-17 Simon
Days of Being Wild (1990) Beautiful but perhaps a little boring 2005-07-17 Simon
King Cat (1967) Impressive 2005-06-09 Simon

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