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
2002 (2001)	Pretty good 'blockbuster' style movie	2002-03-11	Simon
2046 (2004)	Largely a waste of time for all concerned	2005-07-29	Simon
36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978)	Essential for kung fu fans	2003-06-08	Simon
92 Legendary La Rose Noire (1992)	High grade nonsense	2024-05-02	Simon
9413 (1998)	Interesting if not entirely successful debut	2002-01-18	Simon
A Battle Of Wits (2006)	Well worth a look if you're a fan of this sort of film!	2007-03-04	Simon
A Better Tomorrow (1986)	classic	2010-11-04	Simon
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)	not as tight as the original	2010-11-09	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 Chinese Odyssey (1995)	Confusing and ambitious	2012-06-18	Simon
A Chinese Tall Story (2005)	Beautiful and Mad	2006-05-27	Simon
A Deadly Secret (1980)	Better than average	2005-05-12	Simon
A Fighter's Blues (2000)	Brutal in the ring and out	2001-07-24	Simon
A Fishy Story (1989)	Goofy name, but not a goofy movie	2002-02-05	Simon
A Gambler's Story (2001)	A great story	2001-11-24	Simon
A Hero Never Dies (1998)	A masterful work from Johnnie To	2006-01-08	Simon
A Man Called Tiger (1973)	A fairly typical film of the era	2021-03-25	Simon
A Mob Story (2007)	Interesting and stylish	2007-10-09	Simon
A Taste Of Cold Steel (1970)	Surprisingly violent swordplay film	2007-02-19	Simon
A Taste of Killing and Romance (1994)	Very stylish, definitely above average	2002-05-24	Simon
A True Mob Story (1998)	Well I liked it	2001-11-23	Simon
A War Named Desire (2000)	Stylish gangster tale	2013-01-13	Simon
A Warrior's Tragedy (1993)	Delirious & visually impressive wuxia piece	2008-02-26	Simon
A World Without Thieves (2004)	Recommended	2006-01-08	Simon
A-1 Headlines (2005)	A terrible mess	2005-11-04	Simon
Aberdeen (2014)	Quietly, gently, beautifully devastating	2020-02-22	Simon