Reviews

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
Peking Opera Blues (1986)	I like it a lot, but not as much as some do	2007-02-25	Simon
Plain Jane To The Rescue (1982)	John Woo shows he can do comedy... sometimes	2024-03-24	Simon
Police Force (1973)	...read review...	2004-01-19	Simon
Postman Blues (1997)	Very creative and charming work	2004-06-11	Simon
Project A II (1987)	Jackie doing what Jackie does	2022-12-17	Simon
Protege (2007)	Sure to be considered one of 2007's best HK films	2007-06-09	Simon
Purple Storm (1999)	slick, high-budget action film	2006-01-07	Simon
R100 (2013)	Only in Japan	2014-10-05	Simon
Raining In The Mountain (1979)	Sumptuous exploration of Buddhist philosophy	2012-11-12	Simon
Rave Fever (1999)	clever, multi-threaded and non-linear	2006-01-07	Simon
Raw Courage (1969)	One of Lo Wei's better efforts	2004-12-03	Simon
Red Blade (2018)	It all starts when the book sucks your blood	2021-02-14	Simon
Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker (1994)	Captures a moment in Chinese history well	2013-01-30	Simon
Red Post On Escher Street (2020)	My face isn't a crowd	2021-05-15	Simon
Refugee (2000)	Well developed story of personal lives falling victim to politics	2002-10-13	Simon
Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman (1969)	A pretty worthy film	2005-12-29	Simon
Rider of Revenge (1971)	One of the better early 1970's Taiwanese wuxia	2024-01-26	Simon
Roaring Fire (1981)	Tons of fun	2024-02-27	Simon
Roningai (1990)	Gently paced but ultimately satisfying samurai film	2005-08-18	Simon
Royal Tramp I&II (1992)	Entertaining wu xia spoof	2006-01-07	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)	A strange film to end the series on	2021-07-30	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)	The legend returns	2021-06-19	Simon
Seven Swords (2005)	Good, but I assume the 4hr cut would be better!	2005-10-21	Simon
Shanghai Blues (1984)	Zany comedy with a human heart	2020-07-13	Simon
Shanghai Triad (1995)	Visually stunning	2006-01-08	Simon
Shaolin (2011)	nicely made	2011-12-19	Simon
Shaolin Mantis (1978)	Probably David Chiang's best film	2004-10-22	Simon
Shaolin Martial Arts (1974)	one of the better Shaolin films	2007-02-14	Simon
Shaolin Prince (1983)	a manic comedy wire-fu extravaganza	2004-10-22	Simon
Shinjuku Swan (2015)	It's about demand and supply	2020-08-23	Simon