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
What Price Survival (1994)	Visually beautiful, rather impenetrable	2001-05-27	Simon
Victim (1999)	A welcome return to the fold	2006-01-08	Simon
Valley Of The Fangs (1970)	Worthy entry in a crowded genre	2007-06-03	Simon
Unmatchable Match (1990)	Great non-comedy Chiau movie	2001-11-27	Simon
Triangular Duel (1972)	Great kung fu	2006-05-17	Simon
To Kill A Jaguar (1977)	Great story and decent fight scenes	2004-02-22	Simon
Tiger Cage II (1990)	Cheesy classic	2003-06-07	Simon
Thunderbolt (1995)	Good movie, not typical "Jackie Chan" though	2002-03-13	Simon
Throw Down (2004)	Worthy effort but why Louis Koo?	2006-01-08	Simon
Wicked City (1992)	Insanely ambitious, even by Tsui Hark standards	2002-02-25	Simon
Vampire Combat (2001)	Like the 21st century never happened	2001-06-12	Simon
The Valiant Ones (1975)	More innovative action scenes from the master	2003-03-07	Simon
The Swift Knight (1971)	A cut above average	2007-06-19	Simon
Spooky Family (1990)	Splendid fun	2002-02-13	Simon
The Seventh Curse (1986)	Very enjoyable!	2022-07-09	Simon
Outlaw Brothers (1990)	Great 80's martial arts/action/comedy	2005-10-04	Simon
New One-Armed Swordsman (1971)	Solid martial arts film	2005-12-29	Simon
The Myth (2005)	Over-reaches in places, but surprisingly good overall	2006-01-31	Simon
The Mistress (1999)	Strikingly mature & confident directorial debut	2002-01-15	Simon
The Magic Blade (1976)	One of the best Gu Long adaptations	2021-06-07	Simon
The Lunatics (1986)	quite an angry movie	2003-02-24	Simon
The Kung Fu Instructor (1979)	Nearly classic	2006-08-14	Simon
Knight Of Old Cathay (1968)	Rather splendid melodrama	2007-04-12	Simon
The Jade Raksha (1968)	Enjoyable Cheng Pei-Pei vehicle	2007-02-26	Simon
The Jade-Faced Assassin (1971)	Great story with charming lead	2006-02-26	Simon
The Imposter (1975)	A definite cut above the average	2006-06-07	Simon
The Flying Dagger (1969)	Solid swordplay film	2006-01-08	Simon
Dragon Creek (1967)	Well crafted, engaging and enjoyable	2007-02-09	Simon
Chinese Boxer (1970)	Dated, but a classic	2004-11-11	Simon
The Black Tavern (1972)	Great inn-based wu xia	2007-06-11	Simon