Reviews from China

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
Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles (2005)	pretty forgettable	2006-04-16	Simon
The Promise (2005)	Strange but good	2006-04-17	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	Beautiful to look at	2004-10-12	Simon
Xanda (2004)	Career lows	2004-06-16	Simon
Kekexili (Mountain Patrol) (2004)	Simple but effective cinema	2006-03-21	Simon
The Missing Gun (2002)	Superlative cinema	2024-01-14	Simon
Hero (2002)	Pretty special	2003-05-10	Simon
Sino Dutch War 1661 (2001)	Nice story, badly made film	2002-01-06	Simon
Suzhou River (2000)	Drifting along	2021-08-03	Simon
Happy Times (2000)	Simple but effective	2002-04-27	Simon
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998)	Quite moving	2001-10-16	Simon
The Emperor's Shadow (1996)	A beautiful intimate epic	2024-03-03	Simon
Shanghai Triad (1995)	Visually stunning	2006-01-08	Simon
Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker (1994)	Captures a moment in Chinese history well	2013-01-30	Simon
To Live (1994)	Simple epic, masterfully made. Highest recommendation!	2003-07-19	Simon
Swordsman in Double Flag Town (1991)	Bleak and beautiful	2001-09-24	Simon
Ju Dou (1990)	When I buy an animal I treat it as I wish	2021-04-03	Simon
Yellow River Fighter (1988)	A rare mainland Chinese wuxia film	2024-02-04	Simon
Red Sorghum (1987)	Worth a watch	2006-06-06	Simon
Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)	Expected more from this collaboration	2022-04-03	Simon
Arhats In Fury (1985)	Decent mainland wushu film	2006-01-15	Simon
Kids From Shaolin (1984)	Jet Li's second film is goofier but ends with a bang	2024-03-24	Simon