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
The Viral Factor (2012) Better than it ought to be 2012-05-13 Simon
Butterfly Lovers (2008) Might have enjoyed it more if UK DVD wasn't so misleading 2012-05-03 Simon
Tiger Cage (1988) Decent enough 80's cop film 2012-04-28 Simon
City Under Siege (2010) Not quite as bad as Black Mask 2 2012-04-26 Simon
Intruder (1997) 1997 anxieties made flesh 2012-04-21 Simon
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011) Looks good, but lacks substance 2012-04-21 Simon
Tiger On The Beat (1988) Lau Kar-Leung's foray into modern day action 2012-04-01 Simon
Full Contact (1992) one of the classics 2012-04-01 Simon
Wu Xia (2011) Fresh and well executed 2012-01-06 Simon
The Supreme Swordsman (1983) Good fun 2011-01-30 Simon
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010) Tsui Hark returns to the wu xia genre 2010-12-04 Simon
Ip Man 2 (2010) ...read review... 2010-12-03 Simon
True Legend (2010) Maybe worth a look 2010-12-02 Simon
The Avenging Quartet (1993) basically trash 2010-11-30 Simon
City War (1988) Not very good 2010-11-10 Simon
Iron Angels (1987) Schizophrenic but fun 2010-11-09 Simon
A Better Tomorrow II (1987) not as tight as the original 2010-11-09 Simon
Mr. Nice Guy (1997) For fans only 2010-11-08 Simon
Zu: Warriors Of The Magic Mountain (1983) Landmark 2010-11-07 Simon
New Shaolin Boxers (1976) Simple film 2010-11-04 Simon
A Better Tomorrow (1986) classic 2010-11-04 Simon
14 Blades (2010) Forgettable 2010-10-26 Simon
Vengeance (2009) Not as good as THE MISSION or EXILED 2010-10-26 Simon
Storm Warriors (2009) Meh 2010-10-26 Simon
Ip Man (2008) Excellent kung fu film 2010-10-26 Simon
Flash Point (2007) Hard boiled 2010-10-26 Simon
Dragon Tiger Gate (2006) Good fun and great eye candy 2010-10-26 Simon
The Island (1985) Reasonably entertaining. 2009-09-28 Simon
House Of Traps (1982) Reasonably entertaining 2009-09-25 Simon
Flaming Brothers (1987) Utterly dreadful 2009-09-04 Simon

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