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
Twelve Deadly Coins (1969) Thoroughly enjoyable 2009-07-26 Simon
The Angry River (1971) Worth a look 2009-07-18 Simon
Painted Skin 2008 (2008) Well acted and quite enjoyable 2008-12-08 Simon
The Himalayan (1976) A decent slice of old-school action 2008-12-05 Simon
The Moss (2008) Overly self-indulgent 2008-11-25 Simon
Fatal Move (2008) Clearly inspired by SPL 2008-11-11 Simon
Sparrow (2008) Johnnie To continues to forge his unique style 2008-11-08 Simon
Missing (2008) Tsui Hark's fall from grace 2008-11-08 Simon
Murder Plot (1979) ...read review... 2008-09-04 Simon
Seeding Of A Ghost (1983) Great final scene 2008-08-15 Simon
The Loot (1980) entertaining martial arts comedy 2008-08-14 Simon
Bullet In The Head (1990) As subtle as the title, but also as intense 2008-07-16 Simon
Cub Tiger From Kwangtung (1973) Actually quite good 2008-07-16 Simon
The Pye Dog (2007) mediocre, melodramatic and mostly quite dull 2008-06-09 Simon
Gong Tau (2007) interesting throw-back 2008-05-03 Simon
Triangle (2007) As messy as you'd expect 2008-04-22 Simon
Heads For Sale (1970) Great title 2008-04-12 Simon
Love Is Elsewhere (2008) ...read review... 2008-04-02 Simon
Trivial Matters (2007) Hit & Miss 2008-03-14 Simon
Cat And Mouse (2003) not offensively bad 2008-03-09 Simon
Mad Detective (2007) Stylish, unique and entertaining 2008-02-26 Simon
A Warrior's Tragedy (1993) Delirious & visually impressive wuxia piece 2008-02-26 Simon
The Drummer (2007) More enjoyable than I'd expected. 2008-02-24 Simon
Bullet & Brain (2007) Cheap & Cheerful 2008-02-18 Simon
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989) Pretty, but a little vacant 2008-02-15 Simon
Iron Buddha (1970) Watchable, but not very good 2008-02-07 Simon
Contract Lover (2007) ...read review... 2008-02-07 Simon
The Detective (2007) Stylish and smart 2008-02-06 Simon
CJ7 (2008) How cute can you get? 2008-02-03 Simon
A Mob Story (2007) Interesting and stylish 2007-10-09 Simon

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