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
Convict Killer (1980) Mediocre wu xia 2006-11-06 Simon
The Devil's Mirror (1972) Nice bit of swordplay 2006-10-15 Simon
The Golden Seal (1971) Nice wu xia pian 2006-10-09 Simon
Hapkido (1972) For martial arts fans 2006-10-07 Simon
Gang Master (1982) Enjoyable 2006-09-24 Simon
The Mighty One (1971) Muddled plot, inventive action 2006-09-14 Simon
Flag Of Iron (1980) Standard Venoms stuff 2006-08-21 Simon
The Kung Fu Instructor (1979) Nearly classic 2006-08-14 Simon
The Weird Man (1983) Weird indeed! 2006-08-07 Simon
Isabella (2006) Quite a change of style 2006-08-05 Simon
Robotrix (1991) Total trash, but fun 2006-08-02 Simon
Ambush (1973) Solid entertainment 2006-07-30 Simon
The Mission (1999) Masterpiece 2006-07-25 Simon
Dragons Forever (1988) Classic 80's action/comedy 2006-07-19 Simon
The Longest Nite (1998) More interesting than enjoyable 2006-07-12 Simon
The Protectors (1975) Short but sweet 2006-07-10 Simon
Twin Dragons (1992) Well worth a watch 2006-07-08 Simon
Terracotta Warrior (1989) Interesting but not quite compelling 2006-07-04 Simon
Dragon Loaded 2003 (2003) OK bit of HK comedy 2006-06-28 Simon
Curry and Pepper (1990) Good buddy cop action/comedy 2006-06-25 Simon
Chicken a la Queen (1990) Brutal and depressing, but... good 2006-06-23 Simon
That Man In Chang-An (1967) Dated but moderately entertaining 2006-06-19 Simon
Thunderbolt Fist (1972) Mostly bad film, but good action 2006-06-11 Simon
The Imposter (1975) A definite cut above the average 2006-06-07 Simon
Godfather Of Canton (1982) Watchable, nothing more 2006-06-03 Simon
The Good, The Bad & The Beauty (1988) Good, violent action-comedy 2006-06-01 Simon
Judgement Of An Assassin (1977) One of the best wu xia 2006-05-29 Simon
A Chinese Tall Story (2005) Beautiful and Mad 2006-05-27 Simon
Big Bad Sis (1976) Better than Big Brother Cheng 2006-05-21 Simon
The Sword And The Lute (1967) Good example of the genre 2006-05-18 Simon

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