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	Summary	Date	Reviewer
Hard Boiled (1992)	Justifiably lauded	2006-01-31	Simon
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl (1981)	A minor revelation	2006-01-24	Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead (2004)	Enjoyable throwback	2006-01-21	Simon
SPL (2005)	Hong Kong gets its mojo back	2006-01-21	Simon
Election (2005)	Enigmatic	2006-01-18	Simon
Clan Of Amazons (1978)	Weak Chor Yuen/Ku Long collaboration	2006-01-17	Simon
The Drug Connection (1976)	Gritty exploitation cinema	2006-01-17	Simon
The Last Blood (1991)	Fun Wong Jing action comedy	2006-01-16	Simon
Duel Of The Century (1981)	A decent enough Chor Yuen/Ku Long film	2006-01-16	Simon
Sworn Brothers (1987)	contrived and over-melodramatic	2006-01-16	Simon
Saviour Of The Soul (1991)	Uniquely stylish and cool	2006-01-16	Simon
Saga Of The Phoenix (1990)	I seem to be one of the only people in the world who liked this one	2006-01-16	Simon
Last Eunuch in China (1988)	...read review...	2006-01-16	Simon
Chocolate Inspector (1986)	solid entertainment	2006-01-16	Simon
The Duel (2000)	Just about passes as entertainment	2006-01-16	Simon
Bio Zombie (1998)	Quirky and fun low-budget film	2006-01-16	Simon
Police Story (1985)	near-perfect action film	2006-01-15	Simon
Dragon Squad (2005)	Daft script but INTENSE action	2006-01-14	Simon
Return Of Bastard Swordsman (1984)	Enjoyably daft	2006-01-12	Simon
Full Alert (1997)	Dark, depressing, but ever so good	2006-01-09	Simon
Osaka Wrestling Restaurant (2004)	Enjoyably goofy	2006-01-08	Simon
Spy Dad (2003)	Very hit and miss	2006-01-08	Simon
Extreme Challenge (2001)	Cheap and cheesy	2006-01-08	Simon
A World Without Thieves (2004)	Recommended	2006-01-08	Simon
Victim (1999)	A welcome return to the fold	2006-01-08	Simon
Throw Down (2004)	Worthy effort but why Louis Koo?	2006-01-08	Simon
Wicked Ghost (1999)	Mediocre RINGU knock-off	2006-01-08	Simon
The Peeping (2002)	Not really recommended.	2006-01-08	Simon
The Flying Dagger (1969)	Solid swordplay film	2006-01-08	Simon
Snake Charmer (2002)	So bad it makes bad things in general look quite good	2006-01-08	Simon