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
Shaolin Mantis (1978) Probably David Chiang's best film 2004-10-22 Simon
Dragon Swamp (1969) Real dragons! 2004-10-22 Simon
Ballistic Kiss (1998) Stylish but cliched and pretentious 2004-10-16 Simon
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984) DVD missing nearly half the film? 2004-10-12 Simon
That Fiery Girl (1968) Mostly awful until the finale 2004-08-23 Simon
Jiang Hu (2004) Interesting, if somewhat compromised 2004-07-14 Simon
Star Runner (2003) Cliched and redundant 2004-07-05 Simon
Ghost Ballroom (1989) Entertainingly bad 2004-06-30 Simon
The Super Inframan (1975) If any film deserves the title "Camp Classic" this is it. 2004-06-20 Simon
The Thundering Sword (1967) Near-masterpiece 2004-06-18 Simon
One Nite In Mongkok (2004) Skillfully woven tale 2004-06-12 Simon
Extreme Crisis (1998) Not that bad, honest! 2004-06-11 Simon
Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979) Great martial arts 2004-05-22 Simon
Five Shaolin Masters (1974) Too much fighting! 2004-05-22 Simon
The Sentimental Swordsman (1977) Very beautiful and quite enjoyable 2004-05-22 Simon
The Rescue (1971) Didn't do much for me 2004-05-22 Simon
Temptress Of A Thousand Faces (1969) Tremendously entertaining 2004-04-18 Simon
Magic Crystal (1986) 80's action adventure cheesiness 2004-04-18 Simon
Hero From Beyond The Boundary Of Time (1993) ...read review... 2004-04-17 Simon
Enter The Phoenix (2004) Gay Triad Comedy with wacky action = a winner 2004-04-15 Simon
Era Of Vampires (2002) Get the Singaporean version 2004-03-15 Simon
New Tales Of The Flying Fox (1984) FUN 2004-03-10 Simon
Lust for Love of a Chinese Courtesan (1984) Trashier remake of INTIMATE CONFESSIONS 2004-03-10 Simon
Chinatown Kid (1977) Great piece of 70's action 2004-02-26 Simon
Black Magic (1975) Decent enough horror/exploitation film 2004-02-25 Simon
Hero Of Swallow (1996) Not that bad 2004-02-23 Simon
To Kill A Jaguar (1977) Great story and decent fight scenes 2004-02-22 Simon
China Strike Force (2000) Very poor 2004-02-17 Simon
Holy Flame Of The Martial World (1983) mind-bending wu xia fantasy 2004-02-04 Simon
The Rat Catcher (1974) Rather twee 2004-01-19 Simon

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