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
Hot War (1998) Flawed spectacle 2003-05-13 Simon
Time And Tide (2000) Classic film 2003-05-13 Simon
The Killer (1989) Pretty much defines the "Heroic Bloodshed" genre 2003-05-13 Simon
Iron Bodyguard (1973) A generally worthy film 2003-05-11 Simon
Mr. Vampire III (1987) a worthy enough entry in the series 2003-05-11 Simon
The Hot, The Cool And The Vicious (1976) The Hot, The Cool & The Average 2003-05-10 Simon
Legend Of The Bat (1978) Entertaining fantasy 2003-05-10 Simon
Shaolin Temple (1976) Not that great 2003-05-03 Simon
Fong Sai Yuk II (1993) Not quite as good as the original 2003-04-27 Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972) All the makings of a cult classic 2003-04-27 Simon
City Cops (1989) Depends what you're looking for 2003-04-26 Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970) Superlative 2003-04-13 Simon
The Bastard (1973) Enjoyable, if not first-rate Chor Yuen 2003-04-07 Simon
Love For All Seasons (2003) Forgettable 2003-04-07 Simon
The Jade Bow (1966) Not a bad effort 2003-04-05 Simon
Temple Of The Red Lotus (1965) Highly recommended 2003-04-05 Simon
Mou Men Tai 2 (No Problem 2) (2002) Wacky and high energy action film 2003-03-30 Simon
The Blood Brothers (1973) The best Chang Cheh I've seen so far 2003-03-29 Simon
Death Duel (1977) Lesser Chor Yuen/Gu Long work 2003-03-29 Simon
Mou Men Tai (No Problem) (1999) Great little movie 2003-03-29 Simon
Golden Chicken (2002) Hong Kong's recent history in metaphor 2003-03-28 Simon
By Hook Or By Crook (1980) somewhat entertaining 2003-03-18 Simon
Operation Scorpio (1990) Good 2003-03-08 Simon
Circus Kids (1994) rough around the edges 2003-03-07 Simon
Three Against The World (1988) Clunker 2003-03-07 Simon
The Valiant Ones (1975) More innovative action scenes from the master 2003-03-07 Simon
The Enigmatic Case (1980) Lost Gem 2003-03-07 Simon
Summer Breeze Of Love (2002) Utterly banal 2003-03-07 Simon
Stolen Love (2001) Clever and unusual 2003-03-07 Simon
Once Upon A Time In Triad Society 2 (1996) The thinking man's triad series 2003-03-07 Simon

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