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
Magnificent Scoundrels (1991) Highly recommended Chiau movie 2001-10-21 Simon
The Chinese Feast (1995) Weak first half hour, but settles down into a great movie 2001-10-21 Simon
Pom Pom And Hot Hot (1992) Highly enjoyable bullet ballet 2001-10-21 Simon
Bakery Amour (2001) Pleasant without being particularly exciting 2001-10-21 Simon
Tower Of Death (1981) How to make a movie when your star is dead 2001-10-16 Simon
All Men Are Brothers: Blood Of The Leopard (1993) A fun 90's wu xia romp 2001-10-16 Simon
Witch From Nepal (1986) Messy but not unentertaining 2001-10-16 Simon
The Legend Of Wisely (1987) Big budget Indiana Jones clone 2001-10-16 Simon
Fists And Guts (1979) Recommended 2001-10-16 Simon
Option Zero (1997) Good action, forgivable plot 2001-10-13 Simon
Mahjong Dragon (1997) All over the place but entertaining 2001-10-11 Simon
Master Q 2001 (2001) Hong Kong's first foray into CGI actors 2001-10-10 Simon
The Soong Sisters (1997) Sumptuous 2001-10-09 Simon
The Fruit Is Swelling (1997) Funny and rude 2001-09-29 Simon
Tricky Brains (1991) Mo Lei Tau! 2001-09-26 Simon
Fearless Hyena (1979) One of Jackie's best martial arts performances 2001-09-26 Simon
All's Well End's Well (1992) Wish You Get High! 2001-09-25 Simon
All The Wrong Spies (1983) Pleasant and enjoyable sequel 2001-09-16 Simon
Lucky Stars Go Places (1986) Lucky Stars are annoying again 2001-09-15 Simon
Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985) Lose the lucky stars and this could be a great film 2001-09-14 Simon
Fist Of Fury 1991 (1991) Excellently made film 2001-09-13 Simon
King Of Beggars (1992) Good entertainment 2001-09-13 Simon
The Young Master (1980) Excellent kung fu movie 2001-09-10 Simon
Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic (1990) Mostly Harmless 2001-08-02 Simon
Beggar So (1993) Lesser addition to Wong Fei Hung canon 2001-07-27 Simon
A Fighter's Blues (2000) Brutal in the ring and out 2001-07-24 Simon
God Of Cookery (1996) Surreal and Stylish 2001-07-18 Simon
Skinny Tiger Fatty Dragon (1990) Flawed but fun 2001-07-18 Simon
Righting Wrongs (1986) Genre classic 2001-07-18 Simon
Miracles (1989) Jackie flexes his directorial muscles 2001-07-18 Simon

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