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
The Adventurers (1995)	Quite a mess, but with some big booms	2021-04-17	Simon
The Adventurers (2017)	Generic in every possible way	2021-04-17	Simon
The Avenging Fist (2001)	Fun, Thrilling and thoroughly good looking	2002-03-03	Simon
The Avenging Quartet (1993)	basically trash	2010-11-30	Simon
The Big Heat (1988)	Nearly a classic	2007-02-24	Simon
The Big Holdup (1975)	Not my cup of tea	2003-09-30	Simon
The Blacksheep Affair (1998)	Expect the worst, and it might be a pleasant surprise	2002-03-11	Simon
The Blade (1995)	Tsui Hark reinvents himself again	2005-10-30	Simon
The Blood Rules (2000)	Mak's debut shows promise, but he hadn't quite developed it fully	2001-12-24	Simon
The Brink (2017)	Lazy writing but gorgeous visuals	2022-08-12	Simon
The Bullet Vanishes (2012)	Sherlock Holmes in Tiancheng?	2020-02-23	Simon
The Chinese Feast (1995)	Weak first half hour, but settles down into a great movie	2001-10-21	Simon
The Dead and The Deadly (1982)	Very enjoyable supernatural action-comedy	2012-06-26	Simon
The Delinquent (1973)	Gritty social commentary results in bloody fight fest	2020-08-05	Simon
The Detective (2007)	Stylish and smart	2008-02-06	Simon
The Dragon Fighter (1990)	Girls and Boys with Guns	2023-08-19	Simon
The Drummer (2007)	More enjoyable than I'd expected.	2008-02-24	Simon
The Duel (2000)	Just about passes as entertainment	2006-01-16	Simon
The Fortune Code (1990)	Not great cinema, but mostly harmless.	2007-02-07	Simon
The Four (2012)	Top drawer wu xia extravaganza	2014-10-19	Simon
The Gambling Ghost (1991)	Three times the Sammo fun!	2020-07-02	Simon
The Godfather's Daughter Mafia Blues (1991)	Bona fide hidden gem	2002-01-12	Simon
The Good, The Bad & The Beauty (1988)	Good, violent action-comedy	2006-06-01	Simon
The Heroic Trio (1993)	Stylish and beautiful	2002-12-01	Simon
The Inspector Wears Skirts (1988)	Bit of a wasted opportunity	2002-07-29	Simon
The Inspector Wears Skirts II (1989)	Not very good	2007-08-30	Simon
The Killer (1989)	Pretty much defines the "Heroic Bloodshed" genre	2003-05-13	Simon
The Killer's Love (1993)	Just awful	2020-08-13	Simon
The King Boxer (2000)	Watchable kung fu film	2005-11-27	Simon
The Lady Is the Boss (1983)	Great fights but cringingly dated fashions	2021-03-13	Simon