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
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)	Seminal work of sublime beauty	2002-12-01	Simon
Tragic Hero (1987)	OK but no classic	2001-11-12	Simon
Haunted Cop Shop (1987)	watchable	2006-05-10	Simon
Sworn Brothers (1987)	contrived and over-melodramatic	2006-01-16	Simon
Prison On Fire (1987)	Strong characters, and convincing portrayal of prison life	2002-01-08	Simon
Magnificent Warriors (1987)	Some of the best action sequences ever filmed	2002-02-22	Simon
Flaming Brothers (1987)	Utterly dreadful	2009-09-04	Simon
City On Fire (1987)	One of the classics	2006-03-09	Simon
Armour Of God (1987)	Dated but enjoyable	2001-07-18	Simon
Iron Angels (1987)	Schizophrenic but fun	2010-11-09	Simon
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)	not as tight as the original	2010-11-09	Simon
Where's Officer Tuba? (1986)	Very funny and adorable Sammo film	2024-04-14	Simon
Aces Go Places IV (1986)	More even-keeled than its predecessors	2021-04-05	Simon
Witch From Nepal (1986)	Messy but not unentertaining	2001-10-16	Simon
Where's Officer Tuba? (1986)	Enjoyable	2003-02-15	Simon
The Seventh Curse (1986)	Very enjoyable!	2022-07-09	Simon
Millionaires' Express (1986)	Sammo really went all-out on this one	2021-09-19	Simon
Rosa (1986)	Absolute junk	2002-01-09	Simon
Righting Wrongs (1986)	Genre classic	2001-07-18	Simon
Peking Opera Blues (1986)	I like it a lot, but not as much as some do	2007-02-25	Simon
Naughty Boys (1986)	Won't change your life, will entertain	2005-10-20	Simon
Magic Crystal (1986)	80's action adventure cheesiness	2004-04-18	Simon
Lucky Stars Go Places (1986)	Lucky Stars are annoying again	2001-09-15	Simon
Legacy Of Rage (1986)	Not as bad as all that	2002-11-15	Simon
Chocolate Inspector (1986)	solid entertainment	2006-01-16	Simon
Royal Warriors (1986)	One of the best action movies ever made	2002-04-25	Simon
A Better Tomorrow (1986)	classic	2010-11-04	Simon
Pursuit of a Killer (1985)	Prototype Cat III nasty	2022-01-23	Simon
Police Story (1985)	near-perfect action film	2006-01-15	Simon
Danger Has Two Faces (1985)	...read review...	2004-01-19	Simon