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
My Lucky Stars (1985)	Bad comedy	2001-05-27	Simon
Heart Of Dragon (1985)	Surprisingly turns out to be quite fantastic	2001-12-17	Simon
Yes, Madam! (1985)	Super-cheesy	2002-12-01	Simon
Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985)	Lose the lucky stars and this could be a great film	2001-09-14	Simon
Heroes Shed No Tears (1984)	A real stinker	2022-07-28	Simon
Aces Go Places III (1984)	Lacks the chemistry of its predecessor	2021-04-01	Simon
Shanghai Blues (1984)	Zany comedy with a human heart	2020-07-13	Simon
Shanghai 13 (1984)	Chang Cheh goes indie	2015-02-18	Simon
Wheels On Meals (1984)	Classic of the era	2006-04-12	Simon
Hong Kong 1941 (1984)	Excellent drama with great performances	2001-11-29	Simon
Drunken Tai Chi (1984)	Semi-old school, quite enjoyable	2001-05-27	Simon
Project A (1983)	A Hong Kong cinema landmark	2022-12-08	Simon
Aces Go Places II (1983)	Improves on the original in just about every way	2021-03-30	Simon
The Lady Is the Boss (1983)	Great fights but cringingly dated fashions	2021-03-13	Simon
Life Of Ninja (1983)	Very cheesy but entertaining	2001-10-21	Simon
Winners And Sinners (1983)	A very funny film	2005-08-23	Simon
Zu: Warriors Of The Magic Mountain (1983)	Landmark	2010-11-07	Simon
Brothers From The Walled City (1982)	Grungy and nihilistic depiction of Hong Kong's criminal underworld	2021-07-04	Simon
The Postman Fights Back (1982)	Some good moments but they don't cohere into a strong film	2021-07-02	Simon
Aces Go Places (1982)	Influential action comedy but terribly dated	2021-03-28	Simon
Duel To The Death (1982)	You can never kill all the ninjas!	2012-11-07	Simon
Gang Master (1982)	Enjoyable	2006-09-24	Simon
Coolie Killer (1982)	Dark, violent landmark action movie	2001-07-18	Simon
Carry On Pickpocket (1982)	OK, with great final reel	2002-11-27	Simon
The Dead and The Deadly (1982)	Very enjoyable supernatural action-comedy	2012-06-26	Simon
The Prodigal Son (1981)	One of the very best kung fu films	2021-07-10	Simon
Tower Of Death (1981)	How to make a movie when your star is dead	2001-10-16	Simon
Dangerous Encounter - 1st Kind (1980)	Controversial	2020-08-02	Simon
We're Going To Eat You (1980)	Darkly amusing kung fu horror	2012-11-27	Simon
Heroes Shed No Tears (1980)	...read review...	2004-01-19	Simon