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
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
Tower Of Death (1981) How to make a movie when your star is dead 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
Option Zero (1997) Good action, forgivable plot 2001-10-13 Simon
Mahjong Dragon (1997) All over the place but entertaining 2001-10-11 Simon
Tricky Brains (1991) Mo Lei Tau! 2001-09-26 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
Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic (1990) Mostly Harmless 2001-08-02 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
Coolie Killer (1982) Dark, violent landmark action movie 2001-07-18 Simon
Armour Of God (1987) Dated but enjoyable 2001-07-18 Simon
Deadend of Besiegers (1992) Refreshing, quite a gem 2001-06-13 Simon
Vampire Combat (2001) Like the 21st century never happened 2001-06-12 Simon
From Beijing With Love (1994) My least favourite Chiau movie so far 2001-06-12 Simon
Too Many Ways To Be No. 1 (1997) Strange and amusing 2001-05-31 Simon
For Bad Boys Only (2000) Fun fluff 2001-05-27 Simon
My Lucky Stars (1985) Bad comedy 2001-05-27 Simon
Sunshine Cops (1999) Great first hour, then goes wrong 2001-05-27 Simon
Martial Angels (2001) Comprehensively dreadful 2001-05-27 Simon
Hit Team (2001) Disappointing 2001-05-27 Simon
Drunken Tai Chi (1984) Semi-old school, quite enjoyable 2001-05-27 Simon
Beyond Hypothermia (1996) Early milkway, not quite reaching the heights of their later work 2001-05-27 Simon
Kid From Tibet (1992) Had me worried at first 2001-05-27 Simon

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