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
Police Story 3 - Supercop (1992)	Shoehorned into the franchise but earns its place	2021-12-11	Simon
Millionaires' Express (1986)	Sammo really went all-out on this one	2021-09-19	Simon
Expect The Unexpected (1998)	Expect a challenging and thoughtful film	2021-09-12	Simon
Lady With A Sword (1971)	Stands out from the crowd	2021-08-23	Simon
The Prodigal Son (1981)	One of the very best kung fu films	2021-07-10	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
Black Mask (1996)	Sounds great on paper but doesn't deliver	2021-06-17	Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead: Ultimate Power (2006)	Cheap and cheesy sequel/prequel that's fun to watch	2021-05-22	Simon
Four Riders (1972)	Everywhere is paradise as long as you have money	2021-05-03	Simon
Touch and Go (1991)	It's important to be happy, isn't it?	2021-04-28	Simon
The Adventurers (2017)	Generic in every possible way	2021-04-17	Simon
The Adventurers (1995)	Quite a mess, but with some big booms	2021-04-17	Simon
Aces Go Places V (1989)	Aces have mostly gone to other places by this point	2021-04-10	Simon
Aces Go Places IV (1986)	More even-keeled than its predecessors	2021-04-05	Simon
Aces Go Places III (1984)	Lacks the chemistry of its predecessor	2021-04-01	Simon
Aces Go Places II (1983)	Improves on the original in just about every way	2021-03-30	Simon
Aces Go Places (1982)	Influential action comedy but terribly dated	2021-03-28	Simon
A Man Called Tiger (1973)	A fairly typical film of the era	2021-03-25	Simon
The Lady Is the Boss (1983)	Great fights but cringingly dated fashions	2021-03-13	Simon
Taoist Priest (2021)	It's the 21st century mainland friendly Mr. Vampire	2021-03-08	Simon
Operation Condor (1991)	Undoubtedly expensive but lacking something	2021-03-07	Simon
The Storm Riders (1998)	A genuine epic that pioneered a new style of wu xia film	2021-02-27	Simon
Paradox (2017)	A time of stunt doubles	2021-02-20	Simon
SPL 2: A Time of Consequences (2015)	A time of kicking heads	2021-02-19	Simon
Drunken Master II (1994)	One of the best martial arts films	2020-09-05	Simon
Call of Heroes (2016)	Justice only exists if it is maintained	2020-08-24	Simon
The Killer's Love (1993)	Just awful	2020-08-13	Simon
The Delinquent (1973)	Gritty social commentary results in bloody fight fest	2020-08-05	Simon
Dangerous Encounter - 1st Kind (1980)	Controversial	2020-08-02	Simon