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
Sakra (2023)	Nearly a classic	2023-03-31	Simon
Breaking News (2004)	...read review...	2022-09-07	Simon
The Brink (2017)	Lazy writing but gorgeous visuals	2022-08-12	Simon
Project S (1993)	Decent cops & robbers banger	2021-12-18	Simon
Touch and Go (1991)	It's important to be happy, isn't it?	2021-04-28	Simon
Aces Go Places IV (1986)	More even-keeled than its predecessors	2021-04-05	Simon
Taoist Priest (2021)	It's the 21st century mainland friendly Mr. Vampire	2021-03-08	Simon
Call of Heroes (2016)	Justice only exists if it is maintained	2020-08-24	Simon
Dangerous Encounter - 1st Kind (1980)	Controversial	2020-08-02	Simon
Eastern Condors (1987)	Sammo Hung goes to war	2020-06-29	Simon
God Of Gamblers III : Back To Shanghai (1991)	Almost no gambling, but lots of silly comedy	2020-06-21	Simon
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)	Some creative fight choreography	2020-06-16	Simon
Kung Fu Jungle (2014)	Martial arts are for killing	2015-03-11	Simon
Overheard (2009)	Stylish thriller that sometimes gets a bit silly	2013-01-28	Simon
We're Going To Eat You (1980)	Darkly amusing kung fu horror	2012-11-27	Simon
To Live And Die In TsimShaTsui (1994)	Probably better than it should have been	2012-06-30	Simon
The Dead and The Deadly (1982)	Very enjoyable supernatural action-comedy	2012-06-26	Simon
The Viral Factor (2012)	Better than it ought to be	2012-05-13	Simon
Tiger Cage (1988)	Decent enough 80's cop film	2012-04-28	Simon
Tiger On The Beat (1988)	Lau Kar-Leung's foray into modern day action	2012-04-01	Simon
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010)	Tsui Hark returns to the wu xia genre	2010-12-04	Simon
Vengeance (2009)	Not as good as THE MISSION or EXILED	2010-10-26	Simon
Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)	Good fun and great eye candy	2010-10-26	Simon
Bullet In The Head (1990)	As subtle as the title, but also as intense	2008-07-16	Simon
The Drummer (2007)	More enjoyable than I'd expected.	2008-02-24	Simon
Contract Lover (2007)	...read review...	2008-02-07	Simon
The Detective (2007)	Stylish and smart	2008-02-06	Simon
Fatal Contact (2006)	Bad film, great Wu Jing showcase	2007-09-11	Simon
Kung Fu Mahjong II (2005)	Wong Jing is as Wong Jing does	2007-04-23	Simon
Twins Mission (2007)	Not a classic, but good fluff	2007-04-22	Simon