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 Runaway Pistol (2002) Hyper-black 2024-01-14 Simon
Made in Hong Kong (1997) ...read review... 2023-08-27 Simon
Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone (2000) Not quite as topical as it once was, but still exceptional 2022-06-24 Simon
Lost And Found (1996) Really quite moving 2021-06-13 Simon
The Butterfly Murders (1979) Tsui Hark's first film 2020-08-17 Simon
Dangerous Encounter - 1st Kind (1980) Controversial 2020-08-02 Simon
Aberdeen (2014) Quietly, gently, beautifully devastating 2020-02-22 Simon
The Midnight After (2014) Uneven and ultimately a bit unsatisfying 2015-01-17 Simon
The Grandmaster (2013) Incoherent and overblown 2013-04-07 Simon
Not One Less (1999) Manipulative but good 2013-02-09 Simon
A War Named Desire (2000) Stylish gangster tale 2013-01-13 Simon
The Odd One Dies (1997) Quirky, cool tale of damaged characters 2013-01-06 Simon
The Bride With White Hair (1993) One of the most beautiful and tragic wu xia films 2013-01-03 Simon
Running On Karma (2003) Repeat viewings mandatory 2012-10-12 Simon
The Moss (2008) Overly self-indulgent 2008-11-25 Simon
The Drummer (2007) More enjoyable than I'd expected. 2008-02-24 Simon
Dog Bite Dog (2006) Refreshingly Bleak 2006-11-28 Simon
The Weird Man (1983) Weird indeed! 2006-08-07 Simon
Isabella (2006) Quite a change of style 2006-08-05 Simon
Rave Fever (1999) clever, multi-threaded and non-linear 2006-01-07 Simon
The Blade (1995) Tsui Hark reinvents himself again 2005-10-30 Simon
2046 (2004) Largely a waste of time for all concerned 2005-07-29 Simon
In The Mood For Love (2000) Not in the mood? 2005-07-20 Simon
Days of Being Wild (1990) Beautiful but perhaps a little boring 2005-07-17 Simon
Fallen Angels (1995) Love it or hate it, but be sure to see it 2005-07-16 Simon
Chungking Express (1994) Perfect mix of pop and art 2003-06-14 Simon
Time And Tide (2000) Classic film 2003-05-13 Simon
Ashes Of Time (1994) A work of art 2002-04-14 Simon
Til Death Do Us Part (1998) Bleak end-of-love story 2002-04-02 Simon
King Of Chess (1991) Half a good movie, half a not-so good movie 2002-02-03 Simon

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