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
Magnificent Scoundrels (1991)	A great starter-Chiau film	2024-06-09	Simon
92 Legendary La Rose Noire (1992)	High grade nonsense	2024-05-02	Simon
Where's Officer Tuba? (1986)	Very funny and adorable Sammo film	2024-04-14	Simon
Plain Jane To The Rescue (1982)	John Woo shows he can do comedy... sometimes	2024-03-24	Simon
Oh! Yes Sir!!! (1994)	Buckets of fun	2024-02-10	Simon
Magic Cop (1990)	...read review...	2023-10-29	Simon
Project A II (1987)	Jackie doing what Jackie does	2022-12-17	Simon
Enter the Fat Dragon (2020)	A sweet, fun film with a big heart and excellent fight scenes.	2022-08-13	Simon
Forbidden City Cop (1996)	One of the best Stephen Chiau films of the 1990's	2021-12-12	Simon
Snake In The Eagle's Shadow (1978)	One of the first kung fu comedies, and one of the best	2021-09-25	Simon
Whatever You Want (1994)	A charming and entertaining rom-com	2021-09-01	Simon
The Miracle Fighters (1982)	A whirlwind of inventive action	2021-05-22	Simon
My Young Auntie (1981)	Kung fu doesn't get much better than this!	2021-04-16	Simon
Aces Go Places II (1983)	Improves on the original in just about every way	2021-03-30	Simon
Future Cops (1993)	Relentless lunacy	2020-07-18	Simon
Shanghai Blues (1984)	Zany comedy with a human heart	2020-07-13	Simon
The Gambling Ghost (1991)	Three times the Sammo fun!	2020-07-02	Simon
Love in a Puff (2010)	A very ordinary love story	2020-06-22	Simon
Pedicab Driver (1989)	Legendary Sammo film finally gets a DVD release	2016-02-20	Simon
The Magnificent Butcher (1979)	Kung fu spectacular	2013-10-26	Simon
Vulgaria (2012)	A film about film, and language, and food	2013-08-07	Simon
Tai Chi Hero (2012)	A fine continuation of the story	2013-04-03	Simon
Tai Chi Zero (2012)	Slick, quirky kung-fu comedy	2013-03-31	Simon
Not One Less (1999)	Manipulative but good	2013-02-09	Simon
Last Hero In China (1993)	An irreverent addition to the Wong Fei Hung canon	2012-11-24	Simon
Fight Back To School (1991)	Slick, shallow and silly Stephen Chiau vehicle	2012-11-12	Simon
Mr. Vampire (1985)	Genre defining classic	2012-10-02	Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind 2 (1990)	Worthy successor	2012-06-22	Simon
Sparrow (2008)	Johnnie To continues to forge his unique style	2008-11-08	Simon
Justice, My Foot! (1992)	Good if you're a Chiau fan	2007-03-14	Simon