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
Oath of Death (1971)	Surprisingly gnarly for its time	2024-01-28	Simon
The Runaway Pistol (2002)	Hyper-black	2024-01-14	Simon
The Goddess Of Mercy (1966)	Guanyin origin story	2023-10-15	Simon
The Water Margin (1972)	A lavish production delivering entertainment	2023-09-17	Simon
Stage Door Johnny (1990)	A mixed bag	2023-08-24	Simon
Sakra (2023)	Nearly a classic	2023-03-31	Simon
Project S (1993)	Decent cops & robbers banger	2021-12-18	Simon
Expect The Unexpected (1998)	Expect a challenging and thoughtful film	2021-09-12	Simon
Painted Faces (1988)	An insight into a lost way of life	2021-07-25	Simon
Lost And Found (1996)	Really quite moving	2021-06-13	Simon
As Tears Go By (1988)	...read review...	2021-05-12	Simon
Four Riders (1972)	Everywhere is paradise as long as you have money	2021-05-03	Simon
Exodus (2007)	Quirky little black comedy	2020-08-20	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
Killer's Nocturne (1987)	Chin Siu-Ho fights a kangaroo	2020-06-14	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China II (1992)	One of the finest sequels ever made?	2020-03-27	Simon
Aberdeen (2014)	Quietly, gently, beautifully devastating	2020-02-22	Simon
What Price Honesty? (1981)	Shallow and mediocre	2019-08-25	Simon
The Midnight After (2014)	Uneven and ultimately a bit unsatisfying	2015-01-17	Simon
Blind Detective (2013)	A glorious mess of a film	2014-01-03	Simon
Not One Less (1999)	Manipulative but good	2013-02-09	Simon
A War Named Desire (2000)	Stylish gangster tale	2013-01-13	Simon
Running On Karma (2003)	Repeat viewings mandatory	2012-10-12	Simon
True Legend (2010)	Maybe worth a look	2010-12-02	Simon
The Island (1985)	Reasonably entertaining.	2009-09-28	Simon
Bullet In The Head (1990)	As subtle as the title, but also as intense	2008-07-16	Simon
The Pye Dog (2007)	mediocre, melodramatic and mostly quite dull	2008-06-09	Simon
The Drummer (2007)	More enjoyable than I'd expected.	2008-02-24	Simon