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
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
Moonlight In Tokyo (2005)	Charming story	2007-09-29	Simon
Simply Actors (2007)	Mildly amusing	2007-09-29	Simon
My Name Is Fame (2006)	A great homage to Hong Kong's cinematic heritage	2007-06-29	Simon
Shanghai Shanghai (1990)	lacks that 'certain something'	2007-05-18	Simon
Ah Sou (Mob Sister) (2005)	Starts off well, then shoots its leg off	2007-03-23	Simon
Dragon Creek (1967)	Well crafted, engaging and enjoyable	2007-02-09	Simon
Isabella (2006)	Quite a change of style	2006-08-05	Simon
The Longest Nite (1998)	More interesting than enjoyable	2006-07-12	Simon
Chicken a la Queen (1990)	Brutal and depressing, but... good	2006-06-23	Simon
Big Bad Sis (1976)	Better than Big Brother Cheng	2006-05-21	Simon
Sons Of Good Earth (1965)	Solid debut from one of cinema's masters	2006-04-24	Simon
First Shot (1993)	Poor	2006-04-16	Simon
Fearless (2006)	Career highs all round	2006-03-29	Simon
Operation Billionaires (1998)	largely pointless	2006-03-20	Simon
SPL (2005)	Hong Kong gets its mojo back	2006-01-21	Simon
Last Eunuch in China (1988)	...read review...	2006-01-16	Simon
Osaka Wrestling Restaurant (2004)	Enjoyably goofy	2006-01-08	Simon
Throw Down (2004)	Worthy effort but why Louis Koo?	2006-01-08	Simon
Love Battlefield (2004)	Best HK film of 2004	2006-01-08	Simon
Roots And Branches (2001)	Unashamedly sentimental	2006-01-08	Simon
Running Out Of Time (1999)	Another Milkyway triumph	2006-01-07	Simon
Rave Fever (1999)	clever, multi-threaded and non-linear	2006-01-07	Simon
Crazy n' The City (2005)	An odd little film	2005-12-31	Simon
Ah Kam (Story Of A Stuntwoman) (1996)	Good dramatic film for Michelle & Sammo	2005-10-18	Simon
Hidden Heroes (2004)	Entertaining	2005-10-13	Simon
Kidnap (1974)	Excellent & gritty crime drama	2005-09-19	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