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
Beyond Our Ken (2004)	Nearly a great film	2005-03-01	Simon
Dragon Swamp (1969)	Real dragons!	2004-10-22	Simon
Jiang Hu (2004)	Interesting, if somewhat compromised	2004-07-14	Simon
Enter The Phoenix (2004)	Gay Triad Comedy with wacky action = a winner	2004-04-15	Simon
Passing Flickers (1982)	Insipid	2004-01-19	Simon
Killer Snakes (1974)	Gritty urban shocker	2004-01-19	Simon
Enchanting Shadow (1960)	The original Chinese Ghost Story	2004-01-19	Simon
The Love Eterne (1963)	Guess I don't like Huangmei Opera!	2004-01-19	Simon
Chungking Express (1994)	Perfect mix of pop and art	2003-06-14	Simon
The Killer (1989)	Pretty much defines the "Heroic Bloodshed" genre	2003-05-13	Simon
Summer Breeze Of Love (2002)	Utterly banal	2003-03-07	Simon
The Lunatics (1986)	quite an angry movie	2003-02-24	Simon
The Teahouse (1974)	An angry movie	2003-01-18	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China (1991)	One of the best martial arts films ever made	2002-12-01	Simon
All About Ah Long (1989)	Great drama, fantastic acting	2002-05-30	Simon
Time 4 Hope (2002)	A darker side of love story	2002-04-02	Simon
Til Death Do Us Part (1998)	Bleak end-of-love story	2002-04-02	Simon
Fatal Love (1993)	Very good psychological thriller	2002-03-26	Simon
Where A Good Man Goes (1999)	Under-rated and misunderstood	2002-03-04	Simon
Bullets Of Love (2001)	Surprisingly good movie	2002-02-18	Simon
A Fishy Story (1989)	Goofy name, but not a goofy movie	2002-02-05	Simon
King Of Chess (1991)	Half a good movie, half a not-so good movie	2002-02-03	Simon
9413 (1998)	Interesting if not entirely successful debut	2002-01-18	Simon
Killing End (2001)	Poor movie, but Loletta Lee is worth watching	2002-01-17	Simon
The Mistress (1999)	Strikingly mature & confident directorial debut	2002-01-15	Simon
Prison on Fire II (1991)	"Lacklustre" sequel (always wanted to say that!)	2002-01-08	Simon
Prison On Fire (1987)	Strong characters, and convincing portrayal of prison life	2002-01-08	Simon
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1996)	Well made but not that interesting	2001-12-19	Simon
Heart Of Dragon (1985)	Surprisingly turns out to be quite fantastic	2001-12-17	Simon
Beast Cops (1998)	Superbly crafted and performed movie	2001-12-09	Simon