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
New Kung Fu Cult Master (2022)	New but not necessarily improved	2022-12-06	Simon
Iceman 3D (2013)	Not as good as the original	2014-07-31	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
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010)	Tsui Hark returns to the wu xia genre	2010-12-04	Simon
Storm Warriors (2009)	Meh	2010-10-26	Simon
Painted Skin 2008 (2008)	Well acted and quite enjoyable	2008-12-08	Simon
The Pye Dog (2007)	mediocre, melodramatic and mostly quite dull	2008-06-09	Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead: Ultimate Power (2006)	Cheap and cheesy sequel/prequel that's fun to watch	2021-05-22	Simon
Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)	Good fun and great eye candy	2010-10-26	Simon
The Myth (2005)	Over-reaches in places, but surprisingly good overall	2006-01-31	Simon
A Chinese Tall Story (2005)	Beautiful and Mad	2006-05-27	Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead (2004)	Enjoyable throwback	2006-01-21	Simon
2046 (2004)	Largely a waste of time for all concerned	2005-07-29	Simon
Era Of Vampires (2002)	Get the Singaporean version	2004-03-15	Simon
Chinese Odyssey 2002 (2002)	Hmmm	2002-03-19	Simon
Shaolin Soccer (2001)	Stephen Chiau achieves transcendence	2021-10-03	Simon
Wu Yen (2001)	It's the 90's revival	2001-06-08	Simon
Vampire Combat (2001)	Like the 21st century never happened	2001-06-12	Simon
Legend Of Zu (2001)	Sensory spectacle	2001-11-17	Simon
Master Q 2001 (2001)	Hong Kong's first foray into CGI actors	2001-10-10	Simon
The Storm Riders (1998)	A genuine epic that pioneered a new style of wu xia film	2021-02-27	Simon
Timeless Romance (1998)	Inventive and fun	2006-01-07	Simon
The Demon's Baby (1998)	Not good	2002-02-20	Simon
The Fruit Is Swelling (1997)	Funny and rude	2001-09-29	Simon
Dr Wai & The Scripture With No Words (1996)	Lunatic fun, and points for ambition	2002-02-03	Simon
Eternal Evil Of Asia (1995)	Cat III masterpiece	2002-02-19	Simon
Ghostly Bus (1995)	Marvellous low budget gem	2002-03-10	Simon
A Chinese Odyssey (1995)	Confusing and ambitious	2012-06-18	Simon
Oh! Yes Sir!!! (1994)	Buckets of fun	2024-02-10	Simon