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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
Made in Hong Kong (1997) ...read review... 2023-08-27 Simon
Once Upon A Time In Triad Society (1996) Still razor sharp 2023-01-14 Simon
Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone (2000) Not quite as topical as it once was, but still exceptional 2022-06-24 Simon
Boxer From Shantung (1972) Strong Chen Kuan-Tai vehicle 2022-05-24 Simon
Brothers From The Walled City (1982) Grungy and nihilistic depiction of Hong Kong's criminal underworld 2021-07-04 Simon
As Tears Go By (1988) ...read review... 2021-05-12 Simon
Vengeance! (1970) A really stripped down piece of cinema 2021-04-24 Simon
A Man Called Tiger (1973) A fairly typical film of the era 2021-03-25 Simon
The Delinquent (1973) Gritty social commentary results in bloody fight fest 2020-08-05 Simon
Killer's Nocturne (1987) Chin Siu-Ho fights a kangaroo 2020-06-14 Simon
Shanghai 13 (1984) Chang Cheh goes indie 2015-02-18 Simon
Drug War (2013) Hard-boiled Johnnie To cops n' robbers film 2013-08-25 Simon
Hero (Corey Yuen) (1997) Inferior remake of BOXER FROM SHANTUNG 2013-02-18 Simon
Let The Bullets Fly (2010) Action comedy that's smart and funny 2013-02-09 Simon
A War Named Desire (2000) Stylish gangster tale 2013-01-13 Simon
To Live And Die In TsimShaTsui (1994) Probably better than it should have been 2012-06-30 Simon
Full Contact (1992) one of the classics 2012-04-01 Simon
A Better Tomorrow II (1987) not as tight as the original 2010-11-09 Simon
A Better Tomorrow (1986) classic 2010-11-04 Simon
Flash Point (2007) Hard boiled 2010-10-26 Simon
A Mob Story (2007) Interesting and stylish 2007-10-09 Simon
Wo Hu (2006) Shameless, but enjoyable 2007-06-17 Simon
Protege (2007) Sure to be considered one of 2007's best HK films 2007-06-09 Simon
Ah Sou (Mob Sister) (2005) Starts off well, then shoots its leg off 2007-03-23 Simon
Exiled (2006) 2nd-best HK film of 2006? 2007-02-04 Simon
Election II (2006) ...read review... 2006-11-14 Simon
Gang Master (1982) Enjoyable 2006-09-24 Simon
The Mission (1999) Masterpiece 2006-07-25 Simon
The Longest Nite (1998) More interesting than enjoyable 2006-07-12 Simon
Godfather Of Canton (1982) Watchable, nothing more 2006-06-03 Simon

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Reviews by genre from Hong Kong

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