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
Painted Skin (1993)	An ignominious end to a stellar career	2024-01-30	Simon
Magic Cop (1990)	...read review...	2023-10-29	Simon
The Happenings (1980)	Decent enough delinquents film	2023-05-14	Simon
Holy Virgin Versus The Evil Dead (1991)	One of the all-time great film titles!	2022-10-26	Simon
The Seventh Curse (1986)	Very enjoyable!	2022-07-09	Simon
Erotic Ghost Story (1990)	Barely delivers what the title promises	2021-09-02	Simon
Bat Without Wings (1980)	Sadly the KISS makeup is really the best thing about it	2021-06-13	Simon
Human Lanterns (1982)	A real masterpiece!	2021-05-24	Simon
Shaolin Drunkard (1983)	More Yuen Clan antics	2021-05-23	Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead: Ultimate Power (2006)	Cheap and cheesy sequel/prequel that's fun to watch	2021-05-22	Simon
Taoist Priest (2021)	It's the 21st century mainland friendly Mr. Vampire	2021-03-08	Simon
Bloody Parrot (1981)	Very entertaining!	2021-03-08	Simon
Spooky, Spooky (1988)	Nothing special	2020-09-04	Simon
The Ghost Snatchers (1986)	Who you gonna call? Not these guys.	2020-08-28	Simon
Wizard's Curse (1992)	Crazy fun times	2020-07-30	Simon
The Beheaded 1000 (1993)	Random mentalness	2015-04-25	Simon
Dream Home (2010)	Bloody, brutal satire of Hong Kong's capitalist love affair	2013-07-11	Simon
We're Going To Eat You (1980)	Darkly amusing kung fu horror	2012-11-27	Simon
Burning Paradise (1994)	Gothic and macabre wire fu from Ringo Lam	2012-10-30	Simon
The Dead and The Deadly (1982)	Very enjoyable supernatural action-comedy	2012-06-26	Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind 2 (1990)	Worthy successor	2012-06-22	Simon
Intruder (1997)	1997 anxieties made flesh	2012-04-21	Simon
The Island (1985)	Reasonably entertaining.	2009-09-28	Simon
Painted Skin 2008 (2008)	Well acted and quite enjoyable	2008-12-08	Simon
Seeding Of A Ghost (1983)	Great final scene	2008-08-15	Simon
Gong Tau (2007)	interesting throw-back	2008-05-03	Simon
Bless This House (1988)	occasional moments of fun	2007-08-22	Simon
He Lives By Night (1982)	Strange film	2007-07-29	Simon
Portrait In Crystal (1983)	Fun fantasy wu xia, 80's style	2007-05-24	Simon
Snake Prince (1976)	Quite awful, but definitely different	2007-02-05	Simon