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
City Cops (1989) Depends what you're looking for 2003-04-26 Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970) Superlative 2003-04-13 Simon
The Bastard (1973) Enjoyable, if not first-rate Chor Yuen 2003-04-07 Simon
The Jade Bow (1966) Not a bad effort 2003-04-05 Simon
Temple Of The Red Lotus (1965) Highly recommended 2003-04-05 Simon
The Blood Brothers (1973) The best Chang Cheh I've seen so far 2003-03-29 Simon
Death Duel (1977) Lesser Chor Yuen/Gu Long work 2003-03-29 Simon
By Hook Or By Crook (1980) somewhat entertaining 2003-03-18 Simon
Operation Scorpio (1990) Good 2003-03-08 Simon
The Valiant Ones (1975) More innovative action scenes from the master 2003-03-07 Simon
The Enigmatic Case (1980) Lost Gem 2003-03-07 Simon
Dragon From Russia (1990) medium-level classic 2003-03-01 Simon
Shaolin Wooden Men (1976) Pretty Good 2003-02-24 Simon
Heroes Two (1974) Groundbreaking, apparently 2003-02-24 Simon
To Kill With Intrigue (1977) Blah 2003-02-23 Simon
Clans Of Intrigue (1977) Wonderfully convoluted wu xia murder mystery 2003-02-16 Simon
Holy Robe Of Shaolin Temple (1985) Not bad 2003-01-31 Simon
Fong Sai Yuk (1993) A must see HK movie 2003-01-31 Simon
Black Mask 2 (2002) Utter junk 2003-01-26 Simon
Come Drink With Me (1966) The one that started it all 2003-01-11 Simon
Killer Clans (1976) Difficult to follow but enjoyable 2003-01-07 Simon
The Heroic Ones (1970) Probably seemed better at the time than it does now 2003-01-05 Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) Seminal work of sublime beauty 2002-12-01 Simon
Once Upon A Time In China (1991) One of the best martial arts films ever made 2002-12-01 Simon
Yes, Madam! (1985) Super-cheesy 2002-12-01 Simon
So Close (2002) Cool action scenes if nothing else 2002-09-26 Simon
Snake Deadly Act (1980) Quite decent 2002-08-31 Simon
Descendant Of Wing Chun (1978) Convoluted 2002-08-17 Simon
Blonde Fury (1989) Pure action movie 2002-07-22 Simon
Kung Fu Scholar (1994) Loses a lot in the translation 2002-06-27 Simon

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