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
Forbidden City Cop (1996)	One of the best Stephen Chiau films of the 1990's	2021-12-12	Simon
Police Story 3 - Supercop (1992)	Shoehorned into the franchise but earns its place	2021-12-11	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China IV (1993)	The low point of the series	2021-12-04	Simon
The Magnificent Trio (1966)	Deserves more appreciation	2021-11-29	Simon
Hand Of Death (1976)	Largely forgettable Shaolin story	2021-11-13	Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970)	Not quite as impressive as I remembered	2021-11-07	Simon
Shaolin Soccer (2001)	Stephen Chiau achieves transcendence	2021-10-03	Simon
Snake In The Eagle's Shadow (1978)	One of the first kung fu comedies, and one of the best	2021-09-25	Simon
Millionaires' Express (1986)	Sammo really went all-out on this one	2021-09-19	Simon
Lady With A Sword (1971)	Stands out from the crowd	2021-08-23	Simon
The Master of Kung Fu (1973)	Solid but unremarkable Wong Fei-Hung story	2021-08-15	Simon
Knockabout (1979)	Introducing Yuen Biao	2021-08-11	Simon
Web Of Death (1976)	Goofy but entertaining	2021-08-08	Simon
Golden Swallow (1968)	Chang Cheh brings his own style to Come Drink With Me sequel	2021-08-01	Simon
One-Armed Swordsman (1967)	One of the pillars of martial arts cinema	2021-07-18	Simon
The Prodigal Son (1981)	One of the very best kung fu films	2021-07-10	Simon
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)	Ferocious!	2021-07-05	Simon
The Postman Fights Back (1982)	Some good moments but they don't cohere into a strong film	2021-07-02	Simon
Executioners From Shaolin (1977)	Less obviously a Lau Kar-Leung film than most he directed	2021-06-20	Simon
Black Mask (1996)	Sounds great on paper but doesn't deliver	2021-06-17	Simon
Bat Without Wings (1980)	Sadly the KISS makeup is really the best thing about it	2021-06-13	Simon
The Magic Blade (1976)	One of the best Gu Long adaptations	2021-06-07	Simon
Bells Of Death (1968)	Simple but effective story of revenge	2021-06-06	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
The Miracle Fighters (1982)	A whirlwind of inventive action	2021-05-22	Simon
Enter The Dragon (1973)	Good entertainment	2021-05-20	Simon
Shadow Whip (1971)	Snowy whips	2021-05-17	Simon
Black Butterfly (1968)	A decent if unremarkable late 60's wuxia	2021-05-10	Simon