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
Convict Killer (1980) Mediocre wu xia 2006-11-06 Simon
The Mighty One (1971) Muddled plot, inventive action 2006-09-14 Simon
Clan Of Amazons (1978) Weak Chor Yuen/Ku Long collaboration 2006-01-17 Simon
Call To Arms (1973) Nice eye candy, not much else 2005-08-31 Simon
Fake Ghost Catchers (1982) Suffers from a weak script 2005-08-09 Simon
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978) Story is just too complicated for a film? 2005-07-29 Simon
The East Is Red (1993) Cheap cash-in 2005-07-19 Simon
Descendant Of The Sun (1983) A guilty pleasure at best 2005-04-27 Simon
Roving Swordsman (1983) 5/10 2005-01-09 Simon
Twins Effect II (2004) Should have been better 2004-10-23 Simon
That Fiery Girl (1968) Mostly awful until the finale 2004-08-23 Simon
The Rescue (1971) Didn't do much for me 2004-05-22 Simon
Two Champions Of Shaolin (1980) Terrible in most respects 2004-01-19 Simon
The Master (Shaw Brothers) (1980) Great kung fu, ok movie 2003-09-10 Simon
By Hook Or By Crook (1980) somewhat entertaining 2003-03-18 Simon
To Kill With Intrigue (1977) Blah 2003-02-23 Simon
Descendant Of Wing Chun (1978) Convoluted 2002-08-17 Simon
New Fist Of Fury (1976) Mildly entertaining - or at least interesting 2002-03-18 Simon
Kickboxer (1993) Worth looking at if you're in it for the fights 2002-02-05 Simon
Fatal Flying Guillotines (1977) Less speedup would have made a better film 2001-06-13 Simon
Body Weapon (1999) Not a great film, but has some charms 2000-06-30 Simon

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