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
Spiritual Boxer (1975) Lau Kar-Leung's directorial debut 2004-10-22 Simon
The Sentimental Swordsman (1977) Very beautiful and quite enjoyable 2004-05-22 Simon
Era Of Vampires (2002) Get the Singaporean version 2004-03-15 Simon
Invincible Shaolin (1978) Chang Cheh's response to 36th Chamber Of Shaolin 2004-01-19 Simon
Heroes Shed No Tears (1980) ...read review... 2004-01-19 Simon
Little Dragon Maiden (1983) Fun fantasy wuxia 2003-10-11 Simon
Trail Of The Broken Blade (1967) One of the better swordplay films of its era 2003-07-27 Simon
36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978) Essential for kung fu fans 2003-06-08 Simon
The Lizard (1972) quite a decent film 2003-05-23 Simon
Iron Bodyguard (1973) A generally worthy film 2003-05-11 Simon
Fong Sai Yuk II (1993) Not quite as good as the original 2003-04-27 Simon
The Bastard (1973) Enjoyable, if not first-rate Chor Yuen 2003-04-07 Simon
So Close (2002) Cool action scenes if nothing else 2002-09-26 Simon
Blonde Fury (1989) Pure action movie 2002-07-22 Simon
Ninja In The Dragon's Den (1982) A lot of fun 2002-05-11 Simon
Madam City Hunter (1993) Mad City Hunter, I think they meant ;-) 2002-03-23 Simon
In The Line Of Duty V: Middle Man (1990) Nice stunts 2002-03-06 Simon
Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog (1978) Good fun, good fights 2002-03-04 Simon
Dr Wai & The Scripture With No Words (1996) Lunatic fun, and points for ambition 2002-02-03 Simon
New Legend Of Shaolin (1994) Stupid but entertaining 2002-02-03 Simon
Iron-Fisted Monk (1977) Nothing too remarkable 2002-02-03 Simon
Legend Of Zu (2001) Sensory spectacle 2001-11-17 Simon
Shaolin Drunken Monk (1981) Enjoyable 2001-11-08 Simon
All Men Are Brothers: Blood Of The Leopard (1993) A fun 90's wu xia romp 2001-10-16 Simon
Fist Of Fury 1991 (1991) Excellently made film 2001-09-13 Simon
Armour Of God (1987) Dated but enjoyable 2001-07-18 Simon
Drunken Tai Chi (1984) Semi-old school, quite enjoyable 2001-05-27 Simon
Butterfly And Sword (1993) Some of the best early 90's wire-fu choreography 2000-10-16 Simon

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