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
The Desperate Chase (1971)	Really solid wuxia for its day	2024-05-16	Simon
Shaolin Temple (1982)	Some of the finest martial arts seen on film	2024-03-18	Simon
Project A (1983)	A Hong Kong cinema landmark	2022-12-08	Simon
The Five Venoms (1978)	...read review...	2022-11-21	Simon
The Assassin (1967)	Impressive	2022-08-07	Simon
Finger Of Doom (1972)	Ahead of its time	2022-02-06	Simon
Police Story 3 - Supercop (1992)	Shoehorned into the franchise but earns its place	2021-12-11	Simon
Millionaires' Express (1986)	Sammo really went all-out on this one	2021-09-19	Simon
One-Armed Swordsman (1967)	One of the pillars of martial arts cinema	2021-07-18	Simon
Bells Of Death (1968)	Simple but effective story of revenge	2021-06-06	Simon
Have Sword, Will Travel (1969)	Chang Cheh in wuxia mode	2021-04-12	Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972)	One of the highlights of the Shaw Brothers catalogue	2021-04-01	Simon
The Shadow Boxing (1979)	Corpses don't pee	2021-03-27	Simon
Enter The Fat Dragon (1978)	Sammo does Bruce justice	2021-03-11	Simon
Bloody Parrot (1981)	Very entertaining!	2021-03-08	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China II (1992)	One of the finest sequels ever made?	2020-03-27	Simon
The Sword Of Many Loves (1993)	Mad as a bag of poisonous spiders	2013-02-17	Simon
Last Hurrah For Chivalry (1979)	I never enjoy drinking with a dead man	2012-11-26	Simon
Blade Of Fury (1993)	Epic tale of politics, brotherhood and kung fu	2012-11-06	Simon
Kung Fu Cult Master (1993)	One of the best examples of the early 90's wu xia film	2012-10-31	Simon
Warriors Two (1978)	Classic showcase of Wing Chun	2012-10-04	Simon
Zu: Warriors Of The Magic Mountain (1983)	Landmark	2010-11-07	Simon
Ip Man (2008)	Excellent kung fu film	2010-10-26	Simon
Dragons Forever (1988)	Classic 80's action/comedy	2006-07-19	Simon
Judgement Of An Assassin (1977)	One of the best wu xia	2006-05-29	Simon
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl (1981)	A minor revelation	2006-01-24	Simon
Saviour Of The Soul (1991)	Uniquely stylish and cool	2006-01-16	Simon
Shaolin Intruders (1983)	Tang Chia exceeds expectations	2005-12-29	Simon
The Chase (1971)	Highly recommended	2005-09-21	Simon
The Odd Couple (1979)	One of the best old-school martial arts films	2005-08-20	Simon