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
Kickboxer (1993)	Worth looking at if you're in it for the fights	2002-02-05	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
Shanghai Grand (1996)	Poor attempt to convert a popular series into a movie	2001-12-20	Simon
Hong Kong 1941 (1984)	Excellent drama with great performances	2001-11-29	Simon
Legend Of Zu (2001)	Sensory spectacle	2001-11-17	Simon
Shaolin Drunken Monk (1981)	Enjoyable	2001-11-08	Simon
Shaolin Vs. Lama (1983)	Excellent old school	2001-11-08	Simon
Ancient Chinese Whorehouse (1994)	Avoid	2001-10-21	Simon
All Men Are Brothers: Blood Of The Leopard (1993)	A fun 90's wu xia romp	2001-10-16	Simon
The Soong Sisters (1997)	Sumptuous	2001-10-09	Simon
Fearless Hyena (1979)	One of Jackie's best martial arts performances	2001-09-26	Simon
The Young Master (1980)	Excellent kung fu movie	2001-09-10	Simon
Miracles (1989)	Jackie flexes his directorial muscles	2001-07-18	Simon
The Assassin (1993)	Cheap but interesting	2001-06-27	Simon
Master of Zen (1994)	Watchable	2001-06-27	Simon
Fatal Flying Guillotines (1977)	Less speedup would have made a better film	2001-06-13	Simon
Mr. Vampire IV (1988)	Enjoyable	2001-06-13	Simon
Wu Yen (2001)	It's the 90's revival	2001-06-08	Simon
The Sword (1980)	Classic new-wave	2001-06-02	Simon
Once Upon A Time in China V (1994)	Quite good, from what I could see	2001-05-31	Simon
Painted Skin (1993)	Not bad, not great	2001-05-29	Simon
What Price Survival (1994)	Visually beautiful, rather impenetrable	2001-05-27	Simon
Dragon Inn 1992 (1992)	One of the early 90's best films	2001-05-27	Simon
Burning Of The Imperial Palace (1983)	Dramatic telling of the end of Chinese imperial rule	2000-10-16	Simon
Butterfly And Sword (1993)	Some of the best early 90's wire-fu choreography	2000-10-16	Simon
Handsome Siblings (1992)	One of the lesser new wave wu xia films	2000-10-16	Simon