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
Duel To The Death (1982) You can never kill all the ninjas! 2012-11-07 Simon
Blade Of Fury (1993) Epic tale of politics, brotherhood and kung fu 2012-11-06 Simon
Mr. Vampire II (1986) Never kiss a vampire 2012-11-05 Simon
Kung Fu Cult Master (1993) One of the best examples of the early 90's wu xia film 2012-10-31 Simon
Burning Paradise (1994) Gothic and macabre wire fu from Ringo Lam 2012-10-30 Simon
Warriors Two (1978) Classic showcase of Wing Chun 2012-10-04 Simon
Mr. Vampire (1985) Genre defining classic 2012-10-02 Simon
The Dead and The Deadly (1982) Very enjoyable supernatural action-comedy 2012-06-26 Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind 2 (1990) Worthy successor 2012-06-22 Simon
Butterfly Lovers (2008) Might have enjoyed it more if UK DVD wasn't so misleading 2012-05-03 Simon
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011) Looks good, but lacks substance 2012-04-21 Simon
Wu Xia (2011) Fresh and well executed 2012-01-06 Simon
The Supreme Swordsman (1983) Good fun 2011-01-30 Simon
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010) Tsui Hark returns to the wu xia genre 2010-12-04 Simon
Ip Man 2 (2010) ...read review... 2010-12-03 Simon
True Legend (2010) Maybe worth a look 2010-12-02 Simon
Zu: Warriors Of The Magic Mountain (1983) Landmark 2010-11-07 Simon
New Shaolin Boxers (1976) Simple film 2010-11-04 Simon
14 Blades (2010) Forgettable 2010-10-26 Simon
Ip Man (2008) Excellent kung fu film 2010-10-26 Simon
Twelve Deadly Coins (1969) Thoroughly enjoyable 2009-07-26 Simon
The Angry River (1971) Worth a look 2009-07-18 Simon
Painted Skin 2008 (2008) Well acted and quite enjoyable 2008-12-08 Simon
Murder Plot (1979) ...read review... 2008-09-04 Simon
The Loot (1980) entertaining martial arts comedy 2008-08-14 Simon
Heads For Sale (1970) Great title 2008-04-12 Simon
Cat And Mouse (2003) not offensively bad 2008-03-09 Simon
A Warrior's Tragedy (1993) Delirious & visually impressive wuxia piece 2008-02-26 Simon
Iron Buddha (1970) Watchable, but not very good 2008-02-07 Simon
The Golden Lion (1975) a very entertaining watch 2007-10-08 Simon

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