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
Last Eunuch in China (1988) ...read review... 2006-01-16 Simon
The Duel (2000) Just about passes as entertainment 2006-01-16 Simon
A World Without Thieves (2004) Recommended 2006-01-08 Simon
The Flying Dagger (1969) Solid swordplay film 2006-01-08 Simon
The Lovers (1994) A master at work 2006-01-07 Simon
Royal Tramp I&II (1992) Entertaining wu xia spoof 2006-01-07 Simon
Flirting Scholar (1993) Very funny 2006-01-07 Simon
New One-Armed Swordsman (1971) Solid martial arts film 2005-12-29 Simon
Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman (1969) A pretty worthy film 2005-12-29 Simon
Shaolin Intruders (1983) Tang Chia exceeds expectations 2005-12-29 Simon
Deaf-Mute Heroine (1971) Good, bloody fun 2005-12-18 Simon
The King Boxer (2000) Watchable kung fu film 2005-11-27 Simon
Return Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1981) Another pretty wu-xia from Chor Yuen 2005-11-15 Simon
The Blade (1995) Tsui Hark reinvents himself again 2005-10-30 Simon
The Swordmates (1969) Distinctly average 2005-10-27 Simon
Seven Swords (2005) Good, but I assume the 4hr cut would be better! 2005-10-21 Simon
Tiger Killer (1982) Solid period melodrama 2005-10-08 Simon
Legend Of The Fox (1980) Great, once it gets going 2005-09-25 Simon
The Chase (1971) Highly recommended 2005-09-21 Simon
Dirty Ho (1979) Much ado about nothing 2005-09-12 Simon
Call To Arms (1973) Nice eye candy, not much else 2005-08-31 Simon
Fist Of Legend (1994) Jet's finest work, and one of the best martial arts films 2005-08-30 Simon
The Odd Couple (1979) One of the best old-school martial arts films 2005-08-20 Simon
Swift Sword (1980) Bad, but perhaps enjoyable anyway 2005-08-19 Simon
Ode To Gallantry (1982) Good story, a bit short on fights 2005-08-15 Simon
Wing Chun (1994) a decent piece of entertainment 2005-08-04 Simon
Deadly Breaking Sword (1979) Good story, needed better fights 2005-07-31 Simon
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978) Story is just too complicated for a film? 2005-07-29 Simon
The Crimson Charm (1971) Non-essential 2005-07-20 Simon
The East Is Red (1993) Cheap cash-in 2005-07-19 Simon

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