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
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984) DVD missing nearly half the film? 2004-10-12 Simon
That Fiery Girl (1968) Mostly awful until the finale 2004-08-23 Simon
The Thundering Sword (1967) Near-masterpiece 2004-06-18 Simon
Five Shaolin Masters (1974) Too much fighting! 2004-05-22 Simon
The Sentimental Swordsman (1977) Very beautiful and quite enjoyable 2004-05-22 Simon
The Rescue (1971) Didn't do much for me 2004-05-22 Simon
New Tales Of The Flying Fox (1984) FUN 2004-03-10 Simon
Lust for Love of a Chinese Courtesan (1984) Trashier remake of INTIMATE CONFESSIONS 2004-03-10 Simon
To Kill A Jaguar (1977) Great story and decent fight scenes 2004-02-22 Simon
Return To The 36th Chamber (1980) Largely misconceived sequel 2004-01-19 Simon
Enchanting Shadow (1960) The original Chinese Ghost Story 2004-01-19 Simon
Shaolin Hand Lock (1978) Would have made a good Bruce Lee film 2004-01-19 Simon
Lion Vs Lion (1981) Banal and annoying 2004-01-19 Simon
Invincible Shaolin (1978) Chang Cheh's response to 36th Chamber Of Shaolin 2004-01-19 Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973) Great production values and lots of fun 2004-01-19 Simon
Two Champions Of Shaolin (1980) Terrible in most respects 2004-01-19 Simon
The Love Eterne (1963) Guess I don't like Huangmei Opera! 2004-01-19 Simon
Jade Tiger (1977) ...read review... 2004-01-19 Simon
Little Dragon Maiden (1983) Fun fantasy wuxia 2003-10-11 Simon
Heroes Of Sung (1973) highly enjoyable swordplay film 2003-10-06 Simon
The Master (Shaw Brothers) (1980) Great kung fu, ok movie 2003-09-10 Simon
Journey Of The Doomed (1985) ...read review... 2003-08-30 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
Once Upon A Time In China And America (1997) misconceived from the start 2003-06-08 Simon
Iron Bodyguard (1973) A generally worthy film 2003-05-11 Simon
Mr. Vampire III (1987) a worthy enough entry in the series 2003-05-11 Simon
Legend Of The Bat (1978) Entertaining fantasy 2003-05-10 Simon
Shaolin Temple (1976) Not that great 2003-05-03 Simon
Fong Sai Yuk II (1993) Not quite as good as the original 2003-04-27 Simon

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