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
All Men Are Brothers (1973)	Less fun than I remembered	2023-10-01	Simon
The Barefoot Kid (1993)	Fine but nothing special	2023-02-05	Simon
The Kid with the Golden Arm (1979)	One of the more enjoyable Venoms films	2022-02-27	Simon
Hand Of Death (1976)	Largely forgettable Shaolin story	2021-11-13	Simon
Web Of Death (1976)	Goofy but entertaining	2021-08-08	Simon
The Postman Fights Back (1982)	Some good moments but they don't cohere into a strong film	2021-07-02	Simon
Executioners From Shaolin (1977)	Less obviously a Lau Kar-Leung film than most he directed	2021-06-20	Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead: Ultimate Power (2006)	Cheap and cheesy sequel/prequel that's fun to watch	2021-05-22	Simon
Shadow Whip (1971)	Snowy whips	2021-05-17	Simon
Black Butterfly (1968)	A decent if unremarkable late 60's wuxia	2021-05-10	Simon
The Dragon Tamers (1975)	Fine, I guess	2020-07-28	Simon
Long Road To Gallantry (1984)	Fun but slight wu xia from Shaw Brothers' autumn years	2019-11-17	Simon
The Beheaded 1000 (1993)	Random mentalness	2015-04-25	Simon
Shanghai 13 (1984)	Chang Cheh goes indie	2015-02-18	Simon
Lady Of Steel (1970)	Passable Shaw Brothers/Cheng Pei-Pei swordplay film	2013-02-02	Simon
Moon Warriors (1992)	Not nearly as good as I remembered it being	2012-11-22	Simon
The Supreme Swordsman (1983)	Good fun	2011-01-30	Simon
Ip Man 2 (2010)	...read review...	2010-12-03	Simon
True Legend (2010)	Maybe worth a look	2010-12-02	Simon
The Silent Swordsman (1967)	Fairly good for the time	2007-07-25	Simon
Shanghai Shanghai (1990)	lacks that 'certain something'	2007-05-18	Simon
Duel For Gold (1971)	Chor Yuen's first film for Shaw Brothers	2007-04-02	Simon
Opium And The Kung-Fu Master (1984)	not awful, but not that great either	2007-03-01	Simon
The Fortune Code (1990)	Not great cinema, but mostly harmless.	2007-02-07	Simon
Flag Of Iron (1980)	Standard Venoms stuff	2006-08-21	Simon
That Man In Chang-An (1967)	Dated but moderately entertaining	2006-06-19	Simon
Thunderbolt Fist (1972)	Mostly bad film, but good action	2006-06-11	Simon
Ten Tigers Of Kwantung (1979)	Disposable kung fu	2006-05-01	Simon
The Fastest Sword (1968)	Decent swordplay film	2006-04-15	Simon
The Proud Youth (1978)	A decent film, but not remarkable	2006-02-02	Simon