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
The Jade Raksha (1968) Enjoyable Cheng Pei-Pei vehicle 2007-02-26 Simon
Peking Opera Blues (1986) I like it a lot, but not as much as some do 2007-02-25 Simon
A Taste Of Cold Steel (1970) Surprisingly violent swordplay film 2007-02-19 Simon
Shaolin Martial Arts (1974) one of the better Shaolin films 2007-02-14 Simon
Dragon Creek (1967) Well crafted, engaging and enjoyable 2007-02-09 Simon
Dreadnaught (1981) Classic action-comedy 2007-01-13 Simon
Gang Master (1982) Enjoyable 2006-09-24 Simon
The Kung Fu Instructor (1979) Nearly classic 2006-08-14 Simon
A Chinese Tall Story (2005) Beautiful and Mad 2006-05-27 Simon
The Jade-Faced Assassin (1971) Great story with charming lead 2006-02-26 Simon
The Myth (2005) Over-reaches in places, but surprisingly good overall 2006-01-31 Simon
A World Without Thieves (2004) Recommended 2006-01-08 Simon
The Flying Dagger (1969) Solid swordplay film 2006-01-08 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
Deaf-Mute Heroine (1971) Good, bloody fun 2005-12-18 Simon
Seven Swords (2005) Good, but I assume the 4hr cut would be better! 2005-10-21 Simon
Legend Of The Fox (1980) Great, once it gets going 2005-09-25 Simon
King Cat (1967) Impressive 2005-06-09 Simon
Kung Fu Hustle (2004) a love song to kung fu films 2005-02-25 Simon
Killers Five (1969) ...read review... 2005-02-09 Simon
Legendary Weapons Of China (1982) Story meh, action omg! 2005-02-04 Simon
Sword Stained With Royal Blood (1981) Excellent fight scenes 2005-01-15 Simon
Raw Courage (1969) One of Lo Wei's better efforts 2004-12-03 Simon
Shaolin Prince (1983) a manic comedy wire-fu extravaganza 2004-10-22 Simon
Shaolin Mantis (1978) Probably David Chiang's best film 2004-10-22 Simon
To Kill A Jaguar (1977) Great story and decent fight scenes 2004-02-22 Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973) Great production values and lots of fun 2004-01-19 Simon

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