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
Accident (2009)	Interesting premise that fails to convince	2020-05-22	Simon
Angel With The Iron Fists (1967)	Camp James Bond knock-off	2004-11-02	Simon
As Tears Go By (1988)	...read review...	2021-05-12	Simon
Chinatown Kid (1977)	Great piece of 70's action	2004-02-26	Simon
Chocolate Inspector (1986)	solid entertainment	2006-01-16	Simon
Dangerous Encounter - 1st Kind (1980)	Controversial	2020-08-02	Simon
Devil Face, Angel Heart (2002)	Looks great but that's about it	2003-03-07	Simon
Drug War (2013)	Hard-boiled Johnnie To cops n' robbers film	2013-08-25	Simon
Eye In The Sky (2007)	Slick and stylish	2007-09-29	Simon
Fairy Tale Killer (2012)	Serial killer film that never really goes anywhere	2014-08-09	Simon
He Lives By Night (1982)	Strange film	2007-07-29	Simon
Inner Senses (2002)	Pretty stupid	2002-05-26	Simon
Inter-Pol (1967)	A decent Bond-alike	2023-12-10	Simon
Kidnap (1974)	Excellent & gritty crime drama	2005-09-19	Simon
Limbo (2021)	A Hong Kong film	2022-06-18	Simon
Love Battlefield (2004)	Best HK film of 2004	2006-01-08	Simon
Mrs K (2017)	Kara Hui has still got it	2022-04-30	Simon
Naked Killer (1992)	Stylish nonsense	2002-05-08	Simon
Nude Fear (1998)	Worth seeing, but not a must-see.	2002-04-14	Simon
One Nite In Mongkok (2004)	Skillfully woven tale	2004-06-12	Simon
Paradox (2017)	A time of stunt doubles	2021-02-20	Simon
Portrait In Crystal (1983)	Fun fantasy wu xia, 80's style	2007-05-24	Simon
Protege (2007)	Sure to be considered one of 2007's best HK films	2007-06-09	Simon
Pursuit of a Killer (1985)	Prototype Cat III nasty	2022-01-23	Simon
Running Out Of Time (1999)	Another Milkyway triumph	2006-01-07	Simon
Running Out Of Time II (2001)	Disappointing sequel	2002-01-21	Simon
Seeding Of A Ghost (1983)	Great final scene	2008-08-15	Simon
Shaolin Hand Lock (1978)	Would have made a good Bruce Lee film	2004-01-19	Simon
Snake Charmer (2002)	So bad it makes bad things in general look quite good	2006-01-08	Simon
SPL 2: A Time of Consequences (2015)	A time of kicking heads	2021-02-19	Simon