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 Invincible Eight (1971) Mainly of historical interest 2024-10-26 Simon
Saviour of the Soul II (1992) Batshit nonsense-comedy 2024-08-12 Simon
Swordsman and Enchantress (1978) Chor Yuen adapts Gu Long once again 2024-04-01 Simon
The Vengeful Beauty (1978) Imaginative fights 2024-03-03 Simon
The Flying Guillotine II (1978) More remote decapitation fun 2024-02-25 Simon
The Flying Guillotine (1975) Solid action 2024-02-18 Simon
The Magic Crane (1993) Not Film Workshop's finest hour 2024-02-07 Simon
Zen of Sword (1992) Solid but not essential Swordsman-like 2023-11-16 Simon
Buddha's Palm (1982) Creative and camp fantasy wuxia 2023-09-03 Simon
To Kill a Mastermind (1979) Good fun, but not essential 2023-07-07 Simon
Perils Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1982) Pretty and good fun, but inconsequential 2023-06-05 Simon
Sakra (2023) Nearly a classic 2023-03-31 Simon
Dragon Inn 1992 (1992) One of my favourite wuxia films 2023-02-24 Simon
The Lady Hermit (1971) Enjoyable female-led wuxia 2022-12-11 Simon
New Kung Fu Cult Master (2022) New but not necessarily improved 2022-12-06 Simon
The Killer Meteors (1976) Reasonably entertaining fluff 2022-08-09 Simon
The Assassin (1967) Impressive 2022-08-07 Simon
The Twin Swords (1965) Basically Temple Of The Red Lotus Part 2 2022-06-21 Simon
Temple Of The Red Lotus (1965) Not quite as impressive as I remembered, but still pretty cool 2022-06-19 Simon
Finger Of Doom (1972) Ahead of its time 2022-02-06 Simon
Forbidden City Cop (1996) One of the best Stephen Chiau films of the 1990's 2021-12-12 Simon
The Magnificent Trio (1966) Deserves more appreciation 2021-11-29 Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970) Not quite as impressive as I remembered 2021-11-07 Simon
Lady With A Sword (1971) Stands out from the crowd 2021-08-23 Simon
Web Of Death (1976) Goofy but entertaining 2021-08-08 Simon
Golden Swallow (1968) Chang Cheh brings his own style to Come Drink With Me sequel 2021-08-01 Simon
One-Armed Swordsman (1967) One of the pillars of martial arts cinema 2021-07-18 Simon
Bat Without Wings (1980) Sadly the KISS makeup is really the best thing about it 2021-06-13 Simon
The Magic Blade (1976) One of the best Gu Long adaptations 2021-06-07 Simon
Bells Of Death (1968) Simple but effective story of revenge 2021-06-06 Simon

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