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
Demon Of The Lute (1983) Great fun comic-book wuxia 2006-01-02 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
Return Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1981) Another pretty wu-xia from Chor Yuen 2005-11-15 Simon
The Blade (1995) Tsui Hark reinvents himself again 2005-10-30 Simon
The Swordmates (1969) Distinctly average 2005-10-27 Simon
Legend Of The Fox (1980) Great, once it gets going 2005-09-25 Simon
The Chase (1971) Highly recommended 2005-09-21 Simon
Call To Arms (1973) Nice eye candy, not much else 2005-08-31 Simon
Ode To Gallantry (1982) Good story, a bit short on fights 2005-08-15 Simon
Iceman Cometh (1989) Essential for fans of Yuen Biao or Yuen Wah 2005-08-08 Simon
Deadly Breaking Sword (1979) Good story, needed better fights 2005-07-31 Simon
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978) Story is just too complicated for a film? 2005-07-29 Simon
The East Is Red (1993) Cheap cash-in 2005-07-19 Simon
Swordsman II (1992) Classic 2005-07-16 Simon
Swordsman (1990) A seminal film, unfairly overshadowed by its sequel 2005-07-14 Simon
The Lady Assassin (1983) Some amazing action scenes 2005-07-04 Simon
Deadful Melody (1994) Well worth a watch 2005-07-02 Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991) In many ways a retread of the first part 2005-06-28 Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990) cash-in with more comedy (but less funny) 2005-06-28 Simon
Killer Darts (1968) Close to a clunker 2005-06-17 Simon
King Cat (1967) Impressive 2005-06-09 Simon
Descendant Of The Sun (1983) A guilty pleasure at best 2005-04-27 Simon
Battle Wizard (1977) Early example of fantasy wu xia 2005-04-18 Simon
Death Valley (1968) watchable but non-essential 2005-03-13 Simon
The Enchantress (1983) a difficult one to rate 2005-02-27 Simon
Killers Five (1969) ...read review... 2005-02-09 Simon
The Sword Of Swords (1968) Decent enough 2005-02-07 Simon
Roving Swordsman (1983) 5/10 2005-01-09 Simon
Raw Courage (1969) One of Lo Wei's better efforts 2004-12-03 Simon

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