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
The Golden Sword (1969)	Decent wu xia film	2004-11-16	Simon
Shaolin Prince (1983)	a manic comedy wire-fu extravaganza	2004-10-22	Simon
Dragon Swamp (1969)	Real dragons!	2004-10-22	Simon
That Fiery Girl (1968)	Mostly awful until the finale	2004-08-23	Simon
The Thundering Sword (1967)	Near-masterpiece	2004-06-18	Simon
The Sentimental Swordsman (1977)	Very beautiful and quite enjoyable	2004-05-22	Simon
The Rescue (1971)	Didn't do much for me	2004-05-22	Simon
New Tales Of The Flying Fox (1984)	FUN	2004-03-10	Simon
Holy Flame Of The Martial World (1983)	mind-bending wu xia fantasy	2004-02-04	Simon
Jade Tiger (1977)	...read review...	2004-01-19	Simon
Heroes Shed No Tears (1980)	...read review...	2004-01-19	Simon
Mad, Mad, Mad Sword (1969)	Entertaining swordplay spoof	2003-11-22	Simon
Little Dragon Maiden (1983)	Fun fantasy wuxia	2003-10-11	Simon
Heroes Of Sung (1973)	highly enjoyable swordplay film	2003-10-06	Simon
Journey Of The Doomed (1985)	...read review...	2003-08-30	Simon
Trail Of The Broken Blade (1967)	One of the better swordplay films of its era	2003-07-27	Simon
Legend Of The Bat (1978)	Entertaining fantasy	2003-05-10	Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972)	All the makings of a cult classic	2003-04-27	Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970)	Superlative	2003-04-13	Simon
The Jade Bow (1966)	Not a bad effort	2003-04-05	Simon
Temple Of The Red Lotus (1965)	Highly recommended	2003-04-05	Simon
The Valiant Ones (1975)	More innovative action scenes from the master	2003-03-07	Simon
The Enigmatic Case (1980)	Lost Gem	2003-03-07	Simon
Dragon From Russia (1990)	medium-level classic	2003-03-01	Simon
To Kill With Intrigue (1977)	Blah	2003-02-23	Simon
Clans Of Intrigue (1977)	Wonderfully convoluted wu xia murder mystery	2003-02-16	Simon
Come Drink With Me (1966)	The one that started it all	2003-01-11	Simon
Killer Clans (1976)	Difficult to follow but enjoyable	2003-01-07	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)	Seminal work of sublime beauty	2002-12-01	Simon
Ashes Of Time (1994)	A work of art	2002-04-14	Simon