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
Swordsman and Enchantress (1978) Chor Yuen adapts Gu Long once again 2024-04-01 Simon
The Flying Guillotine II (1978) More remote decapitation fun 2024-02-25 Simon
The Flying Guillotine (1975) Solid action 2024-02-18 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
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 Twin Swords (1965) Basically Temple Of The Red Lotus Part 2 2022-06-21 Simon
Call of Heroes (2016) Justice only exists if it is maintained 2020-08-24 Simon
The Butterfly Murders (1979) Tsui Hark's first film 2020-08-17 Simon
Soul Of The Sword (1978) Beautiful production values and a tragic plot 2019-08-24 Simon
Fire Dragon (1994) Decent wu xia in the early 90's tradition 2013-06-08 Simon
King Eagle (1971) Good Sister, Bad Sister 2012-12-05 Simon
Maidens Of Heavenly Mountain (1994) Beautiful nonsense 2012-11-20 Simon
A Chinese Odyssey (1995) Confusing and ambitious 2012-06-18 Simon
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010) Tsui Hark returns to the wu xia genre 2010-12-04 Simon
Twelve Deadly Coins (1969) Thoroughly enjoyable 2009-07-26 Simon
The Angry River (1971) Worth a look 2009-07-18 Simon
The Golden Lion (1975) a very entertaining watch 2007-10-08 Simon
Pursuit of Vengeance (1977) Pretty good stuff! 2007-08-18 Simon
Portrait In Crystal (1983) Fun fantasy wu xia, 80's style 2007-05-24 Simon
The Secret Of The Dirk (1970) Worth a watch for fans of the genre 2007-04-30 Simon
Rape Of The Sword (1967) A short film... but a good one 2007-04-24 Simon
Full Moon Scimitar (1979) Good Chor Yuen/Gu Long film 2007-03-06 Simon
Clan Feuds (1982) Nice Gu Long adaptation 2007-02-06 Simon
The Devil's Mirror (1972) Nice bit of swordplay 2006-10-15 Simon
The Golden Seal (1971) Nice wu xia pian 2006-10-09 Simon
The Weird Man (1983) Weird indeed! 2006-08-07 Simon
The Sword And The Lute (1967) Good example of the genre 2006-05-18 Simon

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