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 Weird Man (1983) Weird indeed! 2006-08-07 Simon
The Sword And The Lute (1967) Good example of the genre 2006-05-18 Simon
The Young Avenger (1972) A bit muddled, but entertaining 2006-05-15 Simon
The Proud Twins (1979) a pretty solid piece of wu xia 2006-04-21 Simon
Swordsman At Large (1971) Pretty decent 2006-04-09 Simon
Bastard Swordsman (1983) Well realised fantasy wu-xia 2006-01-05 Simon
Return Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1981) Another pretty wu-xia from Chor Yuen 2005-11-15 Simon
Ode To Gallantry (1982) Good story, a bit short on fights 2005-08-15 Simon
Deadly Breaking Sword (1979) Good story, needed better fights 2005-07-31 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
Battle Wizard (1977) Early example of fantasy wu xia 2005-04-18 Simon
The Golden Sword (1969) Decent wu xia film 2004-11-16 Simon
The Sentimental Swordsman (1977) Very beautiful and quite enjoyable 2004-05-22 Simon
Heroes Shed No Tears (1980) ...read review... 2004-01-19 Simon
Little Dragon Maiden (1983) Fun fantasy wuxia 2003-10-11 Simon
Trail Of The Broken Blade (1967) One of the better swordplay films of its era 2003-07-27 Simon
Legend Of Zu (2001) Sensory spectacle 2001-11-17 Simon
All Men Are Brothers: Blood Of The Leopard (1993) A fun 90's wu xia romp 2001-10-16 Simon
Butterfly And Sword (1993) Some of the best early 90's wire-fu choreography 2000-10-16 Simon

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