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
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead: Ultimate Power (2006) Cheap and cheesy sequel/prequel that's fun to watch 2021-05-22 Simon
Shadow Whip (1971) Snowy whips 2021-05-17 Simon
Black Butterfly (1968) A decent if unremarkable late 60's wuxia 2021-05-10 Simon
Aces Go Places V (1989) Aces have mostly gone to other places by this point 2021-04-10 Simon
The Lady Is the Boss (1983) Great fights but cringingly dated fashions 2021-03-13 Simon
Operation Condor (1991) Undoubtedly expensive but lacking something 2021-03-07 Simon
Paradox (2017) A time of stunt doubles 2021-02-20 Simon
The Dragon Tamers (1975) Fine, I guess 2020-07-28 Simon
Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993) Ridiculous Chinese New Year's fluff 2020-07-25 Simon
The Kung Fu Master (1979) A credible kung fu movie 2020-07-11 Simon
Killer's Nocturne (1987) Chin Siu-Ho fights a kangaroo 2020-06-14 Simon
Accident (2009) Interesting premise that fails to convince 2020-05-22 Simon
Long Road To Gallantry (1984) Fun but slight wu xia from Shaw Brothers' autumn years 2019-11-17 Simon
The Beheaded 1000 (1993) Random mentalness 2015-04-25 Simon
Shanghai 13 (1984) Chang Cheh goes indie 2015-02-18 Simon
Peacock King (1989) People who can think won't like it... 2014-11-30 Simon
Blind Detective (2013) A glorious mess of a film 2014-01-03 Simon
Lady Of Steel (1970) Passable Shaw Brothers/Cheng Pei-Pei swordplay film 2013-02-02 Simon
Moon Warriors (1992) Not nearly as good as I remembered it being 2012-11-22 Simon
None But The Brave (1973) Cheng Pei-Pei kicks Japanese ass 2012-11-10 Simon
The Supreme Swordsman (1983) Good fun 2011-01-30 Simon
Ip Man 2 (2010) ...read review... 2010-12-03 Simon
True Legend (2010) Maybe worth a look 2010-12-02 Simon
The Island (1985) Reasonably entertaining. 2009-09-28 Simon
House Of Traps (1982) Reasonably entertaining 2009-09-25 Simon
The Himalayan (1976) A decent slice of old-school action 2008-12-05 Simon
The Moss (2008) Overly self-indulgent 2008-11-25 Simon
Seeding Of A Ghost (1983) Great final scene 2008-08-15 Simon
Cub Tiger From Kwangtung (1973) Actually quite good 2008-07-16 Simon
Bullet & Brain (2007) Cheap & Cheerful 2008-02-18 Simon

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