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 Crimson Charm (1971) Non-essential 2005-07-20 Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990) cash-in with more comedy (but less funny) 2005-06-28 Simon
Monkey Kung Fu (1979) Good skills, but just another kung fu film 2005-06-19 Simon
Cat Vs. Rat (1982) Great fights 2005-05-07 Simon
Death Valley (1968) watchable but non-essential 2005-03-13 Simon
The Enchantress (1983) a difficult one to rate 2005-02-27 Simon
Bamboo House Of Dolls (1973) covers all the bases 2005-02-13 Simon
The Sword Of Swords (1968) Decent enough 2005-02-07 Simon
Ballistic Kiss (1998) Stylish but cliched and pretentious 2004-10-16 Simon
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984) DVD missing nearly half the film? 2004-10-12 Simon
Jiang Hu (2004) Interesting, if somewhat compromised 2004-07-14 Simon
Five Shaolin Masters (1974) Too much fighting! 2004-05-22 Simon
Hero From Beyond The Boundary Of Time (1993) ...read review... 2004-04-17 Simon
Black Magic (1975) Decent enough horror/exploitation film 2004-02-25 Simon
Hero Of Swallow (1996) Not that bad 2004-02-23 Simon
Return To The 36th Chamber (1980) Largely misconceived sequel 2004-01-19 Simon
Enchanting Shadow (1960) The original Chinese Ghost Story 2004-01-19 Simon
Na Cha The Great (1974) Chang Cheh does new wave fantasy 2004-01-19 Simon
Shadow Boxer (1974) Only film by star Chen Wo-Fu 2004-01-19 Simon
Shaolin Temple (1976) Not that great 2003-05-03 Simon
The Jade Bow (1966) Not a bad effort 2003-04-05 Simon
Death Duel (1977) Lesser Chor Yuen/Gu Long work 2003-03-29 Simon
Heroes Two (1974) Groundbreaking, apparently 2003-02-24 Simon
The Inspector Wears Skirts (1988) Bit of a wasted opportunity 2002-07-29 Simon
Return Engagement (1990) Not bad 2002-05-01 Simon
My Schoolmate, The Barbarian (2001) Very silly 2002-04-07 Simon
Wesley's Mysterious File (2002) This may be the only positive review the movie will ever receive :) 2002-04-05 Simon
Time 4 Hope (2002) A darker side of love story 2002-04-02 Simon
Red Wolf (1995) Throw-away action movie 2002-03-16 Simon
The Blacksheep Affair (1998) Expect the worst, and it might be a pleasant surprise 2002-03-11 Simon

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