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 Odd One Dies (1997)	Quirky, cool tale of damaged characters	2013-01-06	Simon
Wild Search (1989)	Richly characterised tale of redemption and recovery	2012-12-31	Simon
The Avenging Eagle (1978)	One of the better Shaw Brothers martial arts films	2012-12-29	Simon
Last Hero In China (1993)	An irreverent addition to the Wong Fei Hung canon	2012-11-24	Simon
Fight Back To School (1991)	Slick, shallow and silly Stephen Chiau vehicle	2012-11-12	Simon
Story Of Ricky (1992)	Completely Mad!	2012-11-02	Simon
Mr. Vampire (1985)	Genre defining classic	2012-10-02	Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind 2 (1990)	Worthy successor	2012-06-22	Simon
Intruder (1997)	1997 anxieties made flesh	2012-04-21	Simon
Wu Xia (2011)	Fresh and well executed	2012-01-06	Simon
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)	not as tight as the original	2010-11-09	Simon
Flash Point (2007)	Hard boiled	2010-10-26	Simon
Sparrow (2008)	Johnnie To continues to forge his unique style	2008-11-08	Simon
Mad Detective (2007)	Stylish, unique and entertaining	2008-02-26	Simon
A Warrior's Tragedy (1993)	Delirious & visually impressive wuxia piece	2008-02-26	Simon
My Name Is Fame (2006)	A great homage to Hong Kong's cinematic heritage	2007-06-29	Simon
The Swift Knight (1971)	A cut above average	2007-06-19	Simon
The Black Tavern (1972)	Great inn-based wu xia	2007-06-11	Simon
Protege (2007)	Sure to be considered one of 2007's best HK films	2007-06-09	Simon
Valley Of The Fangs (1970)	Worthy entry in a crowded genre	2007-06-03	Simon
Vengeance Of A Snowgirl (1971)	Another good Shaw Brothers wuxia	2007-04-21	Simon
Broken Oath (1977)	Definitely one for martial arts fans to see	2007-03-28	Simon
Brothers Five (1970)	One of Lo Wei's best films	2007-03-20	Simon
Justice, My Foot! (1992)	Good if you're a Chiau fan	2007-03-14	Simon
A Battle Of Wits (2006)	Well worth a look if you're a fan of this sort of film!	2007-03-04	Simon
The Jade Raksha (1968)	Enjoyable Cheng Pei-Pei vehicle	2007-02-26	Simon
Peking Opera Blues (1986)	I like it a lot, but not as much as some do	2007-02-25	Simon
A Taste Of Cold Steel (1970)	Surprisingly violent swordplay film	2007-02-19	Simon
Shaolin Martial Arts (1974)	one of the better Shaolin films	2007-02-14	Simon
Dragon Creek (1967)	Well crafted, engaging and enjoyable	2007-02-09	Simon