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
Ghost Nursing (1982)	Fairly stylish low budget black magic horror	2025-02-04	Simon
Lonely Fifteen (1982)	Troubled teens in the 1980's	2024-06-20	Simon
Plain Jane To The Rescue (1982)	John Woo shows he can do comedy... sometimes	2024-03-24	Simon
Shaolin Temple (1982)	Some of the finest martial arts seen on film	2024-03-18	Simon
Buddha's Palm (1982)	Creative and camp fantasy wuxia	2023-09-03	Simon
Perils Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1982)	Pretty and good fun, but inconsequential	2023-06-05	Simon
Brothers From The Walled City (1982)	Grungy and nihilistic depiction of Hong Kong's criminal underworld	2021-07-04	Simon
The Postman Fights Back (1982)	Some good moments but they don't cohere into a strong film	2021-07-02	Simon
Human Lanterns (1982)	A real masterpiece!	2021-05-24	Simon
The Miracle Fighters (1982)	A whirlwind of inventive action	2021-05-22	Simon
Aces Go Places (1982)	Influential action comedy but terribly dated	2021-03-28	Simon
Five Element Ninjas (1982)	Interesting ideas, uninspired execution	2012-11-09	Simon
Duel To The Death (1982)	You can never kill all the ninjas!	2012-11-07	Simon
The Dead and The Deadly (1982)	Very enjoyable supernatural action-comedy	2012-06-26	Simon
House Of Traps (1982)	Reasonably entertaining	2009-09-25	Simon
He Lives By Night (1982)	Strange film	2007-07-29	Simon
Clan Feuds (1982)	Nice Gu Long adaptation	2007-02-06	Simon
Gang Master (1982)	Enjoyable	2006-09-24	Simon
Godfather Of Canton (1982)	Watchable, nothing more	2006-06-03	Simon
Tiger Killer (1982)	Solid period melodrama	2005-10-08	Simon
Ode To Gallantry (1982)	Good story, a bit short on fights	2005-08-15	Simon
Fake Ghost Catchers (1982)	Suffers from a weak script	2005-08-09	Simon
Cat Vs. Rat (1982)	Great fights	2005-05-07	Simon
Legendary Weapons Of China (1982)	Story meh, action omg!	2005-02-04	Simon
Spirit Of The Sword (1982)	Beautiful production design	2004-10-25	Simon
Passing Flickers (1982)	Insipid	2004-01-19	Simon
To Hell With The Devil (1982)	To Hell with this movie :p	2003-01-05	Simon
Carry On Pickpocket (1982)	OK, with great final reel	2002-11-27	Simon
Ninja In The Dragon's Den (1982)	A lot of fun	2002-05-11	Simon
Coolie Killer (1982)	Dark, violent landmark action movie	2001-07-18	Simon