Reviews

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 Black Lizard (1981) Production line Chor Yuen 2007-05-02 Simon
The Secret Of The Dirk (1970) Worth a watch for fans of the genre 2007-04-30 Simon
The World Sinks Except Japan (2006) More enjoyable than Japan sinking 2007-04-26 Simon
Choi Lee Fat Kung Fu (1979) Great kung fu, lame comedy, no plot 2007-04-25 Simon
Yesterday Once More (2004) Formulaic 2007-04-24 Simon
Rape Of The Sword (1967) A short film... but a good one 2007-04-24 Simon
Fatal Termination (1990) Basically forgettable 2007-04-24 Simon
Kung Fu Mahjong II (2005) Wong Jing is as Wong Jing does 2007-04-23 Simon
Twins Mission (2007) Not a classic, but good fluff 2007-04-22 Simon
Vengeance Of A Snowgirl (1971) Another good Shaw Brothers wuxia 2007-04-21 Simon
Japan Sinks (2006) Will make you wish it had 2007-04-17 Simon
Knight Of Old Cathay (1968) Rather splendid melodrama 2007-04-12 Simon
The Sword (1971) Nearly great, but awful action 2007-04-10 Simon
Duel For Gold (1971) Chor Yuen's first film for Shaw Brothers 2007-04-02 Simon
Broken Oath (1977) Definitely one for martial arts fans to see 2007-03-28 Simon
Ah Sou (Mob Sister) (2005) Starts off well, then shoots its leg off 2007-03-23 Simon
Brothers Five (1970) One of Lo Wei's best films 2007-03-20 Simon
April Snow (2005) Quiet, realistic look at pain 2007-03-17 Simon
Justice, My Foot! (1992) Good if you're a Chiau fan 2007-03-14 Simon
Full Moon Scimitar (1979) Good Chor Yuen/Gu Long film 2007-03-06 Simon
A Battle Of Wits (2006) Well worth a look if you're a fan of this sort of film! 2007-03-04 Simon
Opium And The Kung-Fu Master (1984) not awful, but not that great either 2007-03-01 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
The Big Heat (1988) Nearly a classic 2007-02-24 Simon
The Barefoot Kid (1993) Pretty good 2007-02-20 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
The Fortune Code (1990) Not great cinema, but mostly harmless. 2007-02-07 Simon

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