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
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
Clan Feuds (1982) Nice Gu Long adaptation 2007-02-06 Simon
Snake Prince (1976) Quite awful, but definitely different 2007-02-05 Simon
Exiled (2006) 2nd-best HK film of 2006? 2007-02-04 Simon
Lethal Ninja (2006) ...read review... 2007-02-04 Simon
Rendezvous With Death (1980) Sun Chung gets it right again 2007-01-28 Simon
Curse Of The Golden Flower (2006) Zhang Yimou's homage to the female bosom 2007-01-20 Simon
Dreadnaught (1981) Classic action-comedy 2007-01-13 Simon
The Voyage Of Emperor Chien Lung (1978) Maybe better if you speak the language 2007-01-01 Simon
Dead Run (2005) Bleak but powerful film that is worth a watch 2006-12-18 Simon
Rob-B-Hood (2006) Decent enough action-comedy 2006-12-12 Simon
Imprint (2006) ...read review... 2006-12-05 Simon
The Banquet (2006) Lovely to look at 2006-12-03 Simon
Love On Delivery (1994) Enjoyable 2006-11-30 Simon
Dog Bite Dog (2006) Refreshingly Bleak 2006-11-28 Simon
Election II (2006) ...read review... 2006-11-14 Simon
Convict Killer (1980) Mediocre wu xia 2006-11-06 Simon
Idiocracy (2006) Great premise, disappointing execution 2006-10-29 Simon

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