Reviews of films by Tsui Hark

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
Aces Go Places III (1984)	Lacks the chemistry of its predecessor	2021-04-01	Simon
The Butterfly Murders (1979)	Tsui Hark's first film	2020-08-17	Simon
Dangerous Encounter - 1st Kind (1980)	Controversial	2020-08-02	Simon
Shanghai Blues (1984)	Zany comedy with a human heart	2020-07-13	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China III (1993)	The series falters in its 3rd outing	2020-05-31	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China II (1992)	One of the finest sequels ever made?	2020-03-27	Simon
We're Going To Eat You (1980)	Darkly amusing kung fu horror	2012-11-27	Simon
All The Wrong Clues (1981)	Wildly silly comedy capers	2012-11-27	Simon
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)	Looks good, but lacks substance	2012-04-21	Simon
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010)	Tsui Hark returns to the wu xia genre	2010-12-04	Simon
Zu: Warriors Of The Magic Mountain (1983)	Landmark	2010-11-07	Simon
Missing (2008)	Tsui Hark's fall from grace	2008-11-08	Simon
Triangle (2007)	As messy as you'd expect	2008-04-22	Simon
Peking Opera Blues (1986)	I like it a lot, but not as much as some do	2007-02-25	Simon
Twin Dragons (1992)	Well worth a watch	2006-07-08	Simon
The Lovers (1994)	A master at work	2006-01-07	Simon
The Blade (1995)	Tsui Hark reinvents himself again	2005-10-30	Simon
Seven Swords (2005)	Good, but I assume the 4hr cut would be better!	2005-10-21	Simon
Swordsman (1990)	A seminal film, unfairly overshadowed by its sequel	2005-07-14	Simon
The Master (1992)	One of the worst films ever made	2005-04-04	Simon
Time And Tide (2000)	Classic film	2003-05-13	Simon
Knock Off (1998)	Good silly fun	2003-03-29	Simon
Black Mask 2 (2002)	Utter junk	2003-01-26	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China (1991)	One of the best martial arts films ever made	2002-12-01	Simon
King Of Chess (1991)	Half a good movie, half a not-so good movie	2002-02-03	Simon
Legend Of Zu (2001)	Sensory spectacle	2001-11-17	Simon
The Chinese Feast (1995)	Weak first half hour, but settles down into a great movie	2001-10-21	Simon
The Banquet (1991)	Disjointed, but fun	2001-10-21	Simon
Once Upon A Time in China V (1994)	Quite good, from what I could see	2001-05-31	Simon
Green Snake (1993)	One of Tsui Hark's most ambitious films	2001-05-27	Simon