Comedy 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	Summary	Date	Reviewer
Where's Officer Tuba? (1986)	Very funny and adorable Sammo film	2024-04-14	Simon
Fantasy Mission Force (1983)	Well it's different...	2024-04-08	Simon
Kids From Shaolin (1984)	Jet Li's second film is goofier but ends with a bang	2024-03-24	Simon
Plain Jane To The Rescue (1982)	John Woo shows he can do comedy... sometimes	2024-03-24	Simon
Baby Assassins 2 (2023)	Another adorable slice of assassination	2024-03-02	Simon
Roaring Fire (1981)	Tons of fun	2024-02-27	Simon
Legend Of The Owl (1981)	A very silly film	2024-02-11	Simon
Oh! Yes Sir!!! (1994)	Buckets of fun	2024-02-10	Simon
Golden Balls (1993)	On the nose critique of toxic masculinity	2024-01-28	Simon
All the King's Men (1983)	I don't think I am smart enough to understand this film	2024-01-11	Simon
Men Suddenly in Black (2003)	One of Hong Kong's smartest comedies	2023-12-09	Simon
Filthy Guy (1978)	Fairly disposable but Sammo is Sammo	2023-12-06	Simon
Magic Cop (1990)	...read review...	2023-10-29	Simon
Ride On (2023)	Glory fades	2023-10-12	Simon
Disciples Of The 36th Chamber (1985)	A sort of swan song for Shaw Brothers	2023-10-08	Simon
The Absurd Brave (1969)	Unconventional, not particularly successful	2023-09-05	Simon
Parasite (2019)	Class consciousness	2023-09-03	Simon
Women Who Flirt (2014)	... or women who don't?	2023-08-30	Simon
How to Choose a Royal Bride (1985)	A prototype Royal Tramp	2023-08-27	Simon
Fist Of Fury 1991 II (1992)	Solid sequel	2023-05-02	Simon
Full River Red (2023)	Weak by Zhang Yimou standards	2023-04-30	Simon
Blessing Bell (2003)	Not my favourite Sabu film	2023-03-31	Simon
The Ninja War of Torakage (2015)	Fun and stylish ninja silliness	2023-03-25	Simon
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010)	Quite a change of style	2023-02-07	Simon
Zebraman (2004)	An accessible Miike film	2022-12-20	Simon
Project A II (1987)	Jackie doing what Jackie does	2022-12-17	Simon
The Violence Action (2022)	You won't forget you've watched it	2022-12-12	Simon
Project A (1983)	A Hong Kong cinema landmark	2022-12-08	Simon
The Mermaid (2016)	Some good scenes but not good overall	2022-08-14	Simon
Enter the Fat Dragon (2020)	A sweet, fun film with a big heart and excellent fight scenes.	2022-08-13	Simon