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
36 Deadly Styles (1980)	Not very good	2004-02-04	Simon
800 Bullets (2002)	A nostalgic Meta-Western	2022-08-04	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)	Seminal work of sublime beauty	2002-12-01	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)	cash-in with more comedy (but less funny)	2005-06-28	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)	In many ways a retread of the first part	2005-06-28	Simon
A Chinese Tall Story (2005)	Beautiful and Mad	2006-05-27	Simon
A Taxi Driver (2017)	Powerful	2020-09-05	Simon
Abracadabra (1986)	Not very good	2002-04-23	Simon
Accidental Spy (2001)	Decent international espionage/thriller	2001-11-17	Simon
Acción Mutante (1993)	Wild and twisted genre mash-up	2021-05-19	Simon
Aces Go Places (1982)	Influential action comedy but terribly dated	2021-03-28	Simon
Aces Go Places II (1983)	Improves on the original in just about every way	2021-03-30	Simon
Aces Go Places III (1984)	Lacks the chemistry of its predecessor	2021-04-01	Simon
Aces Go Places IV (1986)	More even-keeled than its predecessors	2021-04-05	Simon
Aces Go Places V (1989)	Aces have mostly gone to other places by this point	2021-04-10	Simon
Adrenaline Drive (1999)	Highly recommended!	2003-02-01	Simon
All About My Mother (1999)	Extraordinary	2021-11-03	Simon
All For The Winner (1990)	Great Stephen Chiau movie	2002-02-03	Simon
All Men Are Brothers: Blood Of The Leopard (1993)	A fun 90's wu xia romp	2001-10-16	Simon
All the King's Men (1983)	I don't think I am smart enough to understand this film	2024-01-11	Simon
All The Wrong Clues (1981)	Wildly silly comedy capers	2012-11-27	Simon
All The Wrong Spies (1983)	Pleasant and enjoyable sequel	2001-09-16	Simon
All's Well End's Well (1992)	Wish You Get High!	2001-09-25	Simon
Amar, Akbar, Anthony (1977)	Recommended!	2003-03-08	Simon
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl (1981)	A minor revelation	2006-01-24	Simon
Ancient Chinese Whorehouse (1994)	Avoid	2001-10-21	Simon
Arahan (2004)	Urban martial arts action	2020-07-04	Simon
Armour Of God (1987)	Dated but enjoyable	2001-07-18	Simon
AV (Adult Video) (2005)	One of the best HK comedies	2005-06-16	Simon
Baby Assassins 2 (2023)	Another adorable slice of assassination	2024-03-02	Simon