Romance 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
The Killer's Love (1993)	Just awful	2020-08-13	Simon
Hana and Alice (2004)	...read review...	2020-08-11	Simon
Shanghai Blues (1984)	Zany comedy with a human heart	2020-07-13	Simon
Love in a Puff (2010)	A very ordinary love story	2020-06-22	Simon
God Of Gamblers III : Back To Shanghai (1991)	Almost no gambling, but lots of silly comedy	2020-06-21	Simon
My Sassy Girl (2001)	The most romantic movie of all time?	2020-06-19	Simon
Meatball Machine (2005)	Budget constrained but imaginative	2020-05-10	Simon
Meatball Machine: Kodoku (2017)	One of the great works of cinema	2020-05-10	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China II (1992)	One of the finest sequels ever made?	2020-03-27	Simon
The Grandmaster (2013)	Incoherent and overblown	2013-04-07	Simon
Open Your Eyes (1997)	A movie for grown-ups	2013-03-30	Simon
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)	Beautiful contemplation on the bittersweet years of adolescence	2013-02-02	Simon
The Bride With White Hair (1993)	One of the most beautiful and tragic wu xia films	2013-01-03	Simon
Fight Back To School (1991)	Slick, shallow and silly Stephen Chiau vehicle	2012-11-12	Simon
Audition (1999)	A more sophisticated film than it is given credit for	2012-10-15	Simon
Running On Karma (2003)	Repeat viewings mandatory	2012-10-12	Simon
Dreaming Lhasa (2007)	Quite enjoyable	2012-06-07	Simon
Shiri (1999)	Liked it more on subsequent viewings	2012-05-25	Simon
She's On Duty (2005)	not much you won't have seen before	2012-05-25	Simon
Nang Nak (2000)	Definite recommendation	2012-05-25	Simon
The Scarlet Letter (2004)	Intense and painful, full of dark emotions	2012-05-25	Simon
Woman Of Water (2002)	Avoid	2012-05-22	Simon
Butterfly Lovers (2008)	Might have enjoyed it more if UK DVD wasn't so misleading	2012-05-03	Simon
Flaming Brothers (1987)	Utterly dreadful	2009-09-04	Simon
Painted Skin 2008 (2008)	Well acted and quite enjoyable	2008-12-08	Simon
Cape No. 7 (2008)	Tourism boost for Southern Taiwan	2008-11-08	Simon
Love Is Elsewhere (2008)	...read review...	2008-04-02	Simon
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)	Pretty, but a little vacant	2008-02-15	Simon
Yesterday Once More (2004)	Formulaic	2007-04-24	Simon
Love On Delivery (1994)	Enjoyable	2006-11-30	Simon