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
Excessive Force (2002)	Direct-To-Video cheapie	2006-01-04	Simon
Woman Of Water (2002)	Avoid	2012-05-22	Simon
Heaven's Seven (2002)	Not very good	2002-11-15	Simon
Kiss Of The Dragon (2001)	Talent gone to waste	2002-10-13	Simon
The Duel (2000)	Just about passes as entertainment	2006-01-16	Simon
China Strike Force (2000)	Very poor	2004-02-17	Simon
Wicked Ghost (1999)	Mediocre RINGU knock-off	2006-01-08	Simon
The Messenger: Joan Of Arc (1999)	Interminable	2002-10-28	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China And America (1997)	misconceived from the start	2003-06-08	Simon
Mr. Nice Guy (1997)	For fans only	2010-11-08	Simon
From Beijing With Love (1994)	My least favourite Chiau movie so far	2001-06-12	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China IV (1993)	The low point of the series	2021-12-04	Simon
The Incorruptible (1993)	Watchable	2006-05-08	Simon
Once A Thief (1991)	Unbalanced	2001-12-06	Simon
Casino Raiders II (1991)	No relation to CASINO RAIDERS	2001-12-08	Simon
The Inspector Wears Skirts II (1989)	Not very good	2007-08-30	Simon
Lust from Love of a Chinese Courtesan (1984)	Trashier remake of INTIMATE CONFESSIONS	2004-03-10	Simon
All the King's Men (1983)	I don't think I am smart enough to understand this film	2024-01-11	Simon
The Hidden Power Of Dragon Sabre (1983)	Chor Yuen "going through the motions"	2006-02-22	Simon
What Price Honesty? (1981)	Shallow and mediocre	2019-08-25	Simon
Lion Vs Lion (1981)	Banal and annoying	2004-01-19	Simon
Swift Sword (1980)	Bad, but perhaps enjoyable anyway	2005-08-19	Simon
36 Deadly Styles (1980)	Not very good	2004-02-04	Simon
Dance Of The Drunk Mantis (1979)	One for the devoted only	2005-06-17	Simon
Shaolin Hand Lock (1978)	Would have made a good Bruce Lee film	2004-01-19	Simon
New Shaolin Boxers (1976)	Simple film	2010-11-04	Simon
King Gambler (1976)	...read review...	2006-04-19	Simon
The Big Holdup (1975)	Not my cup of tea	2003-09-30	Simon
Marco Polo (1975)	A bit rubbish	2007-07-13	Simon
Big Brother Cheng (1975)	Sequel to The Teahouse	2004-01-19	Simon