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
Asia-Pol (1967)	Harmless	2023-12-10	Simon
Killer Darts (1968)	Close to a clunker	2005-06-17	Simon
Magnificent Swordsman (1968)	Surprisingly mediocre	2007-07-24	Simon
The Absurd Brave (1969)	Unconventional, not particularly successful	2023-09-05	Simon
Heads For Sale (1970)	Great title	2008-04-12	Simon
The Heroic Ones (1970)	Probably seemed better at the time than it does now	2003-01-05	Simon
Prosperous of Family (1970)	Not awful, but no great reason to watch it	2023-11-22	Simon
Five Tough Guys (1974)	...read review...	2006-04-02	Simon
Big Brother Cheng (1975)	Sequel to The Teahouse	2004-01-19	Simon
Marco Polo (1975)	A bit rubbish	2007-07-13	Simon
The Big Holdup (1975)	Not my cup of tea	2003-09-30	Simon
King Gambler (1976)	...read review...	2006-04-19	Simon
New Shaolin Boxers (1976)	Simple film	2010-11-04	Simon
Shaolin Hand Lock (1978)	Would have made a good Bruce Lee film	2004-01-19	Simon
Dance Of The Drunk Mantis (1979)	One for the devoted only	2005-06-17	Simon
36 Deadly Styles (1980)	Not very good	2004-02-04	Simon
Swift Sword (1980)	Bad, but perhaps enjoyable anyway	2005-08-19	Simon
Lion Vs Lion (1981)	Banal and annoying	2004-01-19	Simon
What Price Honesty? (1981)	Shallow and mediocre	2019-08-25	Simon
The Hidden Power Of Dragon Sabre (1983)	Chor Yuen "going through the motions"	2006-02-22	Simon
All the King's Men (1983)	I don't think I am smart enough to understand this film	2024-01-11	Simon
Lust from Love of a Chinese Courtesan (1984)	Trashier remake of INTIMATE CONFESSIONS	2004-03-10	Simon
The Inspector Wears Skirts II (1989)	Not very good	2007-08-30	Simon
Casino Raiders II (1991)	No relation to CASINO RAIDERS	2001-12-08	Simon
Once A Thief (1991)	Unbalanced	2001-12-06	Simon
The Incorruptible (1993)	Watchable	2006-05-08	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China IV (1993)	The low point of the series	2021-12-04	Simon
From Beijing With Love (1994)	My least favourite Chiau movie so far	2001-06-12	Simon
Mr. Nice Guy (1997)	For fans only	2010-11-08	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China And America (1997)	misconceived from the start	2003-06-08	Simon