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
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)	Sequel switches onto a different track	2021-08-01	Simon
Ong Bak 3 (2010)	Reduced in scale and ambition, but brings closure	2021-07-26	Simon
Vital (2004)	An unclassifiable enigma	2021-07-06	Simon
Female Convict Scorpion: Grudge Song (1973)	...read review...	2021-07-06	Simon
The Postman Fights Back (1982)	Some good moments but they don't cohere into a strong film	2021-07-02	Simon
Executioners From Shaolin (1977)	Less obviously a Lau Kar-Leung film than most he directed	2021-06-20	Simon
Wonderful Paradise (2020)	My kind of party	2021-06-05	Simon
One-Armed Boxer (1972)	Silly but fun	2021-05-29	Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead: Ultimate Power (2006)	Cheap and cheesy sequel/prequel that's fun to watch	2021-05-22	Simon
Shadow Whip (1971)	Snowy whips	2021-05-17	Simon
Black Butterfly (1968)	A decent if unremarkable late 60's wuxia	2021-05-10	Simon
Aces Go Places V (1989)	Aces have mostly gone to other places by this point	2021-04-10	Simon
Hold Up Down (2005)	People who have little to forgive have little to love	2021-03-21	Simon
Deliver Us From Evil (2020)	Not much to recommend it but has some decent action	2021-03-20	Simon
Skylin3s (2020)	Easy to watch but pretty dumb	2021-03-20	Simon
The Lady Is the Boss (1983)	Great fights but cringingly dated fashions	2021-03-13	Simon
Operation Condor (1991)	Undoubtedly expensive but lacking something	2021-03-07	Simon
Before We Vanish (2017)	Interesting concept but rather sterile execution	2021-03-06	Simon
Paradox (2017)	A time of stunt doubles	2021-02-20	Simon
High & Low The Movie 2: End of Sky (2017)	More posing and fighting	2020-12-12	Simon
Sakuran (2007)	You love, you lose	2020-10-25	Simon
For Love's Sake (2012)	It's a Miike musical	2020-08-31	Simon
The Dragon Tamers (1975)	Fine, I guess	2020-07-28	Simon
Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993)	Ridiculous Chinese New Year's fluff	2020-07-25	Simon
The Kung Fu Master (1979)	A credible kung fu movie	2020-07-11	Simon
Killer's Nocturne (1987)	Chin Siu-Ho fights a kangaroo	2020-06-14	Simon
Accident (2009)	Interesting premise that fails to convince	2020-05-22	Simon
Long Road To Gallantry (1984)	Fun but slight wu xia from Shaw Brothers' autumn years	2019-11-17	Simon
The Beheaded 1000 (1993)	Random mentalness	2015-04-25	Simon
Shanghai 13 (1984)	Chang Cheh goes indie	2015-02-18	Simon