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
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)	cash-in with more comedy (but less funny)	2005-06-28	Simon
A Massacre Survivor (1979)	...read review...	2024-01-04	Simon
Accident (2009)	Interesting premise that fails to convince	2020-05-22	Simon
Aces Go Places V (1989)	Aces have mostly gone to other places by this point	2021-04-10	Simon
All Men Are Brothers (1973)	Less fun than I remembered	2023-10-01	Simon
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984)	DVD missing nearly half the film?	2004-10-12	Simon
Angel Enforcers (1989)	Messy but delivers the essentials	2023-09-15	Simon
Arhats In Fury (1985)	Decent mainland wushu film	2006-01-15	Simon
As Luck Would Have It (2011)	Non-essential	2022-05-19	Simon
Bakery Amour (2001)	Pleasant without being particularly exciting	2001-10-21	Simon
Ballistic Kiss (1998)	Stylish but cliched and pretentious	2004-10-16	Simon
Bamboo House Of Dolls (1973)	covers all the bases	2005-02-13	Simon
Before We Vanish (2017)	Interesting concept but rather sterile execution	2021-03-06	Simon
Beggar So (1993)	Lesser addition to Wong Fei Hung canon	2001-07-27	Simon
Black Butterfly (1968)	A decent if unremarkable late 60's wuxia	2021-05-10	Simon
Black Magic (1975)	Decent enough horror/exploitation film	2004-02-25	Simon
Blind Detective (2013)	A glorious mess of a film	2014-01-03	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Giko Awakens (2019)	Continues/concludes the BCG story	2022-12-22	Simon
Broken Embraces (2009)	One of Almodóvar's more grown up films	2022-01-12	Simon
Brotherhood Of The Wolf (2001)	Rambles on	2002-06-07	Simon
Bullet & Brain (2007)	Cheap & Cheerful	2008-02-18	Simon
Cat Vs. Rat (1982)	Great fights	2005-05-07	Simon
Choi Lee Fat Kung Fu (1979)	Great kung fu, lame comedy, no plot	2007-04-25	Simon
Cliff Walkers (2021)	Solid spy propaganda	2024-01-27	Simon
Cradle 2 The Grave (2003)	Pretty poor	2003-02-28	Simon
Crows Explode (2014)	A slight improvement	2022-11-28	Simon
Cub Tiger From Kwangtung (1973)	Actually quite good	2008-07-16	Simon
Deadball (2011)	Splattery and demented, but not as good as it could be	2013-01-25	Simon
Death Duel (1977)	Lesser Chor Yuen/Gu Long work	2003-03-29	Simon
Death Duel of Kung Fu (1979)	Fair	2001-10-21	Simon