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 Avenging Eagle (1978)	One of the better Shaw Brothers martial arts films	2012-12-29	Simon
Like A Dragon (2007)	Miike finds another fresh way to take on the Yakuza genre	2012-12-05	Simon
Last Hero In China (1993)	An irreverent addition to the Wong Fei Hung canon	2012-11-24	Simon
What Have I Done To Deserve This? (1984)	Possibly the first film I ever really liked!	2012-11-18	Simon
Fight Back To School (1991)	Slick, shallow and silly Stephen Chiau vehicle	2012-11-12	Simon
Raining In The Mountain (1979)	Sumptuous exploration of Buddhist philosophy	2012-11-12	Simon
War Of The Arrows (2011)	Nice looking period action film	2012-11-09	Simon
Story Of Ricky (1992)	Completely Mad!	2012-11-02	Simon
Mr. Vampire (1985)	Genre defining classic	2012-10-02	Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind 2 (1990)	Worthy successor	2012-06-22	Simon
The Duelist (2005)	a very enjoyable piece of cinema	2012-05-25	Simon
Appleseed (2004)	A popcorn film, but a good one	2012-05-22	Simon
Karate Bear Fighter (1975)	Chiba is on peak form	2012-05-22	Simon
Female Yakuza Tale (1973)	...read review...	2012-05-21	Simon
White Vengeance (2011)	Gorgeous production with interesting characters and plot	2012-04-23	Simon
Intruder (1997)	1997 anxieties made flesh	2012-04-21	Simon
Wu Xia (2011)	Fresh and well executed	2012-01-06	Simon
Shaolin (2011)	nicely made	2011-12-19	Simon
Little Big Soldier (2009)	Well worth a look.	2010-11-10	Simon
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)	not as tight as the original	2010-11-09	Simon
Flash Point (2007)	Hard boiled	2010-10-26	Simon
Taxi (1998)	Fun action comedy	2010-10-15	Simon
Sparrow (2008)	Johnnie To continues to forge his unique style	2008-11-08	Simon
Mad Detective (2007)	Stylish, unique and entertaining	2008-02-26	Simon
A Warrior's Tragedy (1993)	Delirious & visually impressive wuxia piece	2008-02-26	Simon
Kung Fu Dunk (2008)	Slick crowd-pleaser	2008-02-08	Simon
My Name Is Fame (2006)	A great homage to Hong Kong's cinematic heritage	2007-06-29	Simon
The Swift Knight (1971)	A cut above average	2007-06-19	Simon
The Black Tavern (1972)	Great inn-based wu xia	2007-06-11	Simon
Protege (2007)	Sure to be considered one of 2007's best HK films	2007-06-09	Simon