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 World Without Thieves (2004)	Recommended	2006-01-08	Simon
Victim (1999)	A welcome return to the fold	2006-01-08	Simon
Throw Down (2004)	Worthy effort but why Louis Koo?	2006-01-08	Simon
The Flying Dagger (1969)	Solid swordplay film	2006-01-08	Simon
Shanghai Triad (1995)	Visually stunning	2006-01-08	Simon
Royal Tramp I&II (1992)	Entertaining wu xia spoof	2006-01-07	Simon
Rave Fever (1999)	clever, multi-threaded and non-linear	2006-01-07	Simon
Purple Storm (1999)	slick, high-budget action film	2006-01-07	Simon
Flirting Scholar (1993)	Very funny	2006-01-07	Simon
Demon Of The Lute (1983)	Great fun comic-book wuxia	2006-01-02	Simon
New One-Armed Swordsman (1971)	Solid martial arts film	2005-12-29	Simon
Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman (1969)	A pretty worthy film	2005-12-29	Simon
Deaf-Mute Heroine (1971)	Good, bloody fun	2005-12-18	Simon
Seven Swords (2005)	Good, but I assume the 4hr cut would be better!	2005-10-21	Simon
Hidden Heroes (2004)	Entertaining	2005-10-13	Simon
Born To Fight (2004)	New levels of absurd action	2005-10-12	Simon
Outlaw Brothers (1990)	Great 80's martial arts/action/comedy	2005-10-04	Simon
Legend Of The Fox (1980)	Great, once it gets going	2005-09-25	Simon
Winners And Sinners (1983)	A very funny film	2005-08-23	Simon
Roningai (1990)	Gently paced but ultimately satisfying samurai film	2005-08-18	Simon
Iceman Cometh (1989)	Essential for fans of Yuen Biao or Yuen Wah	2005-08-08	Simon
Crying Fist (2005)	Crying Audience	2005-07-31	Simon
Women On The Run (1993)	Overlooked minor-classic	2005-07-17	Simon
Days of Being Wild (1990)	Beautiful but perhaps a little boring	2005-07-17	Simon
Sukeban Deka (1987)	Cheesy, violent fun	2005-07-15	Simon
Memories Of Murder (2003)	Engrossing and enjoyable	2005-06-12	Simon
The Way To Fight (1996)	Enjoyable low-key drama	2005-06-12	Simon
King Cat (1967)	Impressive	2005-06-09	Simon
Banlieue 13 (2004)	Great ACTION film (don't go looking for deep plot)	2005-04-13	Simon
Bang Rajan (2000)	Slightly messy but dramatic and gory epic	2005-02-28	Simon