Reviews of films released in 1984

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
Kids From Shaolin (1984)	Jet Li's second film is goofier but ends with a bang	2024-03-24	Simon
The Element of Crime (1984)	Fascinating and frustrating	2023-11-22	Simon
Secret Service Of The Imperial Court (1984)	Goes hard	2023-01-15	Simon
Heroes Shed No Tears (1984)	A real stinker	2022-07-28	Simon
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)	Ferocious!	2021-07-05	Simon
Aces Go Places III (1984)	Lacks the chemistry of its predecessor	2021-04-01	Simon
Shanghai Blues (1984)	Zany comedy with a human heart	2020-07-13	Simon
Long Road To Gallantry (1984)	Fun but slight wu xia from Shaw Brothers' autumn years	2019-11-17	Simon
Shanghai 13 (1984)	Chang Cheh goes indie	2015-02-18	Simon
What Have I Done To Deserve This? (1984)	Possibly the first film I ever really liked!	2012-11-18	Simon
Gerd Ma Lui (1984)	Crazy Thai action	2012-09-28	Simon
Opium And The Kung-Fu Master (1984)	not awful, but not that great either	2007-03-01	Simon
Wheels On Meals (1984)	Classic of the era	2006-04-12	Simon
Return Of Bastard Swordsman (1984)	Enjoyably daft	2006-01-12	Simon
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984)	DVD missing nearly half the film?	2004-10-12	Simon
New Tales Of The Flying Fox (1984)	FUN	2004-03-10	Simon
Lust from Love of a Chinese Courtesan (1984)	Trashier remake of INTIMATE CONFESSIONS	2004-03-10	Simon
Nausicaa: Valley Of The Wind (1984)	A wonderful movie	2002-05-05	Simon
Happy Ghost (1984)	Happy viewer	2002-03-22	Simon
Taoism Drunkard (1984)	Totally insane!	2002-03-22	Simon
Hong Kong 1941 (1984)	Excellent drama with great performances	2001-11-29	Simon
Drunken Tai Chi (1984)	Semi-old school, quite enjoyable	2001-05-27	Simon