Reviews from Hong Kong

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
Forbidden City Cop (1996)	One of the best Stephen Chiau films of the 1990's	2021-12-12	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China IV (1993)	The low point of the series	2021-12-04	Simon
The Magnificent Trio (1966)	Deserves more appreciation	2021-11-29	Simon
Hand Of Death (1976)	Largely forgettable Shaolin story	2021-11-13	Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970)	Not quite as impressive as I remembered	2021-11-07	Simon
Hail The Judge (1994)	A few good scenes but suffers in translation	2021-09-21	Simon
Millionaires' Express (1986)	Sammo really went all-out on this one	2021-09-19	Simon
Web Of Death (1976)	Goofy but entertaining	2021-08-08	Simon
Golden Swallow (1968)	Chang Cheh brings his own style to Come Drink With Me sequel	2021-08-01	Simon
One-Armed Swordsman (1967)	One of the pillars of martial arts cinema	2021-07-18	Simon
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)	Ferocious!	2021-07-05	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
The Magic Blade (1976)	One of the best Gu Long adaptations	2021-06-07	Simon
Bells Of Death (1968)	Simple but effective story of revenge	2021-06-06	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
Have Sword, Will Travel (1969)	Chang Cheh in wuxia mode	2021-04-12	Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972)	One of the highlights of the Shaw Brothers catalogue	2021-04-01	Simon
The Shadow Boxing (1979)	Corpses don't pee	2021-03-27	Simon
Taoist Priest (2021)	It's the 21st century mainland friendly Mr. Vampire	2021-03-08	Simon
Snake And Crane Arts Of Shaolin (1978)	Great final reel but the rest is trash	2021-02-26	Simon
The Brave Archer (1977)	Barebones adaptation of the Condor Heroes novels	2020-09-27	Simon
Drunken Master II (1994)	One of the best martial arts films	2020-09-05	Simon
Call of Heroes (2016)	Justice only exists if it is maintained	2020-08-24	Simon
The Butterfly Murders (1979)	Tsui Hark's first film	2020-08-17	Simon
The Delightful Forest (1972)	Solid Ti Lung vehicle	2020-08-03	Simon
The Dragon Tamers (1975)	Fine, I guess	2020-07-28	Simon
Shanghai Blues (1984)	Zany comedy with a human heart	2020-07-13	Simon