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 Kick (2011)	Slick Thai/Korean crowd pleaser	2012-11-17	Simon
The Jade-Faced Assassin (1971)	Great story with charming lead	2006-02-26	Simon
The Jade Raksha (1968)	Enjoyable Cheng Pei-Pei vehicle	2007-02-26	Simon
The Jade Bow (1966)	Not a bad effort	2003-04-05	Simon
The Isle (2000)	Challenges the audience to work for their reward	2002-03-17	Simon
The Island (1985)	Reasonably entertaining.	2009-09-28	Simon
The Invincible Sword (1971)	Fairly cookie cutter tale of heroic swordsmen	2012-11-23	Simon
The Invincible Fist (1969)	Above average	2005-05-29	Simon
The Inspector Wears Skirts II (1989)	Not very good	2007-08-30	Simon
The Inspector Wears Skirts (1988)	Bit of a wasted opportunity	2002-07-29	Simon
The Incorruptible (1993)	Watchable	2006-05-08	Simon
The Imposter (1975)	A definite cut above the average	2006-06-07	Simon
The Idiots (1998)	Not just empty provocation	2023-12-18	Simon
The House Of 72 Tenants (1973)	Unbearable	2004-01-19	Simon
The Hot, The Cool And The Vicious (1976)	The Hot, The Cool & The Average	2003-05-10	Simon
The Host (2006)	Quirky monster movie with added social commentary	2021-05-16	Simon
The Himalayan (1976)	A decent slice of old-school action	2008-12-05	Simon
The Hidden Power Of Dragon Sabre (1983)	Chor Yuen "going through the motions"	2006-02-22	Simon
The Hidden Fortress (1958)	Beautifully filmed	2021-11-14	Simon
The Heroic Trio (1993)	Stylish and beautiful	2002-12-01	Simon
The Heroic Ones (1970)	Probably seemed better at the time than it does now	2003-01-05	Simon
The Happenings (1980)	Decent enough delinquents film	2023-05-14	Simon
The Guys From Paradise (2000)	Further confirmation of Miike's extraordinary film-making talent	2003-06-23	Simon
The Great Yokai War (2005)	Miike unleashes his imagination in less deviant lands	2005-11-13	Simon
The Grandmaster (2013)	Incoherent and overblown	2013-04-07	Simon
The Grand Passion (1970)	Lacking that touch of zen	2023-03-03	Simon
The Good, The Bad & The Beauty (1988)	Good, violent action-comedy	2006-06-01	Simon
The Golden Sword (1969)	Decent wu xia film	2004-11-16	Simon
The Golden Seal (1971)	Nice wu xia pian	2006-10-09	Simon
The Golden Lion (1975)	a very entertaining watch	2007-10-08	Simon