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
Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance (2002)	Well crafted and challenging	2003-04-12	Simon
Sympathy For Lady Vengeance (2005)	Not what I expected	2012-11-15	Simon
Sworn Brothers (1987)	contrived and over-melodramatic	2006-01-16	Simon
Swordsman in Double Flag Town (1991)	Bleak and beautiful	2001-09-24	Simon
Swordsman II (1992)	Classic	2005-07-16	Simon
Swordsman At Large (1971)	Pretty decent	2006-04-09	Simon
Swordsman and Enchantress (1978)	Chor Yuen adapts Gu Long once again	2024-04-01	Simon
Swordsman (1990)	A seminal film, unfairly overshadowed by its sequel	2005-07-14	Simon
Sword Stained With Royal Blood (1981)	Excellent fight scenes	2005-01-15	Simon
Sword In The Moon (2003)	Decent attempt at wu xia from South Korea	2005-01-01	Simon
Swift Sword (1980)	Bad, but perhaps enjoyable anyway	2005-08-19	Simon
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)	One of the greatest movies ever made?	2002-03-17	Simon
Suzhou River (2000)	Drifting along	2021-08-03	Simon
Survive Style 5+ (2004)	Gorgeous, whimsical and hyper-stylised	2012-05-22	Simon
Suriyothai (2001)	Flaws aside, it's an impressive movie	2002-05-27	Simon
Super Lady Cop (1992)	Stupid film with amazing action	2023-11-05	Simon
Sunshine Cops (1999)	Great first hour, then goes wrong	2001-05-27	Simon
Summer Breeze Of Love (2002)	Utterly banal	2003-03-07	Simon
Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)	Strange beast, merits a second viewing	2013-06-09	Simon
Sukeban Deka (1987)	Cheesy, violent fun	2005-07-15	Simon
Suicide Circle (2001)	Pretty intense	2003-02-21	Simon
Strange Circus (2005)	Flowers are scars	2020-10-27	Simon
Story Of Ricky (1992)	Completely Mad!	2012-11-02	Simon
Storm Warriors (2009)	Meh	2010-10-26	Simon
Stolen Love (2001)	Clever and unusual	2003-03-07	Simon
Stoker (2013)	Creepy family horror	2013-10-06	Simon
Starship Troopers (1997)	Smart, subversive and gory as hell	2021-05-07	Simon
Star Runner (2003)	Cliched and redundant	2004-07-05	Simon
Stalker (1979)	Visually striking religious allegory	2012-11-30	Simon
Stage Door Johnny (1990)	A mixed bag	2023-08-24	Simon