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
I Saw The Devil (2010)	Really just unpleasant	2012-11-17	Simon
The Expendables 2 (2012)	Lots of stars, no money left for a script writer?	2013-01-20	Simon
Red Eagle (2010)	Disappointing effort from a usually talented writer/director	2013-02-02	Simon
The Grandmaster (2013)	Incoherent and overblown	2013-04-07	Simon
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword Of Destiny (2016)	Far from worthy of sharing a name with Ang Lee's film	2016-03-01	Simon
Raivu (2014)	Something went horribly wrong here	2020-05-10	Simon
Road To High & Low (2016)	TV series condensed to incoherent 90 minute film	2020-09-26	Simon
The Adventurers (1995)	Quite a mess, but with some big booms	2021-04-17	Simon
Shin Godzilla (2016)	Mostly awful but Godzilla is pretty awesome	2021-05-17	Simon
The Sanctuary (2009)	Uncommonly bad	2021-08-08	Simon
Yokai Girl Kirin (2020)	Low budget and offers little to compensate	2021-08-22	Simon
Operation Mekong (2016)	Empty spectacle	2021-09-11	Simon
Deadly Dream Woman (1992)	Drags for a sub-90 minute film	2022-06-12	Simon
Heroes Shed No Tears (1984)	A real stinker	2022-07-28	Simon
The Assassin (2015)	Pretentious arthouse yawnfest	2023-12-28	Simon
Heaven's Seven (2002)	Not very good	2002-11-15	Simon
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)	Terrible until the last 40 minutes	2006-03-31	Simon
Woman Of Water (2002)	Avoid	2012-05-22	Simon
L: Change The World (2008)	poorly conceived and badly written	2008-02-15	Simon
The Messenger: Joan Of Arc (1999)	Interminable	2002-10-28	Simon
Bullet Wives (2005)	should have been so much better	2012-05-24	Simon
Spider Forest (2004)	Some interesting ideas but not worth watching the film for	2012-05-25	Simon
The Hidden Power Of Dragon Sabre (1983)	Chor Yuen "going through the motions"	2006-02-22	Simon
Blood Brothers (2007)	A bit boring	2008-02-28	Simon
Casino Raiders II (1991)	No relation to CASINO RAIDERS	2001-12-08	Simon
China Strike Force (2000)	Very poor	2004-02-17	Simon
Dance Of The Drunk Mantis (1979)	One for the devoted only	2005-06-17	Simon
The Duel (2000)	Just about passes as entertainment	2006-01-16	Simon
36 Deadly Styles (1980)	Not very good	2004-02-04	Simon
Excessive Force (2002)	Direct-To-Video cheapie	2006-01-04	Simon