Action 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
A Bittersweet Life (2005)	Will have to watch it again, might have been in the wrong mood	2012-05-30	Simon
A Man Called Tiger (1973)	A fairly typical film of the era	2021-03-25	Simon
Aces Go Places (1982)	Influential action comedy but terribly dated	2021-03-28	Simon
Aces Go Places III (1984)	Lacks the chemistry of its predecessor	2021-04-01	Simon
An Empress and the Warriors (2008)	Feels too much like a "me too!" project	2008-04-02	Simon
Battlefield Baseball (2003)	Interesting curio	2004-09-20	Simon
Black Mask (1996)	Sounds great on paper but doesn't deliver	2021-06-17	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Revenge of Nero (2019)	Remake of BCG with a new cast	2022-12-22	Simon
Body Weapon (1999)	Not a great film, but has some charms	2000-06-30	Simon
Bodyguards And Assassins (2009)	Disappointing	2010-10-26	Simon
Bullets of Justice (2019)	Weird in ways I never imagined a film could be weird	2020-10-21	Simon
Clash (2009)	Cheap and Cheesy	2013-04-08	Simon
Curse Of The Sun (2004)	Bad in a good way, sorta	2012-05-24	Simon
Devil Hunters (1989)	Pretty slapdash	2023-08-31	Simon
Down To Hell (1997)	Interesting curio	2003-06-14	Simon
Easy Money (1987)	For richer or for poorer...	2023-06-18	Simon
Fantasy Mission Force (1983)	Well it's different...	2024-04-08	Simon
Fatal Move (2008)	Clearly inspired by SPL	2008-11-11	Simon
Fatal Termination (1990)	Basically forgettable	2007-04-24	Simon
Game Of Death (1978)	Worse than I remembered	2023-11-04	Simon
Ghost Squad (2018)	Decent idea, shame about the execution	2020-09-18	Simon
Gothic & Lolita Psycho (2010)	Great name, good trailer... that's about it though	2013-05-04	Simon
Haunted Cop Shop (1987)	watchable	2006-05-10	Simon
Hero (Corey Yuen) (1997)	Inferior remake of BOXER FROM SHANTUNG	2013-02-18	Simon
Hit Team (2001)	Disappointing	2001-05-27	Simon
Iceman 3D (2013)	Not as good as the original	2014-07-31	Simon
Iron Angels (1987)	Schizophrenic but fun	2010-11-09	Simon
Kikoku (2003)	Disappointingly generic Yakuza movie from Miike	2005-03-16	Simon
Lethal Ninja (2006)	...read review...	2007-02-04	Simon
Mortuary Blues (1990)	Nothing remarkable	2002-05-22	Simon