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
Taoist Priest (2021)	It's the 21st century mainland friendly Mr. Vampire	2021-03-08	Simon
The Swordsman (2020)	Straightforward but satisfying entertainment	2021-03-02	Simon
The Prey (2019)	Tightly executed take on the human hunt	2020-08-25	Simon
Call of Heroes (2016)	Justice only exists if it is maintained	2020-08-24	Simon
Once Upon A Time In Vietnam (2013)	Nice looking film but all been done before	2020-08-08	Simon
Dangerous Encounter - 1st Kind (1980)	Controversial	2020-08-02	Simon
Double World (2020)	Big budget epic fantasy	2020-07-26	Simon
Eastern Condors (1987)	Sammo Hung goes to war	2020-06-29	Simon
God Of Gamblers III : Back To Shanghai (1991)	Almost no gambling, but lots of silly comedy	2020-06-21	Simon
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)	Some creative fight choreography	2020-06-16	Simon
Girl's Blood (2014)	Largely inexplicable fusion of elements but somehow it works	2019-11-16	Simon
Kung Fu Jungle (2014)	Martial arts are for killing	2015-03-11	Simon
Tom Yum Goong 2 (2013)	Tony Jaa shows he can still kick ass	2014-08-01	Simon
Chinese Zodiac (2012)	Messy but ultimately entertaining	2014-06-22	Simon
Tokyo Gore Police (2008)	Possibly the most outrageous film ever made?	2013-04-07	Simon
High Kick Girl (2009)	Good Karate showcase disguised as a film	2013-03-31	Simon
Looper (2012)	Relatively coherent time travel thriller	2013-02-14	Simon
Overheard (2009)	Stylish thriller that sometimes gets a bit silly	2013-01-28	Simon
Dead Sushi (2012)	Any sushi that sings that good can't be all bad!	2013-01-26	Simon
We're Going To Eat You (1980)	Darkly amusing kung fu horror	2012-11-27	Simon
The Kick (2011)	Slick Thai/Korean crowd pleaser	2012-11-17	Simon
Nowhere to Hide (1999)	Nothing but style	2012-10-25	Simon
Merantau (2009)	Not as good as ONG BAK	2012-10-16	Simon
Gerd Ma Lui (1984)	Crazy Thai action	2012-09-28	Simon
To Live And Die In TsimShaTsui (1994)	Probably better than it should have been	2012-06-30	Simon
The Dead and The Deadly (1982)	Very enjoyable supernatural action-comedy	2012-06-26	Simon
Shiri (1999)	Liked it more on subsequent viewings	2012-05-25	Simon
Tom Yum Goong (2005)	Step down from Ong Bak	2012-05-25	Simon
Goodman Town (2002)	Quite fun and unique	2012-05-24	Simon
Death Trance (2006)	Similar to Versus but not as good	2012-05-22	Simon