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 Better Tomorrow II (1987)	not as tight as the original	2010-11-09	Simon
A Bittersweet Life (2005)	Yeah, I needed to watch it again	2023-09-01	Simon
A Taste of Killing and Romance (1994)	Very stylish, definitely above average	2002-05-24	Simon
A War Named Desire (2000)	Stylish gangster tale	2013-01-13	Simon
A World Without Thieves (2004)	Recommended	2006-01-08	Simon
Aalavandhan (2001)	A well made, unique and very enjoyable film	2004-06-13	Simon
Aces Go Places II (1983)	Improves on the original in just about every way	2021-03-30	Simon
All For The Winner (1990)	Great Stephen Chiau movie	2002-02-03	Simon
Angel Terminators 2 (1993)	Girls With Guns And Attitude	2022-09-03	Simon
Appleseed (2004)	A popcorn film, but a good one	2012-05-22	Simon
Assault On Wall Street (2013)	The redemption of Uwe Boll	2014-12-27	Simon
Avalon (2001)	Unique aesthetic experience	2002-03-17	Simon
Baby Assassins 2 (2023)	Another adorable slice of assassination	2024-03-02	Simon
Bad Taste (1987)	The bastards have landed	2021-05-28	Simon
Bang Rajan (2000)	Slightly messy but dramatic and gory epic	2005-02-28	Simon
Banlieue 13 (2004)	Great ACTION film (don't go looking for deep plot)	2005-04-13	Simon
Beyond Hypothermia (1996)	A promising start for Milkyway Image	2023-06-19	Simon
Black Cat's Revenge (1970)	Intriguing mix of styles and moods	2006-08-13	Simon
Black Panther Warriors (1993)	Buy it... it's a work of genius!	2002-04-06	Simon
Born To Fight (2004)	New levels of absurd action	2005-10-12	Simon
Bring Me The Head Of The Machine Gun Woman (2012)	Great fun, Chilean Grindhouse style	2021-07-28	Simon
Brothers From The Walled City (1982)	Grungy and nihilistic depiction of Hong Kong's criminal underworld	2021-07-04	Simon
Can't Live Without Robbery (2003)	Highly recommended!	2004-09-23	Simon
Chinatown Kid (1977)	Great piece of 70's action	2004-02-26	Simon
Coolie Killer (1982)	Dark, violent landmark action movie	2001-07-18	Simon
Crying Fist (2005)	Crying Audience	2005-07-31	Simon
Dangan Runner (1996)	Absurdity becomes transcendence	2021-03-11	Simon
Deadend of Besiegers (1992)	Refreshing, quite a gem	2001-06-13	Simon
Dog Bite Dog (2006)	Refreshingly Bleak	2006-11-28	Simon
Dog Soldiers (2002)	The dog soldier's bollocks	2021-08-16	Simon