Drama 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
Jigoku (1960)	An interesting and unique movie	2012-05-22	Simon
Visitor Q (2001)	Definitely not a film for the easily offended.	2012-05-22	Simon
Ugetsu (1953)	Recommended	2012-05-22	Simon
The Taste Of Tea (2004)	Something to remind you what films CAN be like	2012-05-22	Simon
True Legend (2010)	Maybe worth a look	2010-12-02	Simon
The Island (1985)	Reasonably entertaining.	2009-09-28	Simon
Cape No. 7 (2008)	Tourism boost for Southern Taiwan	2008-11-08	Simon
Bullet In The Head (1990)	As subtle as the title, but also as intense	2008-07-16	Simon
The Pye Dog (2007)	mediocre, melodramatic and mostly quite dull	2008-06-09	Simon
Blood Brothers (2007)	A bit boring	2008-02-28	Simon
The Drummer (2007)	More enjoyable than I'd expected.	2008-02-24	Simon
The Warlords (2007)	Decent remake of THE BLOOD BROTHERS (1973)	2008-01-26	Simon
Moonlight In Tokyo (2005)	Charming story	2007-09-29	Simon
Simply Actors (2007)	Mildly amusing	2007-09-29	Simon
My Name Is Fame (2006)	A great homage to Hong Kong's cinematic heritage	2007-06-29	Simon
Shanghai Shanghai (1990)	lacks that 'certain something'	2007-05-18	Simon
Japan Sinks (2006)	Will make you wish it had	2007-04-17	Simon
Ah Sou (Mob Sister) (2005)	Starts off well, then shoots its leg off	2007-03-23	Simon
April Snow (2005)	Quiet, realistic look at pain	2007-03-17	Simon
Dragon Creek (1967)	Well crafted, engaging and enjoyable	2007-02-09	Simon
Dead Run (2005)	Bleak but powerful film that is worth a watch	2006-12-18	Simon
Face (Kao) (2000)	fascinating and unpredictable	2006-09-28	Simon
Black Cat's Revenge (1970)	Intriguing mix of styles and moods	2006-08-13	Simon
Isabella (2006)	Quite a change of style	2006-08-05	Simon
The Longest Nite (1998)	More interesting than enjoyable	2006-07-12	Simon
Chicken a la Queen (1990)	Brutal and depressing, but... good	2006-06-23	Simon
Red Sorghum (1987)	Worth a watch	2006-06-06	Simon
Big Bad Sis (1976)	Better than Big Brother Cheng	2006-05-21	Simon
Sons Of Good Earth (1965)	Solid debut from one of cinema's masters	2006-04-24	Simon
First Shot (1993)	Poor	2006-04-16	Simon