Gangster 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
Don (Remake) (2006)	Why remake a classic?	2006-09-28	Simon
Gang Master (1982)	Enjoyable	2006-09-24	Simon
Black Cat's Revenge (1970)	Intriguing mix of styles and moods	2006-08-13	Simon
The Mission (1999)	Masterpiece	2006-07-25	Simon
The Longest Nite (1998)	More interesting than enjoyable	2006-07-12	Simon
Godfather Of Canton (1982)	Watchable, nothing more	2006-06-03	Simon
Big Bad Sis (1976)	Better than Big Brother Cheng	2006-05-21	Simon
Man Of Iron (1972)	Solid Chen Kuan-Tai vehicle	2006-05-06	Simon
Election (2005)	Enigmatic	2006-01-18	Simon
Sworn Brothers (1987)	contrived and over-melodramatic	2006-01-16	Simon
Colour Of The Truth (2003)	Excellent crime thriller	2006-01-08	Simon
Shanghai Triad (1995)	Visually stunning	2006-01-08	Simon
A Hero Never Dies (1998)	A masterful work from Johnnie To	2006-01-08	Simon
Yakuza Deka II (1970)	Exceedingly silly	2005-09-28	Simon
Yakuza Deka (1970)	Fun 70's camp	2005-09-28	Simon
Colour Of The Loyalty (2005)	Three Colours Abstract?	2005-07-31	Simon
Kikoku (2003)	Disappointingly generic Yakuza movie from Miike	2005-03-16	Simon
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)	a love song to kung fu films	2005-02-25	Simon
Mokpo: Gangster’s Paradise (2004)	Just about worth watching	2004-09-29	Simon
Jiang Hu (2004)	Interesting, if somewhat compromised	2004-07-14	Simon
One Nite In Mongkok (2004)	Skillfully woven tale	2004-06-12	Simon
Gozu (2003)	Wonderful creativity	2004-06-05	Simon
Enter The Phoenix (2004)	Gay Triad Comedy with wacky action = a winner	2004-04-15	Simon
Chinatown Kid (1977)	Great piece of 70's action	2004-02-26	Simon
Big Brother Cheng (1975)	Sequel to The Teahouse	2004-01-19	Simon
My Wife Is A Gangster II (2003)	Sequel that completely misses the charms of the original	2004-01-12	Simon
Don (1978)	Sweet!	2003-09-25	Simon
Pukar (1983)	a pretty watchable 160 minutes	2003-05-24	Simon
Time And Tide (2000)	Classic film	2003-05-13	Simon
Graveyard Of Honour (Miike) (2002)	I'd hoped for something more	2003-03-15	Simon