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
Once Upon A Time In Vietnam (2013)	Nice looking film but all been done before	2020-08-08	Simon
Tom Yum Goong 2 (2013)	Tony Jaa shows he can still kick ass	2014-08-01	Simon
I'm So Excited! (2013)	Almodovar's silliest film in quite a while	2013-09-28	Simon
Judge Archer (2012)	Inscrutable but intriguing	2024-05-01	Simon
Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead (2012)	A better film than it probably needed to be	2021-08-28	Simon
Vampire (2012)	Not a film about a vampire	2020-08-13	Simon
Chinese Zodiac (2012)	Messy but ultimately entertaining	2014-06-22	Simon
The Land Of Hope (2012)	Gently urgent warning about Fukushima	2014-01-05	Simon
Looper (2012)	Relatively coherent time travel thriller	2013-02-14	Simon
Dead Sushi (2012)	Any sushi that sings that good can't be all bad!	2013-01-26	Simon
The Viral Factor (2012)	Better than it ought to be	2012-05-13	Simon
Yakuza Weapon (2011)	Some highlights and some lowlights	2021-07-24	Simon
The Kick (2011)	Slick Thai/Korean crowd pleaser	2012-11-17	Simon
Himizu (2011)	It's tough to be a teenager.	2012-10-24	Simon
Life Without Principle (2011)	To takes on economics	2012-06-14	Simon
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010)	Quite a change of style	2023-02-07	Simon
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)	Santa Claus's dark side	2014-01-03	Simon
Troll Hunter (2010)	Nice special effects save it from being too derivative	2014-01-03	Simon
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010)	Tsui Hark returns to the wu xia genre	2010-12-04	Simon
Bangkok Knockout (2010)	For lovers of action cinema it's a must-see	2010-12-18	Simon
The Tournament (2009)	Good splattery fun	2024-02-09	Simon
Magadheera (2009)	Fun tale of reincarnated lovers	2022-06-06	Simon
High Kick Girl (2009)	Good Karate showcase disguised as a film	2013-03-31	Simon
Overheard (2009)	Stylish thriller that sometimes gets a bit silly	2013-01-28	Simon
Merantau (2009)	Not as good as ONG BAK	2012-10-16	Simon
Vengeance (2009)	Not as good as THE MISSION or EXILED	2010-10-26	Simon
God's Puzzle (2008)	Miike takes on the universe	2015-01-25	Simon
Breathless (2008)	Violence begets violence	2013-07-04	Simon
Tokyo Gore Police (2008)	Possibly the most outrageous film ever made?	2013-04-07	Simon
Hard Revenge Milly (2008)	More Japanese ultra-violence	2010-10-14	Simon