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
Nightmares In Precinct 7 (2001)	Not really a horror movie, but a good thriller	2002-02-17	Simon
Ninja In The Dragon's Den (1982)	A lot of fun	2002-05-11	Simon
Nowhere to Hide (1999)	Nothing but style	2012-10-25	Simon
Ode To Gallantry (1982)	Good story, a bit short on fights	2005-08-15	Simon
Okinawa Yakuza War (1976)	A strong but predictable Yakuza film	2024-04-21	Simon
Once Upon A Time In Vietnam (2013)	Nice looking film but all been done before	2020-08-08	Simon
Out Of The Dark (1995)	An atypical Stephen Chiau film	2002-02-12	Simon
Overheard (2009)	Stylish thriller that sometimes gets a bit silly	2013-01-28	Simon
Painted Skin 2008 (2008)	Well acted and quite enjoyable	2008-12-08	Simon
Pepi, Luci, Bom (1980)	Amateurish but definitely a statement of intent	2022-02-10	Simon
Perils Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1982)	Pretty and good fun, but inconsequential	2023-06-05	Simon
Pornostar (1998)	Quite a surreal but stylish debut	2021-11-12	Simon
Portrait In Crystal (1983)	Fun fantasy wu xia, 80's style	2007-05-24	Simon
Princess Iron Fan (1966)	More monkey magic	2004-01-19	Simon
Project S (1993)	Decent cops & robbers banger	2021-12-18	Simon
Pukar (1983)	a pretty watchable 160 minutes	2003-05-24	Simon
Pursuit of Vengeance (1977)	Pretty good stuff!	2007-08-18	Simon
Rape Of The Sword (1967)	A short film... but a good one	2007-04-24	Simon
Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead (2012)	A better film than it probably needed to be	2021-08-28	Simon
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)	Santa Claus's dark side	2014-01-03	Simon
Rendezvous With Death (1980)	Sun Chung gets it right again	2007-01-28	Simon
Return Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1981)	Another pretty wu-xia from Chor Yuen	2005-11-15	Simon
Return Of The Streetfighter (1974)	Neither as gory or as good as the original	2006-03-14	Simon
Ride On (2023)	Glory fades	2023-10-12	Simon
Rise of the Machine Girls (2019)	A fun throwback to the Golden Age of Japanese Splatter	2022-05-21	Simon
Rob-B-Hood (2006)	Decent enough action-comedy	2006-12-12	Simon
Robotrix (1991)	Total trash, but fun	2006-08-02	Simon
Rumble In The Bronx (1995)	One of the last really memorable Jackie films	2005-10-25	Simon
Runaway (2001)	Dante Lam returns to less conventional territory	2002-03-21	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)	Good if not quite great conclusion	2021-06-17	Simon