Reviews from Thailand

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
Yaowarat (2003)	a passable diversion	2012-05-25	Simon
Tom Yum Goong 2 (2013)	Tony Jaa shows he can still kick ass	2014-08-01	Simon
Tom Yum Goong (2005)	Step down from Ong Bak	2012-05-25	Simon
The Whole Truth (2021)	Totally pointless	2021-12-12	Simon
The Sister-In-Law (1991)	a fairly solid drama	2012-05-25	Simon
The Sanctuary (2009)	Uncommonly bad	2021-08-08	Simon
The Kick (2011)	Slick Thai/Korean crowd pleaser	2012-11-17	Simon
The Elephant Keeper (1987)	The movie that made me move to Thailand	2012-05-24	Simon
The Citizen (1977)	Interesting but not all that good	2021-07-11	Simon
The Bodyguard (2004)	...read review...	2012-05-24	Simon
Tears Of The Black Tiger (2000)	Loved it!	2002-05-04	Simon
Teacher Somsri (1985)	Pretty good but not a must-see	2012-05-25	Simon
Suriyothai (2001)	Flaws aside, it's an impressive movie	2002-05-27	Simon
Spirited Killer (1994)	a guilty pleasure	2012-05-25	Simon
Sia Dai (1994)	Harrowing	2003-03-09	Simon
SARS Wars (2004)	Fun zombie spoof	2005-10-22	Simon
Samui Song (2017)	Tries too hard to confound the audience	2021-08-15	Simon
Red Eagle (2010)	Disappointing effort from a usually talented writer/director	2013-02-02	Simon
Only God Forgives (2013)	Pretentious and tedious	2014-01-02	Simon
Ong Bak 3 (2010)	Reduced in scale and ambition, but brings closure	2021-07-26	Simon
Ong Bak 2 (2008)	Due for a reappraisal	2021-07-26	Simon
Ong Bak (2003)	Still one of the all time greats	2021-07-10	Simon
Ong Bak (2003)	Revitalised the martial arts genre	2012-10-16	Simon
Nothing To Lose (1+1=0) (2002)	Recommended	2003-04-28	Simon
Nang Nak (2000)	Definite recommendation	2012-05-25	Simon
Muay Thai - Nai Khanom Thom (2003)	Very bad	2003-06-12	Simon
Monrak Transistor (2001)	Beautifully crafted and original movie	2002-10-25	Simon
Last Life in the Universe (2003)	A more conventionally arthouse film than the director's earlier work	2021-06-27	Simon
Kunpan - Legend of the Warlord (2002)	Well, I don't recommend not watching	2012-05-25	Simon
Krai Thong (2001)	Bad but not a complete waste of money or time	2012-05-25	Simon