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
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
Monrak Transistor (2001)	Beautifully crafted and original movie	2002-10-25	Simon
The Elephant Keeper (1987)	The movie that made me move to Thailand	2012-05-24	Simon
Last Life in the Universe (2003)	A more conventionally arthouse film than the director's earlier work	2021-06-27	Simon
6ixtynin9 (1999)	Black comedy masterpiece	2020-09-06	Simon
Gunman (1978)	Just a really well told story	2002-05-23	Simon
Bangkok Loco (2004)	Quirky and creative	2012-05-24	Simon
Jan Dara (2001)	Is tragic erotica a new genre?	2002-07-21	Simon
Tears Of The Black Tiger (2000)	Loved it!	2002-05-04	Simon
Dang Bireley's Young Gangsters (1997)	Very well made gangster tale	2002-06-07	Simon
Ahimsa: Stop to Run (2005)	Running into karma	2021-07-28	Simon
Ong Bak 2 (2008)	Due for a reappraisal	2021-07-26	Simon
Citizen Dog (2004)	Thailand's answer to AMELIE	2005-01-12	Simon
Born To Fight (2004)	New levels of absurd action	2005-10-12	Simon
Khunsuk (2003)	A very worthy historical epic	2003-10-12	Simon
Sia Dai (1994)	Harrowing	2003-03-09	Simon
Nothing To Lose (1+1=0) (2002)	Recommended	2003-04-28	Simon
Bang Rajan (2000)	Slightly messy but dramatic and gory epic	2005-02-28	Simon
Invisible Waves (2006)	I like the feeling that the sea isn't judging me	2021-07-13	Simon
Fun Bar Karaoke (1997)	...read review...	2020-09-27	Simon
Tom Yum Goong 2 (2013)	Tony Jaa shows he can still kick ass	2014-08-01	Simon
The Kick (2011)	Slick Thai/Korean crowd pleaser	2012-11-17	Simon
SARS Wars (2004)	Fun zombie spoof	2005-10-22	Simon
303 Fear Faith Revenge (1999)	Good looking horror film	2003-04-29	Simon
Gerd Ma Lui (1984)	Crazy Thai action	2012-09-28	Simon
Tom Yum Goong (2005)	Step down from Ong Bak	2012-05-25	Simon
Suriyothai (2001)	Flaws aside, it's an impressive movie	2002-05-27	Simon
The Sister-In-Law (1991)	a fairly solid drama	2012-05-25	Simon
Teacher Somsri (1985)	Pretty good but not a must-see	2012-05-25	Simon