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
Hi, Dharma 2 - Showdown In Seoul (2005)	vapid and tired	2012-05-25	Simon
The Duelist (2005)	a very enjoyable piece of cinema	2012-05-25	Simon
April Snow (2005)	Quiet, realistic look at pain	2007-03-17	Simon
A Bittersweet Life (2005)	Will have to watch it again, might have been in the wrong mood	2012-05-30	Simon
Tom Yum Goong (2005)	Step down from Ong Bak	2012-05-25	Simon
Hitman File (2005)	Confusing	2012-05-25	Simon
Bullet Wives (2005)	should have been so much better	2012-05-24	Simon
Crying Fist (2005)	Crying Audience	2005-07-31	Simon
Parineeta (2005)	Some great bits spoilt by some ultra-corny bits	2006-03-19	Simon
The Great Yokai War (2005)	Miike unleashes his imagination in less deviant lands	2005-11-13	Simon
The Neighbour No. 13 (2005)	just so much meaningless violence, really.	2012-05-22	Simon
Funky Forest - The First Contact (2005)	Maybe the strangest film I've seen	2006-02-09	Simon
Cromartie High - The Movie (2005)	Weird, but not good	2012-05-21	Simon
Hanging Garden (2005)	Complex and rich, defying easy description or summary	2006-02-09	Simon
Dead Run (2005)	Bleak but powerful film that is worth a watch	2006-12-18	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	Simon
Breaking News (2004)	...read review...	2022-09-07	Simon
Bad Education (2004)	A film for lovers of film	2022-04-14	Simon
Vital (2004)	An unclassifiable enigma	2021-07-06	Simon
Hana and Alice (2004)	...read review...	2020-08-11	Simon
Arahan (2004)	Urban martial arts action	2020-07-04	Simon
3-Iron (2004)	How to disappear completely	2020-06-13	Simon
Banlieue 13 (2004)	Great ACTION film (don't go looking for deep plot)	2005-04-13	Simon
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring (2004)	Pretty	2004-12-12	Simon
Ghost House (2004)	Pleasant enough	2004-11-11	Simon
One Nite In Mongkok (2004)	Skillfully woven tale	2004-06-12	Simon
Citizen Dog (2004)	Thailand's answer to AMELIE	2005-01-12	Simon
SARS Wars (2004)	Fun zombie spoof	2005-10-22	Simon
Born To Fight (2004)	New levels of absurd action	2005-10-12	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	Beautiful to look at	2004-10-12	Simon