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
Battle Royale (2000)	One of the best and most important films ever made	2012-10-24	Simon
Himizu (2011)	It's tough to be a teenager.	2012-10-24	Simon
Merantau (2009)	Not as good as ONG BAK	2012-10-16	Simon
Ong Bak (2003)	Revitalised the martial arts genre	2012-10-16	Simon
Ringu (1998)	It's definitely scary, but why do you want to be scared?	2012-10-15	Simon
The Machine Girl (2008)	Greatest film ever?	2012-10-15	Simon
Audition (1999)	A more sophisticated film than it is given credit for	2012-10-15	Simon
Running On Karma (2003)	Repeat viewings mandatory	2012-10-12	Simon
The Raid: Redemption (2011)	Better than ONG BAK	2012-10-11	Simon
Warriors Two (1978)	Classic showcase of Wing Chun	2012-10-04	Simon
Mr. Vampire (1985)	Genre defining classic	2012-10-02	Simon
Serial Experiments Lain (1998)	Genuinely creepy	2012-09-29	Simon
Spirited Away (2001)	A fine piece of imaginative strangeness	2012-09-29	Simon
Gerd Ma Lui (1984)	Crazy Thai action	2012-09-28	Simon
Spiritual Kung Fu (1978)	No classic but worth a look	2012-08-31	Simon
To Live And Die In TsimShaTsui (1994)	Probably better than it should have been	2012-06-30	Simon
The Dead and The Deadly (1982)	Very enjoyable supernatural action-comedy	2012-06-26	Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind 2 (1990)	Worthy successor	2012-06-22	Simon
A Chinese Odyssey (1995)	Confusing and ambitious	2012-06-18	Simon
Life Without Principle (2011)	To takes on economics	2012-06-14	Simon
Dreaming Lhasa (2007)	Quite enjoyable	2012-06-07	Simon
20:30:40 (2004)	A skillful and subtle movie	2012-06-07	Simon
Chivalrous Legend (1999)	Enjoyable period piece	2012-06-07	Simon
A Bittersweet Life (2005)	Will have to watch it again, might have been in the wrong mood	2012-05-30	Simon
Spider Forest (2004)	Some interesting ideas but not worth watching the film for	2012-05-25	Simon
Shiri (1999)	Liked it more on subsequent viewings	2012-05-25	Simon
She's On Duty (2005)	not much you won't have seen before	2012-05-25	Simon
Shadowless Sword (2005)	Probably a bad film but it's at least kind of pretty	2012-05-25	Simon
Romantic Warriors (2003)	A great "might have been" film	2012-05-25	Simon
One Fine Spring Day (2001)	The converse side of a love story	2012-05-25	Simon