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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
Fearless (2006) Career highs all round 2006-03-29 Simon
The Executioner II (1974) Seems not to have understand why we liked the original! 2006-03-25 Simon
Kekexili (Mountain Patrol) (2004) Simple but effective cinema 2006-03-21 Simon
Operation Billionaires (1998) largely pointless 2006-03-20 Simon
Parineeta (2005) Some great bits spoilt by some ultra-corny bits 2006-03-19 Simon
Kaante (2002) Could have been something more 2006-03-18 Simon
The Streetfighter's Last Revenge (1974) Continues the downhill trend of the series 2006-03-15 Simon
Return Of The Streetfighter (1974) Neither as gory or as good as the original 2006-03-14 Simon
Legend Of The Dragon (1991) Lower rung Chiau, but passable 2006-03-11 Simon
City On Fire (1987) One of the classics 2006-03-09 Simon
The Executioner (1974) Remember it's a ninja film and enjoy it! 2006-03-05 Simon
The Negotiator (Koshonin) (2003) Good, but not one of Miike's best 2006-03-03 Simon
Scared Stiff (1987) Just go with the flow 2006-03-02 Simon
Karate Girls (2003) Mostly harmless 2006-03-02 Simon
The 14 Amazons (1972) Classic epic 2006-02-27 Simon
The Jade-Faced Assassin (1971) Great story with charming lead 2006-02-26 Simon
The Hidden Power Of Dragon Sabre (1983) Chor Yuen "going through the motions" 2006-02-22 Simon
His Name Is Nobody (1979) Worth a watch 2006-02-14 Simon
Rivals Of Kung Fu (1974) Dull Wong Fei Hung film 2006-02-10 Simon
Funky Forest - The First Contact (2005) Maybe the strangest film I've seen 2006-02-09 Simon
Hanging Garden (2005) Complex and rich, defying easy description or summary 2006-02-09 Simon
Casablanca (1942) It's a classic, no question there 2006-02-05 Simon
Yamakasi 2: The Great Challenge (2004) Love the stars, hate the director 2006-02-03 Simon
The Proud Youth (1978) A decent film, but not remarkable 2006-02-02 Simon
The Myth (2005) Over-reaches in places, but surprisingly good overall 2006-01-31 Simon
Hard Boiled (1992) Justifiably lauded 2006-01-31 Simon
The Transporter 2 (2005) Almost like a Hong Kong action movie 2006-01-29 Simon
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl (1981) A minor revelation 2006-01-24 Simon
Yamakasi: The Modern Samurai (2001) Fails to realise the potential of Parkour 2006-01-23 Simon
Kill! (1968) Kept me entertained from start to finish 2006-01-23 Simon

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