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
The Magnificent Trio (1966)	Deserves more appreciation	2021-11-29	Simon
Jamon Jamon (1992)	...read review...	2021-11-27	Simon
Helldriver (2010)	Epic and deranged	2021-11-21	Simon
The Hidden Fortress (1958)	Beautifully filmed	2021-11-14	Simon
The Bar (2017)	Probably the weakest Alex De-la Iglesia film	2021-11-13	Simon
Hand Of Death (1976)	Largely forgettable Shaolin story	2021-11-13	Simon
Pornostar (1998)	Quite a surreal but stylish debut	2021-11-12	Simon
Dark Habits (1983)	...read review...	2021-11-11	Simon
Crows Zero (2007)	Rather unexciting	2021-11-08	Simon
Twelve Gold Medallions (1970)	Not quite as impressive as I remembered	2021-11-07	Simon
All About My Mother (1999)	Extraordinary	2021-11-03	Simon
Sanak (2021)	Die Hard in a hospital	2021-11-02	Simon
Graveyard Of Honour (Miike) (2002)	Less interesting than Fukasaku's original	2021-10-05	Simon
The Raid 2 (2014)	Amazing action, but bloated and cliched	2021-10-03	Simon
Graveyard of Honour (Fukasaku) (1975)	A reminder that Yakuza are generally not nice people	2021-10-03	Simon
Shaolin Soccer (2001)	Stephen Chiau achieves transcendence	2021-10-03	Simon
Jam (2018)	A bit of a Sabu throwback	2021-09-29	Simon
Snake In The Eagle's Shadow (1978)	One of the first kung fu comedies, and one of the best	2021-09-25	Simon
Samurai Reincarnation (1981)	Sounds more fun than it actually is	2021-09-25	Simon
Han Gong-ju (2013)	All the more potent for being understated	2021-09-22	Simon
Hail The Judge (1994)	A few good scenes but suffers in translation	2021-09-21	Simon
Doomsday (2008)	Very uneven but has some fun moments	2021-09-19	Simon
Millionaires' Express (1986)	Sammo really went all-out on this one	2021-09-19	Simon
Punk Samurai Slash Down (2018)	The most bonkers film I've seen in a while	2021-09-18	Simon
Crimen Ferpecto (2004)	Lightweight and accessible De-la Iglesia	2021-09-18	Simon
Expect The Unexpected (1998)	Expect a challenging and thoughtful film	2021-09-12	Simon
Operation Mekong (2016)	Empty spectacle	2021-09-11	Simon
Erotic Ghost Story (1990)	Barely delivers what the title promises	2021-09-02	Simon
Whatever You Want (1994)	A charming and entertaining rom-com	2021-09-01	Simon
Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead 4 & 5 (2014)	I do not like where this series ended	2021-08-30	Simon