Action 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
Cromartie High - The Movie (2005) Weird, but not good 2012-05-21 Simon
Female Yakuza Tale (1973) ...read review... 2012-05-21 Simon
My Boss, My Hero (2001) By the books "Ganster out of water" comedy 2012-05-16 Simon
The Viral Factor (2012) Better than it ought to be 2012-05-13 Simon
Tiger Cage (1988) Decent enough 80's cop film 2012-04-28 Simon
City Under Siege (2010) Not quite as bad as Black Mask 2 2012-04-26 Simon
Tiger On The Beat (1988) Lau Kar-Leung's foray into modern day action 2012-04-01 Simon
Full Contact (1992) one of the classics 2012-04-01 Simon
Wu Xia (2011) Fresh and well executed 2012-01-06 Simon
The Sorcerer And The White Snake (2011) Pretty, but nothing to write home about 2011-12-19 Simon
Bangkok Knockout (2010) For lovers of action cinema it's a must-see 2010-12-18 Simon
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010) Tsui Hark returns to the wu xia genre 2010-12-04 Simon
The Avenging Quartet (1993) basically trash 2010-11-30 Simon
Little Big Soldier (2009) Well worth a look. 2010-11-10 Simon
City War (1988) Not very good 2010-11-10 Simon
Iron Angels (1987) Schizophrenic but fun 2010-11-09 Simon
A Better Tomorrow II (1987) not as tight as the original 2010-11-09 Simon
Mr. Nice Guy (1997) For fans only 2010-11-08 Simon
Zu: Warriors Of The Magic Mountain (1983) Landmark 2010-11-07 Simon
A Better Tomorrow (1986) classic 2010-11-04 Simon
Bodyguards And Assassins (2009) Disappointing 2010-10-26 Simon
Vengeance (2009) Not as good as THE MISSION or EXILED 2010-10-26 Simon
Storm Warriors (2009) Meh 2010-10-26 Simon
Flash Point (2007) Hard boiled 2010-10-26 Simon
Dragon Tiger Gate (2006) Good fun and great eye candy 2010-10-26 Simon
Taxi (1998) Fun action comedy 2010-10-15 Simon
Hard Revenge Milly (2008) More Japanese ultra-violence 2010-10-14 Simon
Robogeisha (2009) A vehicle for an amazing imagination 2010-10-14 Simon
Flaming Brothers (1987) Utterly dreadful 2009-09-04 Simon
Fatal Move (2008) Clearly inspired by SPL 2008-11-11 Simon

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