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	Summary	Date	Reviewer
Black Angel (1997)	Vague recommendation	2012-05-22	Simon
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