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
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
Sparrow (2008)	Johnnie To continues to forge his unique style	2008-11-08	Simon
Bullet In The Head (1990)	As subtle as the title, but also as intense	2008-07-16	Simon
Cub Tiger From Kwangtung (1973)	Actually quite good	2008-07-16	Simon
Triangle (2007)	As messy as you'd expect	2008-04-22	Simon
An Empress and the Warriors (2008)	Feels too much like a "me too!" project	2008-04-02	Simon
Blood Brothers (2007)	A bit boring	2008-02-28	Simon
The Drummer (2007)	More enjoyable than I'd expected.	2008-02-24	Simon
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)	Pretty, but a little vacant	2008-02-15	Simon
L: Change The World (2008)	poorly conceived and badly written	2008-02-15	Simon
Kung Fu Dunk (2008)	Slick crowd-pleaser	2008-02-08	Simon
Contract Lover (2007)	...read review...	2008-02-07	Simon
The Detective (2007)	Stylish and smart	2008-02-06	Simon
Eye In The Sky (2007)	Slick and stylish	2007-09-29	Simon
Fatal Contact (2006)	Bad film, great Wu Jing showcase	2007-09-11	Simon
The Inspector Wears Skirts II (1989)	Not very good	2007-08-30	Simon
Protege (2007)	Sure to be considered one of 2007's best HK films	2007-06-09	Simon