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
Knight Errant (1973)	Enthusiasts only	2005-07-22	Simon
Women On The Run (1993)	Overlooked minor-classic	2005-07-17	Simon
Fallen Angels (1995)	Love it or hate it, but be sure to see it	2005-07-16	Simon
Sukeban Deka (1987)	Cheesy, violent fun	2005-07-15	Simon
Heat Team (2004)	Messy but enjoyable	2005-07-15	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)	In many ways a retread of the first part	2005-06-28	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)	cash-in with more comedy (but less funny)	2005-06-28	Simon
House Of Fury (2005)	Slightly disappointing but still good	2005-06-23	Simon
The Way To Fight (1996)	Enjoyable low-key drama	2005-06-12	Simon
Nid De Guepes (2002)	Incredibly intense	2005-06-07	Simon
Land Of The Dead (2005)	Everyone involved in the film should be bitten by zombies.	2005-05-25	Simon
My Hero (1990)	Remarkably random	2005-04-24	Simon
Banlieue 13 (2004)	Great ACTION film (don't go looking for deep plot)	2005-04-13	Simon
Explosive City (2004)	Good entertaining cinema, HK style	2005-04-10	Simon
The Master (1992)	One of the worst films ever made	2005-04-04	Simon
Kikoku (2003)	Disappointingly generic Yakuza movie from Miike	2005-03-16	Simon
Casshern (2004)	Style over substance, but very very stylish	2005-03-12	Simon
Bang Rajan (2000)	Slightly messy but dramatic and gory epic	2005-02-28	Simon
Bamboo House Of Dolls (1973)	covers all the bases	2005-02-13	Simon
TaeGukGi (2004)	Impressive war film from Korea	2004-12-11	Simon
Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence (2004)	Pretentious as hell, but undeniably beautiful	2004-11-08	Simon
Cutie Honey (2004)	Super-cutie and super-silly	2004-11-08	Simon
Angel With The Iron Fists (1967)	Camp James Bond knock-off	2004-11-02	Simon
Twins Effect II (2004)	Should have been better	2004-10-23	Simon
Ballistic Kiss (1998)	Stylish but cliched and pretentious	2004-10-16	Simon
Headless Hero II (2004)	Another sequel that loses the charms of the original	2004-10-12	Simon
Can't Live Without Robbery (2003)	Highly recommended!	2004-09-23	Simon
Battlefield Baseball (2003)	Interesting curio	2004-09-20	Simon
Bodyguard Kiba (1993)	Worth a watch	2004-08-12	Simon
Star Runner (2003)	Cliched and redundant	2004-07-05	Simon