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
Nothing To Lose (1+1=0) (2002) Recommended 2003-04-28 Simon
City Cops (1989) Depends what you're looking for 2003-04-26 Simon
Resurrection Of The Little Match Girl (2002) Train wreck... but pretty 2003-04-12 Simon
Mou Men Tai 2 (No Problem 2) (2002) Wacky and high energy action film 2003-03-30 Simon
Knock Off (1998) Good silly fun 2003-03-29 Simon
Mou Men Tai (No Problem) (1999) Great little movie 2003-03-29 Simon
Returner (2002) Entertaining for a couple of hours 2003-03-23 Simon
Shahenshah (1988) By the books actioner 2003-03-16 Simon
Graveyard Of Honour (Miike) (2002) I'd hoped for something more 2003-03-15 Simon
The Tuxedo (2002) Worth your time 2003-03-12 Simon
Amar, Akbar, Anthony (1977) Recommended! 2003-03-08 Simon
Circus Kids (1994) rough around the edges 2003-03-07 Simon
Dead Or Alive 3: Final (2002) Decent finale 2003-03-07 Simon
Naked Weapon (2002) Bad but enjoyably so 2003-03-02 Simon
Dragon From Russia (1990) medium-level classic 2003-03-01 Simon
Cradle 2 The Grave (2003) Pretty poor 2003-02-28 Simon
2009: Lost Memories (2002) Slick action thriller with iffy script 2003-02-17 Simon
Where's Officer Tuba? (1986) Enjoyable 2003-02-15 Simon
Seven Samurai (1954) One of the best films ever made 2003-01-31 Simon
Black Mask 2 (2002) Utter junk 2003-01-26 Simon
The Teahouse (1974) An angry movie 2003-01-18 Simon
The Touch (2002) Much better than I was led to expect 2003-01-13 Simon
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) Wonderfully original 2002-12-14 Simon
Rainy Dog (1997) One of Miike's strongest and most well balanced films. 2002-12-13 Simon
Equilibrium (2002) Script bad, action good 2002-12-07 Simon
Full Metal Yakuza (1997) Super-cheap but gleefully twisted and inventive 2002-12-03 Simon
The Scorpion King (2002) A pretty good popcorn experience 2002-12-01 Simon
The Heroic Trio (1993) Stylish and beautiful 2002-12-01 Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) Seminal work of sublime beauty 2002-12-01 Simon
Beauty Investigator (1993) Cheesy 2002-12-01 Simon

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