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
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
Yes, Madam! (1985)	Super-cheesy	2002-12-01	Simon