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
Exorcist Master (1993)	Great fun!	2002-03-03	Simon
The Avenging Fist (2001)	Fun, Thrilling and thoroughly good looking	2002-03-03	Simon
Gunmen (1988)	Not a great example of film-making	2002-02-27	Simon
Wicked City (1992)	Insanely ambitious, even by Tsui Hark standards	2002-02-25	Simon
God Of Gamblers Returns (1994)	Decent successor	2002-02-25	Simon
God Of Gamblers (1989)	No doubt about it, a classic	2002-02-25	Simon
Peace Hotel (1995)	Nice idea, shame about the movie	2002-02-22	Simon
Magnificent Warriors (1987)	Some of the best action sequences ever filmed	2002-02-22	Simon
Bullets Of Love (2001)	Surprisingly good movie	2002-02-18	Simon
Nightmares In Precinct 7 (2001)	Not really a horror movie, but a good thriller	2002-02-17	Simon
Sharp Guns (2001)	Not a 'quality' movie, but not painful to watch	2002-02-07	Simon
Gorgeous (1999)	Sweet and well produced romantic comedy starring Shu Qi	2002-02-07	Simon
When Fortune Smiles (1990)	Fantastic comedy	2002-02-03	Simon
Treasure Hunt (1994)	Worth watching for the good bits	2002-02-03	Simon
Dr Wai & The Scripture With No Words (1996)	Lunatic fun, and points for ambition	2002-02-03	Simon
Operation Pink Squad (1988)	Uneven but engaging	2002-02-03	Simon
Final Justice (1988)	Solid but standard movie	2002-02-03	Simon
All For The Winner (1990)	Great Stephen Chiau movie	2002-02-03	Simon
What A Hero! (1992)	Likeable nonsense	2002-01-21	Simon
Crippled Avengers (1978)	Very 'old school'	2002-01-17	Simon
The Godfather's Daughter Mafia Blues (1991)	Bona fide hidden gem	2002-01-12	Simon
Rosa (1986)	Absolute junk	2002-01-09	Simon
Prison on Fire II (1991)	"Lacklustre" sequel (always wanted to say that!)	2002-01-08	Simon
Prison On Fire (1987)	Strong characters, and convincing portrayal of prison life	2002-01-08	Simon
Sanctuary (1998)	Better than expected	2002-01-07	Simon
Magic Cop (1990)	Excellent Mr Vampire spinoff	2002-01-06	Simon
Thunder Cops II (1989)	Surprisingly good, but took a while to win me over	2001-12-24	Simon
The Blood Rules (2000)	Mak's debut shows promise, but he hadn't quite developed it fully	2001-12-24	Simon
Cop On A Mission (2001)	Smart and fresh take on a favourite genre	2001-12-22	Simon
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1996)	Well made but not that interesting	2001-12-19	Simon