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
Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985) Lose the lucky stars and this could be a great film 2001-09-14 Simon
Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic (1990) Mostly Harmless 2001-08-02 Simon
A Fighter's Blues (2000) Brutal in the ring and out 2001-07-24 Simon
God Of Cookery (1996) Surreal and Stylish 2001-07-18 Simon
Skinny Tiger Fatty Dragon (1990) Flawed but fun 2001-07-18 Simon
Righting Wrongs (1986) Genre classic 2001-07-18 Simon
Miracles (1989) Jackie flexes his directorial muscles 2001-07-18 Simon
Coolie Killer (1982) Dark, violent landmark action movie 2001-07-18 Simon
Armour Of God (1987) Dated but enjoyable 2001-07-18 Simon
Gonin (1995) Really really violent 2001-06-19 Simon
Deadend of Besiegers (1992) Refreshing, quite a gem 2001-06-13 Simon
Vampire Combat (2001) Like the 21st century never happened 2001-06-12 Simon
From Beijing With Love (1994) My least favourite Chiau movie so far 2001-06-12 Simon
Tokyo Raiders (2000) The future of action films? 2001-06-02 Simon
Too Many Ways To Be No. 1 (1997) Strange and amusing 2001-05-31 Simon
For Bad Boys Only (2000) Fun fluff 2001-05-27 Simon
My Lucky Stars (1985) Bad comedy 2001-05-27 Simon
Sunshine Cops (1999) Great first hour, then goes wrong 2001-05-27 Simon
Martial Angels (2001) Comprehensively dreadful 2001-05-27 Simon
Hit Team (2001) Disappointing 2001-05-27 Simon
Drunken Tai Chi (1984) Semi-old school, quite enjoyable 2001-05-27 Simon
Beyond Hypothermia (1996) Early milkway, not quite reaching the heights of their later work 2001-05-27 Simon
Kid From Tibet (1992) Had me worried at first 2001-05-27 Simon
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000) Beatifully filmed 2000-10-16 Simon
Who Am I? (1998) Feels like a bad Hollywood B-movie 2000-10-16 Simon
Drive (1997) Shows what people can achieve when they are doing what they love 2000-07-19 Simon
Body Weapon (1999) Not a great film, but has some charms 2000-06-30 Simon

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