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
Pursuit of a Killer (1985) Prototype Cat III nasty 2022-01-23 Simon
Saaho (2019) Maximum overload 2021-12-19 Simon
Project S (1993) Decent cops & robbers banger 2021-12-18 Simon
Police Story 3 - Supercop (1992) Shoehorned into the franchise but earns its place 2021-12-11 Simon
Eega (2012) You messed with the wrong Muscidae, bitch 2021-12-05 Simon
Jailbreak (2017) Cambodia's Raid-a-like takes no prisoners 2021-12-04 Simon
Crows Zero (2007) Rather unexciting 2021-11-08 Simon
Sanak (2021) Die Hard in a hospital 2021-11-02 Simon
Graveyard Of Honour (Miike) (2002) Less interesting than Fukasaku's original 2021-10-05 Simon
The Raid 2 (2014) Amazing action, but bloated and cliched 2021-10-03 Simon
Graveyard of Honour (Fukasaku) (1975) A reminder that Yakuza are generally not nice people 2021-10-03 Simon
Jam (2018) A bit of a Sabu throwback 2021-09-29 Simon
Samurai Reincarnation (1981) Sounds more fun than it actually is 2021-09-25 Simon
Doomsday (2008) Very uneven but has some fun moments 2021-09-19 Simon
Millionaires' Express (1986) Sammo really went all-out on this one 2021-09-19 Simon
Expect The Unexpected (1998) Expect a challenging and thoughtful film 2021-09-12 Simon
Operation Mekong (2016) Empty spectacle 2021-09-11 Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl (2016) Another high school splatter comedy 2021-08-29 Simon
Bushido Man (2013) Awesome fights and surprisingly funny 2021-08-23 Simon
Lady With A Sword (1971) Stands out from the crowd 2021-08-23 Simon
The Descent (2005) Horror done right 2021-08-18 Simon
Dog Soldiers (2002) The dog soldier's bollocks 2021-08-16 Simon
Get the Hell Out (2020) Super-fun action comedy with zombies 2021-08-14 Simon
Master (2021) Some good parts but 3 hours is too long 2021-08-09 Simon
Witching & Bitching (2013) A wild genre-bending rollercoaster ride 2021-08-07 Simon
Shinjuku Triad Society (1995) A distinctive early Miike outing 2021-08-03 Simon
Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006) Interesting idea but dull development 2021-08-02 Simon
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974) Sequel switches onto a different track 2021-08-01 Simon
Bring Me The Head Of The Machine Gun Woman (2012) Great fun, Chilean Grindhouse style 2021-07-28 Simon
Ong Bak 3 (2010) Reduced in scale and ambition, but brings closure 2021-07-26 Simon

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