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
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
Ong Bak 2 (2008)	Due for a reappraisal	2021-07-26	Simon