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
Touch and Go (1991)	It's important to be happy, isn't it?	2021-04-28	Simon
Ninja Scroll (1993)	Peak ninja	2021-04-24	Simon
The Adventurers (2017)	Generic in every possible way	2021-04-17	Simon
The Adventurers (1995)	Quite a mess, but with some big booms	2021-04-17	Simon
Aces Go Places V (1989)	Aces have mostly gone to other places by this point	2021-04-10	Simon
Aces Go Places IV (1986)	More even-keeled than its predecessors	2021-04-05	Simon
Dai Kaiju Mono (2016)	Don't you want to be a big strong man?	2021-04-03	Simon
Aces Go Places III (1984)	Lacks the chemistry of its predecessor	2021-04-01	Simon
Aces Go Places II (1983)	Improves on the original in just about every way	2021-03-30	Simon
Aces Go Places (1982)	Influential action comedy but terribly dated	2021-03-28	Simon
A Man Called Tiger (1973)	A fairly typical film of the era	2021-03-25	Simon
Hold Up Down (2005)	People who have little to forgive have little to love	2021-03-21	Simon
High & Low The Movie 3: Final Mission (2017)	A new low bar for the franchise	2021-03-21	Simon
Deliver Us From Evil (2020)	Not much to recommend it but has some decent action	2021-03-20	Simon
Skylin3s (2020)	Easy to watch but pretty dumb	2021-03-20	Simon
Hazard (2006)	Sleepy but restless	2021-03-18	Simon
Unlucky Monkey (1998)	Crime and punishment	2021-03-15	Simon
BuyBust (2018)	Shonky first half but gets better as it goes on	2021-03-14	Simon
Wira (2019)	Man I hope I never have to fight Yayan Ruhian	2021-03-13	Simon
The Lady Is the Boss (1983)	Great fights but cringingly dated fashions	2021-03-13	Simon
Dangan Runner (1996)	Absurdity becomes transcendence	2021-03-11	Simon
Taoist Priest (2021)	It's the 21st century mainland friendly Mr. Vampire	2021-03-08	Simon
Operation Condor (1991)	Undoubtedly expensive but lacking something	2021-03-07	Simon
The Rebel (2007)	One way or another we will all end up on that truck	2021-03-05	Simon
The Swordsman (2020)	Straightforward but satisfying entertainment	2021-03-02	Simon
The Storm Riders (1998)	A genuine epic that pioneered a new style of wu xia film	2021-02-27	Simon
Paradox (2017)	A time of stunt doubles	2021-02-20	Simon
SPL 2: A Time of Consequences (2015)	A time of kicking heads	2021-02-19	Simon
Red Blade (2018)	It all starts when the book sucks your blood	2021-02-14	Simon
Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020)	Wacky foodie film hampered by zero budget	2021-01-31	Simon