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
The Fable (2019)	Slick action comedy with blockbuster potential	2021-01-18	Simon
Love Exposure (2009)	It's holier than a hard-on. It's about love.	2021-01-16	Simon
High & Low The Movie 2: End of Sky (2017)	More posing and fighting	2020-12-12	Simon
El Dia De La Bestia (1995)	A very metal black comedy	2020-10-31	Simon
Bullets of Justice (2019)	Weird in ways I never imagined a film could be weird	2020-10-21	Simon
High & Low: The Movie (2016)	...read review...	2020-09-26	Simon
Road To High & Low (2016)	TV series condensed to incoherent 90 minute film	2020-09-26	Simon
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)	Trashy but demented fun	2020-09-19	Simon
Ghost Squad (2018)	Decent idea, shame about the execution	2020-09-18	Simon
Akira (1988)	A landmark in animation and sci-fi	2020-09-17	Simon
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)	Sion Sono doing his best Takashi Miike impression	2020-09-14	Simon
A Taxi Driver (2017)	Powerful	2020-09-05	Simon
Drunken Master II (1994)	One of the best martial arts films	2020-09-05	Simon
Shinjuku Swan II (2017)	No real reason for this film to exist	2020-08-29	Simon
The Prey (2019)	Tightly executed take on the human hunt	2020-08-25	Simon
Call of Heroes (2016)	Justice only exists if it is maintained	2020-08-24	Simon
Shinjuku Swan (2015)	It's about demand and supply	2020-08-23	Simon
The Killer's Love (1993)	Just awful	2020-08-13	Simon
Once Upon A Time In Vietnam (2013)	Nice looking film but all been done before	2020-08-08	Simon
The Delinquent (1973)	Gritty social commentary results in bloody fight fest	2020-08-05	Simon
Dangerous Encounter - 1st Kind (1980)	Controversial	2020-08-02	Simon
Wonder Seven (1994)	Not Ching Siu-Tung's finest hour	2020-08-01	Simon
Wizard's Curse (1992)	Crazy fun times	2020-07-30	Simon
Double World (2020)	Big budget epic fantasy	2020-07-26	Simon
Future Cops (1993)	Relentless lunacy	2020-07-18	Simon
Shanghai Blues (1984)	Zany comedy with a human heart	2020-07-13	Simon
Violent Cop (1989)	A landmark in Japanese cinema	2020-07-11	Simon
Arahan (2004)	Urban martial arts action	2020-07-04	Simon
The Gambling Ghost (1991)	Three times the Sammo fun!	2020-07-02	Simon
Eastern Condors (1987)	Sammo Hung goes to war	2020-06-29	Simon