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
Heat Team (2004)	Messy but enjoyable	2005-07-15	Simon
Explosive City (2004)	Good entertaining cinema, HK style	2005-04-10	Simon
TaeGukGi (2004)	Impressive war film from Korea	2004-12-11	Simon
Curse Of The Sun (2004)	Bad in a good way, sorta	2012-05-24	Simon
The Bodyguard (2004)	...read review...	2012-05-24	Simon
Yamakasi 2: The Great Challenge (2004)	Love the stars, hate the director	2006-02-03	Simon
Khakee (2004)	Very satisfying	2004-03-13	Simon
Appleseed (2004)	A popcorn film, but a good one	2012-05-22	Simon
Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence (2004)	Pretentious as hell, but undeniably beautiful	2004-11-08	Simon
Zebraman (2004)	An accessible Miike film	2022-12-20	Simon
Cutie Honey (2004)	Super-cutie and super-silly	2004-11-08	Simon
Calamari Wrestler (2004)	Not quite brilliant, but interesting enough to receive a recommendation	2006-07-13	Simon
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)	Terrible until the last 40 minutes	2006-03-31	Simon
Ong Bak (2003)	Still one of the all time greats	2021-07-10	Simon
Ong Bak (2003)	Revitalised the martial arts genre	2012-10-16	Simon
Kill Bill (2003)	Was hoping for more	2003-11-13	Simon
Moon Child (2003)	Futuristic sci-fi vampire action film... what's not to like?	2004-03-15	Simon
My Wife Is A Gangster II (2003)	Sequel that completely misses the charms of the original	2004-01-12	Simon
Star Runner (2003)	Cliched and redundant	2004-07-05	Simon
Dragon Loaded 2003 (2003)	OK bit of HK comedy	2006-06-28	Simon
Colour Of The Truth (2003)	Excellent crime thriller	2006-01-08	Simon
Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle Of Life (2003)	Disappointing sequel	2003-05-25	Simon
Romantic Warriors (2003)	A great "might have been" film	2012-05-25	Simon
Natural City (2003)	Not a film about cyborgs at all, really	2004-02-20	Simon
Can't Live Without Robbery (2003)	Highly recommended!	2004-09-23	Simon
Yaowarat (2003)	a passable diversion	2012-05-25	Simon
Kaakha Kaakha (2003)	Solid Tamil Blockbuster	2004-06-13	Simon
Sky High (2003)	Intriguing and enjoyable film with flaws	2004-06-03	Simon
Kikoku (2003)	Disappointingly generic Yakuza movie from Miike	2005-03-16	Simon
Cradle 2 The Grave (2003)	Pretty poor	2003-02-28	Simon