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 Blade (1995)	Tsui Hark reinvents himself again	2005-10-30	Simon
Nid De Guepes (2002)	Incredibly intense	2005-06-07	Simon
Don (1978)	Sweet!	2003-09-25	Simon
Gojoe (2000)	Beautiful	2003-08-23	Simon
The Guys From Paradise (2000)	Further confirmation of Miike's extraordinary film-making talent	2003-06-23	Simon
Tron (1982)	Prescient and influential	2003-05-10	Simon
Seven Samurai (1954)	One of the best films ever made	2003-01-31	Simon
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)	Wonderfully original	2002-12-14	Simon
Rainy Dog (1997)	One of Miike's strongest and most well balanced films.	2002-12-13	Simon
The Heroic Trio (1993)	Stylish and beautiful	2002-12-01	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)	Seminal work of sublime beauty	2002-12-01	Simon
Versus (2001)	Arguably my favourite film	2002-05-25	Simon
On The Run (1988)	Grade A movie making	2002-05-21	Simon
Satya (1998)	One of the most intelligent movies ever made about gangsters	2002-05-13	Simon
Company (2002)	Intelligent and incisive look at the gangster life	2002-05-13	Simon
Royal Warriors (1986)	One of the best action movies ever made	2002-04-25	Simon
Musa (2001)	Superb epic	2002-04-04	Simon
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)	One of the greatest movies ever made?	2002-03-17	Simon
Dobermann (1997)	Best 'live action comic book' ever made	2002-03-17	Simon
Heart Of Dragon (1985)	Surprisingly turns out to be quite fantastic	2001-12-17	Simon
Beast Cops (1998)	Superbly crafted and performed movie	2001-12-09	Simon
Heroes Of The East (1978)	Greatest martial arts film ever made?	2001-11-10	Simon
Gonin (1995)	Really really violent	2001-06-19	Simon