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
Asia-Pol (1967)	Harmless	2023-12-10	Simon
Waru (2006)	Not one (or two) of Miike's best	2023-11-03	Simon
Crows Zero II (2009)	More of the same	2022-11-14	Simon
Crows Zero (2007)	Rather unexciting	2021-11-08	Simon
Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)	Interesting idea but dull development	2021-08-02	Simon
Special ID (2013)	Yeah... it's not good	2021-07-12	Simon
Hazard (2006)	Sleepy but restless	2021-03-18	Simon
High & Low: The Movie (2016)	...read review...	2020-09-26	Simon
S Storm (2016)	...read review...	2020-04-22	Simon
Bullet Wives (2005)	should have been so much better	2012-05-24	Simon
Mr. Nice Guy (1997)	For fans only	2010-11-08	Simon
Storm Warriors (2009)	Meh	2010-10-26	Simon
Blood Brothers (2007)	A bit boring	2008-02-28	Simon
L: Change The World (2008)	poorly conceived and badly written	2008-02-15	Simon
The Inspector Wears Skirts II (1989)	Not very good	2007-08-30	Simon
Don (Remake) (2006)	Why remake a classic?	2006-09-28	Simon
King Gambler (1976)	...read review...	2006-04-19	Simon
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)	Terrible until the last 40 minutes	2006-03-31	Simon
The Duel (2000)	Just about passes as entertainment	2006-01-16	Simon
Excessive Force (2002)	Direct-To-Video cheapie	2006-01-04	Simon
Kung Fu Mahjong (2005)	Just about worth watching	2005-12-30	Simon
Headless Hero II (2004)	Another sequel that loses the charms of the original	2004-10-12	Simon
Star Runner (2003)	Cliched and redundant	2004-07-05	Simon
China Strike Force (2000)	Very poor	2004-02-17	Simon
Big Brother Cheng (1975)	Sequel to The Teahouse	2004-01-19	Simon
The Big Holdup (1975)	Not my cup of tea	2003-09-30	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China And America (1997)	misconceived from the start	2003-06-08	Simon
Resurrection Of The Little Match Girl (2002)	Train wreck... but pretty	2003-04-12	Simon
Heaven's Seven (2002)	Not very good	2002-11-15	Simon
Kiss Of The Dragon (2001)	Talent gone to waste	2002-10-13	Simon