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
Fantasy Mission Force (1983)	Well it's different...	2024-04-08	Simon
Super Lady Cop (1992)	Stupid film with amazing action	2023-11-05	Simon
Game Of Death (1978)	Worse than I remembered	2023-11-04	Simon
Devil Hunters (1989)	Pretty slapdash	2023-08-31	Simon
Easy Money (1987)	For richer or for poorer...	2023-06-18	Simon
Pathaan (2023)	Gloryhallastoopid	2023-04-10	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Revenge of Nero (2019)	Remake of BCG with a new cast	2022-12-22	Simon
Pursuit of a Killer (1985)	Prototype Cat III nasty	2022-01-23	Simon
The Citizen (1977)	Interesting but not all that good	2021-07-11	Simon
Black Mask (1996)	Sounds great on paper but doesn't deliver	2021-06-17	Simon
The City of Violence (2006)	Disappointing follow up to Arahan	2021-06-03	Simon
Aces Go Places III (1984)	Lacks the chemistry of its predecessor	2021-04-01	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
Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020)	Wacky foodie film hampered by zero budget	2021-01-31	Simon
Bullets of Justice (2019)	Weird in ways I never imagined a film could be weird	2020-10-21	Simon
Ghost Squad (2018)	Decent idea, shame about the execution	2020-09-18	Simon
Shinjuku Swan II (2017)	No real reason for this film to exist	2020-08-29	Simon
Wonder Seven (1994)	Not Ching Siu-Tung's finest hour	2020-08-01	Simon
Z Storm (2014)	Wherever there is corruption... there is the ICAC	2020-03-05	Simon
Iceman 3D (2013)	Not as good as the original	2014-07-31	Simon
Red Tears (2011)	Rather tepid action/horror/splatter film	2013-11-16	Simon
Gothic & Lolita Psycho (2010)	Great name, good trailer... that's about it though	2013-05-04	Simon
Clash (2009)	Cheap and Cheesy	2013-04-08	Simon
Hero (Corey Yuen) (1997)	Inferior remake of BOXER FROM SHANTUNG	2013-02-18	Simon
A Bittersweet Life (2005)	Will have to watch it again, might have been in the wrong mood	2012-05-30	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
Iron Angels (1987)	Schizophrenic but fun	2010-11-09	Simon
Bodyguards And Assassins (2009)	Disappointing	2010-10-26	Simon