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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
Cheetah on Fire (1992) Big, loud and kinda dumb 2024-08-03 Simon
The Singing Thief (1969) An anomaly in Chang Cheh's career 2024-07-08 Simon
Mutant Ghost Wargirl (2022) Kind of mad 2024-05-03 Simon
Lion-Girl (2023) Total trash, by design 2024-04-20 Simon
Queen's High (1991) Pretty basic Girls With Guns 2024-03-25 Simon
Yakuza Wolf: Perform Murder (1972) Standard early 1970's Yakuza fare 2024-01-06 Simon
Dragon Fight (1989) Interesting pairing of two future superstars 2023-11-12 Simon
Dreaming the Reality (1991) Much as you'd expect 2023-09-28 Simon
Angel Enforcers (1989) Messy but delivers the essentials 2023-09-15 Simon
The Dragon Fighter (1990) Girls and Boys with Guns 2023-08-19 Simon
In The Line Of Duty III (1988) Basic but competently delivered 2023-05-23 Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Giko Awakens (2019) Continues/concludes the BCG story 2022-12-22 Simon
Crows Explode (2014) A slight improvement 2022-11-28 Simon
Mrs K (2017) Kara Hui has still got it 2022-04-30 Simon
My Wife Is A Gangster (2001) Doesn't live up to my memory of it 2022-04-23 Simon
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable - Chapter 1 (2017) Probably more interesting if you know the manga/anime/games 2022-03-07 Simon
Graveyard Of Honour (Miike) (2002) Less interesting than Fukasaku's original 2021-10-05 Simon
Samurai Reincarnation (1981) Sounds more fun than it actually is 2021-09-25 Simon
Doomsday (2008) Very uneven but has some fun moments 2021-09-19 Simon
Master (2021) Some good parts but 3 hours is too long 2021-08-09 Simon
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974) Sequel switches onto a different track 2021-08-01 Simon
Ong Bak 3 (2010) Reduced in scale and ambition, but brings closure 2021-07-26 Simon
The Postman Fights Back (1982) Some good moments but they don't cohere into a strong film 2021-07-02 Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead: Ultimate Power (2006) Cheap and cheesy sequel/prequel that's fun to watch 2021-05-22 Simon
Aces Go Places V (1989) Aces have mostly gone to other places by this point 2021-04-10 Simon
Hold Up Down (2005) People who have little to forgive have little to love 2021-03-21 Simon
Deliver Us From Evil (2020) Not much to recommend it but has some decent action 2021-03-20 Simon
Skylin3s (2020) Easy to watch but pretty dumb 2021-03-20 Simon
The Lady Is the Boss (1983) Great fights but cringingly dated fashions 2021-03-13 Simon
Operation Condor (1991) Undoubtedly expensive but lacking something 2021-03-07 Simon

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