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 Bastard and the Beautiful World (2018)	Weird anthology film	2024-04-29	Simon
Okinawa Yakuza War (1976)	A strong but predictable Yakuza film	2024-04-21	Simon
The Wild Blade of Strangers (2024)	Pretty good mainland wuxia	2024-04-17	Simon
Asura: The City of Madness (2016)	Grimy and bleak	2024-03-22	Simon
Karate Killer (1973)	More stylish grime	2023-12-16	Simon
Ride On (2023)	Glory fades	2023-10-12	Simon
Sakra (2023)	Nearly a classic	2023-03-31	Simon
The Violence Action (2022)	You won't forget you've watched it	2022-12-12	Simon
Breaking News (2004)	...read review...	2022-09-07	Simon
Akira (2016)	An interesting take on a familiar tale	2022-09-03	Simon
The Brink (2017)	Lazy writing but gorgeous visuals	2022-08-12	Simon
800 Bullets (2002)	A nostalgic Meta-Western	2022-08-04	Simon
Magadheera (2009)	Fun tale of reincarnated lovers	2022-06-06	Simon
Rise of the Machine Girls (2019)	A fun throwback to the Golden Age of Japanese Splatter	2022-05-21	Simon
Enthiran 2.0 (2018)	Crazy spectacle	2022-05-01	Simon
Wandering Ginza Butterfly 2 (1972)	...read review...	2022-01-29	Simon
Saaho (2019)	Maximum overload	2021-12-19	Simon
Project S (1993)	Decent cops & robbers banger	2021-12-18	Simon
Sanak (2021)	Die Hard in a hospital	2021-11-02	Simon
Graveyard of Honour (Fukasaku) (1975)	A reminder that Yakuza are generally not nice people	2021-10-03	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl (2016)	Another high school splatter comedy	2021-08-29	Simon
Hydra (2019)	Very low budget but a great calling card for the crew	2021-07-24	Simon
Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)	Something of a return to form for Miike	2021-07-24	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)	Good if not quite great conclusion	2021-06-17	Simon
Touch and Go (1991)	It's important to be happy, isn't it?	2021-04-28	Simon
Aces Go Places IV (1986)	More even-keeled than its predecessors	2021-04-05	Simon
Dai Kaiju Mono (2016)	Don't you want to be a big strong man?	2021-04-03	Simon
Unlucky Monkey (1998)	Crime and punishment	2021-03-15	Simon
BuyBust (2018)	Shonky first half but gets better as it goes on	2021-03-14	Simon
Taoist Priest (2021)	It's the 21st century mainland friendly Mr. Vampire	2021-03-08	Simon