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
To Live And Die In TsimShaTsui (1994) Probably better than it should have been 2012-06-30 Simon
The Dead and The Deadly (1982) Very enjoyable supernatural action-comedy 2012-06-26 Simon
Shiri (1999) Liked it more on subsequent viewings 2012-05-25 Simon
Tom Yum Goong (2005) Step down from Ong Bak 2012-05-25 Simon
Goodman Town (2002) Quite fun and unique 2012-05-24 Simon
Death Trance (2006) Similar to Versus but not as good 2012-05-22 Simon
Sister Streetfighter: Hanging By A Thread (1974) Good trashy fun once again 2012-05-22 Simon
Sister Streetfighter (1974) Sleazy, violent and quite dumb - just how we like 'em! 2012-05-22 Simon
The Viral Factor (2012) Better than it ought to be 2012-05-13 Simon
Tiger Cage (1988) Decent enough 80's cop film 2012-04-28 Simon
Tiger On The Beat (1988) Lau Kar-Leung's foray into modern day action 2012-04-01 Simon
Bangkok Knockout (2010) For lovers of action cinema it's a must-see 2010-12-18 Simon
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010) Tsui Hark returns to the wu xia genre 2010-12-04 Simon
Vengeance (2009) Not as good as THE MISSION or EXILED 2010-10-26 Simon
Dragon Tiger Gate (2006) Good fun and great eye candy 2010-10-26 Simon
Hard Revenge Milly (2008) More Japanese ultra-violence 2010-10-14 Simon
Bullet In The Head (1990) As subtle as the title, but also as intense 2008-07-16 Simon
The Drummer (2007) More enjoyable than I'd expected. 2008-02-24 Simon
Contract Lover (2007) ...read review... 2008-02-07 Simon
The Detective (2007) Stylish and smart 2008-02-06 Simon
Fatal Contact (2006) Bad film, great Wu Jing showcase 2007-09-11 Simon
Kung Fu Mahjong II (2005) Wong Jing is as Wong Jing does 2007-04-23 Simon
Twins Mission (2007) Not a classic, but good fluff 2007-04-22 Simon
Rob-B-Hood (2006) Decent enough action-comedy 2006-12-12 Simon
Robotrix (1991) Total trash, but fun 2006-08-02 Simon
Calamari Wrestler (2004) Not quite brilliant, but interesting enough to receive a recommendation 2006-07-13 Simon
The Longest Nite (1998) More interesting than enjoyable 2006-07-12 Simon
Twin Dragons (1992) Well worth a watch 2006-07-08 Simon
Curry and Pepper (1990) Good buddy cop action/comedy 2006-06-25 Simon
The Good, The Bad & The Beauty (1988) Good, violent action-comedy 2006-06-01 Simon

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