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
Brothers From The Walled City (1982) Grungy and nihilistic depiction of Hong Kong's criminal underworld 2021-07-04 Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021) The legend returns 2021-06-19 Simon
Snowpiercer (2013) Bong Joon-Ho's least subtle political allegory 2021-06-11 Simon
Bad Taste (1987) The bastards have landed 2021-05-28 Simon
Four Riders (1972) Everywhere is paradise as long as you have money 2021-05-03 Simon
Aces Go Places II (1983) Improves on the original in just about every way 2021-03-30 Simon
Dangan Runner (1996) Absurdity becomes transcendence 2021-03-11 Simon
The Storm Riders (1998) A genuine epic that pioneered a new style of wu xia film 2021-02-27 Simon
SPL 2: A Time of Consequences (2015) A time of kicking heads 2021-02-19 Simon
Red Blade (2018) It all starts when the book sucks your blood 2021-02-14 Simon
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009) Trashy but demented fun 2020-09-19 Simon
Shinjuku Swan (2015) It's about demand and supply 2020-08-23 Simon
The Delinquent (1973) Gritty social commentary results in bloody fight fest 2020-08-05 Simon
Wizard's Curse (1992) Crazy fun times 2020-07-30 Simon
Future Cops (1993) Relentless lunacy 2020-07-18 Simon
Shanghai Blues (1984) Zany comedy with a human heart 2020-07-13 Simon
The Gambling Ghost (1991) Three times the Sammo fun! 2020-07-02 Simon
Killers (2014) A Tale Of Two Killers 2020-06-12 Simon
Meatball Machine (2005) Budget constrained but imaginative 2020-05-10 Simon
The Bullet Vanishes (2012) Sherlock Holmes in Tiancheng? 2020-02-23 Simon
Pedicab Driver (1989) Legendary Sammo film finally gets a DVD release 2016-02-20 Simon
Assault On Wall Street (2013) The redemption of Uwe Boll 2014-12-27 Simon
The Four (2012) Top drawer wu xia extravaganza 2014-10-19 Simon
Drug War (2013) Hard-boiled Johnnie To cops n' robbers film 2013-08-25 Simon
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Perhaps the strangest thing you will ever see 2013-06-10 Simon
A War Named Desire (2000) Stylish gangster tale 2013-01-13 Simon
The Odd One Dies (1997) Quirky, cool tale of damaged characters 2013-01-06 Simon
Wild Search (1989) Richly characterised tale of redemption and recovery 2012-12-31 Simon
Like A Dragon (2007) Miike finds another fresh way to take on the Yakuza genre 2012-12-05 Simon
Fight Back To School (1991) Slick, shallow and silly Stephen Chiau vehicle 2012-11-12 Simon

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