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 Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)	Smart, stylish and funny	2024-01-01	Simon
Extraction 2 (2023)	Another action masterclass	2023-08-14	Simon
Zebraman (2004)	An accessible Miike film	2022-12-20	Simon
Project A (1983)	A Hong Kong cinema landmark	2022-12-08	Simon
The Princess (2022)	Are Disney princesses always this hardcore?	2022-07-31	Simon
Limbo (2021)	A Hong Kong film	2022-06-18	Simon
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)	Absurd and poetic	2022-06-07	Simon
Desperado (1995)	Tremendously entertaining	2022-03-12	Simon
War (2002)	Whose war is it anyway?	2022-02-27	Simon
Police Story 3 - Supercop (1992)	Shoehorned into the franchise but earns its place	2021-12-11	Simon
Eega (2012)	You messed with the wrong Muscidae, bitch	2021-12-05	Simon
Millionaires' Express (1986)	Sammo really went all-out on this one	2021-09-19	Simon
Expect The Unexpected (1998)	Expect a challenging and thoughtful film	2021-09-12	Simon
Bushido Man (2013)	Awesome fights and surprisingly funny	2021-08-23	Simon
Witching & Bitching (2013)	A wild genre-bending rollercoaster ride	2021-08-07	Simon
Ghost in the Shell (1995)	Who are you?	2021-07-17	Simon
Perdita Durango (1997)	Delicious black comedy with memorable characters	2021-06-10	Simon
The Host (2006)	Quirky monster movie with added social commentary	2021-05-16	Simon
Starship Troopers (1997)	Smart, subversive and gory as hell	2021-05-07	Simon
Ninja Scroll (1993)	Peak ninja	2021-04-24	Simon
Wira (2019)	Man I hope I never have to fight Yayan Ruhian	2021-03-13	Simon
The Rebel (2007)	One way or another we will all end up on that truck	2021-03-05	Simon
The Fable (2019)	Slick action comedy with blockbuster potential	2021-01-18	Simon
El Dia De La Bestia (1995)	A very metal black comedy	2020-10-31	Simon
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)	Sion Sono doing his best Takashi Miike impression	2020-09-14	Simon
Arahan (2004)	Urban martial arts action	2020-07-04	Simon
The Virgin Psychics (2015)	It's outrageous	2020-06-25	Simon
Extraction (2020)	An action masterclass	2020-06-17	Simon
Tokyo Fist (1995)	Peak Shinya Tsukamoto	2020-05-23	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014)	Just as enjoyable and well made as the first film	2016-01-31	Simon