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 Wild Blade of Strangers (2024)	Pretty good mainland wuxia	2024-04-17	Simon
Lion-Girl (2023)	Total trash, by design	2024-04-20	Simon
Baby Assassins 2 (2023)	Another adorable slice of assassination	2024-03-02	Simon
Ride On (2023)	Glory fades	2023-10-12	Simon
Extraction 2 (2023)	Another action masterclass	2023-08-14	Simon
Pathaan (2023)	Gloryhallastoopid	2023-04-10	Simon
Sakra (2023)	Nearly a classic	2023-03-31	Simon
Furies (2022)	Just what the doctor ordered	2023-03-26	Simon
The Violence Action (2022)	You won't forget you've watched it	2022-12-12	Simon
The Princess (2022)	Are Disney princesses always this hardcore?	2022-07-31	Simon
The Legend and Hag of Shaolin (2021)	Surprisingly strong kung fu film	2024-03-31	Simon
Limbo (2021)	A Hong Kong film	2022-06-18	Simon
Sanak (2021)	Die Hard in a hospital	2021-11-02	Simon
Master (2021)	Some good parts but 3 hours is too long	2021-08-09	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)	The legend returns	2021-06-19	Simon
Taoist Priest (2021)	It's the 21st century mainland friendly Mr. Vampire	2021-03-08	Simon
Enter the Fat Dragon (2020)	A sweet, fun film with a big heart and excellent fight scenes.	2022-08-13	Simon
Get the Hell Out (2020)	Super-fun action comedy with zombies	2021-08-14	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 Swordsman (2020)	Straightforward but satisfying entertainment	2021-03-02	Simon
Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020)	Wacky foodie film hampered by zero budget	2021-01-31	Simon
Double World (2020)	Big budget epic fantasy	2020-07-26	Simon
Extraction (2020)	An action masterclass	2020-06-17	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Giko Awakens (2019)	Continues/concludes the BCG story	2022-12-22	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Revenge of Nero (2019)	Remake of BCG with a new cast	2022-12-22	Simon
Rise of the Machine Girls (2019)	A fun throwback to the Golden Age of Japanese Splatter	2022-05-21	Simon
Saaho (2019)	Maximum overload	2021-12-19	Simon
Hydra (2019)	Very low budget but a great calling card for the crew	2021-07-24	Simon
Wira (2019)	Man I hope I never have to fight Yayan Ruhian	2021-03-13	Simon