Comedy 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
Taoism Drunkard (1984)	Totally insane!	2002-03-22	Simon
Taxi (1998)	Fun action comedy	2010-10-15	Simon
Tears Of The Black Tiger (2000)	Loved it!	2002-05-04	Simon
Terracotta Warrior (1989)	Interesting but not quite compelling	2006-07-04	Simon
The Absurd Brave (1969)	Unconventional, not particularly successful	2023-09-05	Simon
The Banquet (1991)	Disjointed, but fun	2001-10-21	Simon
The Bastard and the Beautiful World (2018)	Weird anthology film	2024-04-29	Simon
The Bodyguard (2004)	...read review...	2012-05-24	Simon
The Brave Archer (1977)	Barebones adaptation of the Condor Heroes novels	2020-09-27	Simon
The Chinese Feast (1995)	Weak first half hour, but settles down into a great movie	2001-10-21	Simon
The Close Encounter of the Vampire (1986)	Too close by far	2020-07-28	Simon
The Dead and The Deadly (1982)	Very enjoyable supernatural action-comedy	2012-06-26	Simon
The Duel (2000)	Just about passes as entertainment	2006-01-16	Simon
The East Is Red (1993)	Cheap cash-in	2005-07-19	Simon
The Expendables 2 (2012)	Lots of stars, no money left for a script writer?	2013-01-20	Simon
The Fable (2019)	Slick action comedy with blockbuster potential	2021-01-18	Simon
The Fortune Code (1990)	Not great cinema, but mostly harmless.	2007-02-07	Simon
The Foul King (2000)	...read review...	2020-06-14	Simon
The Fruit Is Ripe III (1999)	Pretty ladies take clothes off.	2001-12-24	Simon
The Fruit Is Swelling (1997)	Funny and rude	2001-09-29	Simon
The Gambling Ghost (1991)	Three times the Sammo fun!	2020-07-02	Simon
The Ghost Snatchers (1986)	Who you gonna call? Not these guys.	2020-08-28	Simon
The Great Yokai War (2005)	Miike unleashes his imagination in less deviant lands	2005-11-13	Simon
The Host (2006)	Quirky monster movie with added social commentary	2021-05-16	Simon
The House Of 72 Tenants (1973)	Unbearable	2004-01-19	Simon
The Inspector Wears Skirts (1988)	Bit of a wasted opportunity	2002-07-29	Simon
The Inspector Wears Skirts II (1989)	Not very good	2007-08-30	Simon
The Kick (2011)	Slick Thai/Korean crowd pleaser	2012-11-17	Simon
The Killer's Love (1993)	Just awful	2020-08-13	Simon
The Kung Fu Master (1979)	A credible kung fu movie	2020-07-11	Simon