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
Bad Taste (1987)	The bastards have landed	2021-05-28	Simon
The Miracle Fighters (1982)	A whirlwind of inventive action	2021-05-22	Simon
Red Post On Escher Street (2020)	My face isn't a crowd	2021-05-15	Simon
Aces Go Places II (1983)	Improves on the original in just about every way	2021-03-30	Simon
Usagi Drop (2011)	Adventures in unexpected parenthood	2021-03-28	Simon
Dangan Runner (1996)	Absurdity becomes transcendence	2021-03-11	Simon
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)	Virgins are awful... THE END	2021-03-10	Simon
Space Sweepers (2021)	Superficial but slick and polished	2021-02-23	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
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
Love in a Puff (2010)	A very ordinary love story	2020-06-22	Simon
The Foul King (2000)	...read review...	2020-06-14	Simon
Pedicab Driver (1989)	Legendary Sammo film finally gets a DVD release	2016-02-20	Simon
R100 (2013)	Only in Japan	2014-10-05	Simon
The Magnificent Butcher (1979)	Kung fu spectacular	2013-10-26	Simon
Vulgaria (2012)	A film about film, and language, and food	2013-08-07	Simon
Tai Chi Hero (2012)	A fine continuation of the story	2013-04-03	Simon
Tai Chi Zero (2012)	Slick, quirky kung-fu comedy	2013-03-31	Simon
Not One Less (1999)	Manipulative but good	2013-02-09	Simon
Like A Dragon (2007)	Miike finds another fresh way to take on the Yakuza genre	2012-12-05	Simon
Last Hero In China (1993)	An irreverent addition to the Wong Fei Hung canon	2012-11-24	Simon
Fight Back To School (1991)	Slick, shallow and silly Stephen Chiau vehicle	2012-11-12	Simon
Taxi (1998)	Fun action comedy	2010-10-15	Simon
Citizen Dog (2004)	Thailand's answer to AMELIE	2005-01-12	Simon
Enter The Phoenix (2004)	Gay Triad Comedy with wacky action = a winner	2004-04-15	Simon
Mr. Vampire (1985)	Genre defining classic	2012-10-02	Simon
Black Panther Warriors (1993)	Buy it... it's a work of genius!	2002-04-06	Simon