Drama 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
Love Battlefield (2004)	Best HK film of 2004	2006-01-08	Simon
Running Out Of Time (1999)	Another Milkyway triumph	2006-01-07	Simon
Kidnap (1974)	Excellent & gritty crime drama	2005-09-19	Simon
Kamikaze Taxi (1994)	A very quirky, contemplative film that is never predictable	2004-12-10	Simon
Dragon Swamp (1969)	Real dragons!	2004-10-22	Simon
When The Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)	Excellent Samurai film	2003-12-27	Simon
The Last Samurai (2003)	A very enjoyable historical epic.	2003-12-26	Simon
Bungee Jumping Of Their Own (2001)	Original and impressive	2003-06-28	Simon
The Killer (1989)	Pretty much defines the "Heroic Bloodshed" genre	2003-05-13	Simon
A Peck On The Cheek (2002)	Powerful	2003-05-01	Simon
Bird People Of China (1997)	Not necessarily a must-see movie, but undoubtedly worth seeing.	2003-02-01	Simon
Jan Dara (2001)	Is tragic erotica a new genre?	2002-07-21	Simon
Genghis Khan (2000)	Great production values, lavish epic	2002-07-07	Simon
Dead Or Alive 2: Birds (2000)	Another great movie from Takashi Miike	2002-06-27	Simon
Dang Bireley's Young Gangsters (1997)	Very well made gangster tale	2002-06-07	Simon
Gunman (1978)	Just a really well told story	2002-05-23	Simon
Happy Times (2000)	Simple but effective	2002-04-27	Simon
Til Death Do Us Part (1998)	Bleak end-of-love story	2002-04-02	Simon
The Isle (2000)	Challenges the audience to work for their reward	2002-03-17	Simon
Blue Spring (2001)	Beautiful	2002-03-17	Simon
Space Travellers (2000)	Very enjoyable hostage-based capers	2001-10-15	Simon
JSA (Joint Security Area) (2000)	Beautifully filmed, written and acted	2001-05-25	Simon