Thriller 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
Protege (2007)	Sure to be considered one of 2007's best HK films	2007-06-09	Simon
Portrait In Crystal (1983)	Fun fantasy wu xia, 80's style	2007-05-24	Simon
Chocolate Inspector (1986)	solid entertainment	2006-01-16	Simon
Snake Charmer (2002)	So bad it makes bad things in general look quite good	2006-01-08	Simon
Love Battlefield (2004)	Best HK film of 2004	2006-01-08	Simon
Running Out Of Time (1999)	Another Milkyway triumph	2006-01-07	Simon
Born To Fight (2004)	New levels of absurd action	2005-10-12	Simon
The Lady Professional (1971)	Some good scenes, some awful	2005-09-23	Simon
The Stewardess (2002)	Clever black comedy-horror	2005-09-20	Simon
Kidnap (1974)	Excellent & gritty crime drama	2005-09-19	Simon
Memories Of Murder (2003)	Engrossing and enjoyable	2005-06-12	Simon
One Missed Call (2003)	Cliched and redundant	2005-06-12	Simon
Kikoku (2003)	Disappointingly generic Yakuza movie from Miike	2005-03-16	Simon
Angel With The Iron Fists (1967)	Camp James Bond knock-off	2004-11-02	Simon
Aalavandhan (2001)	A well made, unique and very enjoyable film	2004-06-13	Simon
One Nite In Mongkok (2004)	Skillfully woven tale	2004-06-12	Simon
Postman Blues (1997)	Very creative and charming work	2004-06-11	Simon
Gozu (2003)	Wonderful creativity	2004-06-05	Simon
Chinatown Kid (1977)	Great piece of 70's action	2004-02-26	Simon
Shaolin Hand Lock (1978)	Would have made a good Bruce Lee film	2004-01-19	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
Double Vision (2002)	Above average horror	2003-04-28	Simon
Knock Off (1998)	Good silly fun	2003-03-29	Simon
Three Against The World (1988)	Clunker	2003-03-07	Simon
Devil Face, Angel Heart (2002)	Looks great but that's about it	2003-03-07	Simon
Suicide Circle (2001)	Pretty intense	2003-02-21	Simon
Aks (2001)	Dark, intense, intelligent, stylish	2002-06-30	Simon
Inner Senses (2002)	Pretty stupid	2002-05-26	Simon
Versus (2001)	Arguably my favourite film	2002-05-25	Simon