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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
Aks (2001) Dark, intense, intelligent, stylish 2002-06-30 Simon
Versus (2001) Arguably my favourite film 2002-05-25 Simon
On The Run (1988) Grade A movie making 2002-05-21 Simon
Satya (1998) One of the most intelligent movies ever made about gangsters 2002-05-13 Simon
Company (2002) Intelligent and incisive look at the gangster life 2002-05-13 Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind (1980) One of the finest movies ever made! 2002-05-11 Simon
Nausicaa: Valley Of The Wind (1984) A wonderful movie 2002-05-05 Simon
Royal Warriors (1986) One of the best action movies ever made 2002-04-25 Simon
Love Letter (1995) Beautifully crafted, haunting movie. Iwai is a master of his art! 2002-04-17 Simon
Ashes Of Time (1994) A work of art 2002-04-14 Simon
Musa (2001) Superb epic 2002-04-04 Simon
The Victim (1980) Mindblowing 2002-03-22 Simon
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996) One of the greatest movies ever made? 2002-03-17 Simon
Dobermann (1997) Best 'live action comic book' ever made 2002-03-17 Simon
Kikujiro (1999) Delightful little road movie 2002-01-28 Simon
Heart Of Dragon (1985) Surprisingly turns out to be quite fantastic 2001-12-17 Simon
Once Upon A Time In Triad Society (1996) Very black comedy that works well 2001-12-14 Simon
Beast Cops (1998) Superbly crafted and performed movie 2001-12-09 Simon
Heroes Of The East (1978) Greatest martial arts film ever made? 2001-11-10 Simon
The Young Master (1980) Excellent kung fu movie 2001-09-10 Simon
Juliet In Love (2000) Almost unbelievably good 2001-07-18 Simon
Gonin (1995) Really really violent 2001-06-19 Simon
Task Force (1997) One of the best films of the 90's 2001-05-27 Simon
Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone (2000) Masterpiece 2001-05-27 Simon
Dragon Inn 1992 (1992) One of the early 90's best films 2001-05-27 Simon
Zakhm (1998) Absolutely stunning film 2000-08-07 Simon
Kuroneko (1968) Masterpiece of ghostly style and atmosphere 1999-05-22 Simon

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