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
Once Upon A Time In China III (1993) The series falters in its 3rd outing 2020-05-31 Simon
Z Storm (2014) Wherever there is corruption... there is the ICAC 2020-03-05 Simon
The Midnight After (2014) Uneven and ultimately a bit unsatisfying 2015-01-17 Simon
Fairy Tale Killer (2012) Serial killer film that never really goes anywhere 2014-08-09 Simon
Iceman 3D (2013) Not as good as the original 2014-07-31 Simon
Lesson of the Evil (2012) Another high school nightmare from Japan 2014-03-09 Simon
Red Tears (2011) Rather tepid action/horror/splatter film 2013-11-16 Simon
Tomie: Unlimited (2011) Mostly dull with patches of imagination 2013-08-04 Simon
Gothic & Lolita Psycho (2010) Great name, good trailer... that's about it though 2013-05-04 Simon
A Chinese Legend (1991) Yet another knock-off of A CHINESE GHOST STORY 2013-05-03 Simon
Clash (2009) Cheap and Cheesy 2013-04-08 Simon
Detective Story (2007) Name pretty much sums it up 2013-04-05 Simon
Hero (Corey Yuen) (1997) Inferior remake of BOXER FROM SHANTUNG 2013-02-18 Simon
The Bride With White Hair 2 (1993) Another sequel that doesn't seem to understand why we loved the original 2013-01-03 Simon
The Invincible Sword (1971) Fairly cookie cutter tale of heroic swordsmen 2012-11-23 Simon
Five Element Ninjas (1982) Interesting ideas, uninspired execution 2012-11-09 Simon
Mr. Vampire II (1986) Never kiss a vampire 2012-11-05 Simon
Spiritual Kung Fu (1978) No classic but worth a look 2012-08-31 Simon
A Bittersweet Life (2005) Will have to watch it again, might have been in the wrong mood 2012-05-30 Simon
Curse Of The Sun (2004) Bad in a good way, sorta 2012-05-24 Simon
The Bodyguard (2004) ...read review... 2012-05-24 Simon
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011) Looks good, but lacks substance 2012-04-21 Simon
Iron Angels (1987) Schizophrenic but fun 2010-11-09 Simon
Bodyguards And Assassins (2009) Disappointing 2010-10-26 Simon
Fatal Move (2008) Clearly inspired by SPL 2008-11-11 Simon
Triangle (2007) As messy as you'd expect 2008-04-22 Simon
An Empress and the Warriors (2008) Feels too much like a "me too!" project 2008-04-02 Simon
Trivial Matters (2007) Hit & Miss 2008-03-14 Simon
Iron Buddha (1970) Watchable, but not very good 2008-02-07 Simon
Bless This House (1988) occasional moments of fun 2007-08-22 Simon

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