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
Bakery Amour (2001) Pleasant without being particularly exciting 2001-10-21 Simon
Simply Actors (2007) Mildly amusing 2007-09-29 Simon
Arhats In Fury (1985) Decent mainland wushu film 2006-01-15 Simon
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984) DVD missing nearly half the film? 2004-10-12 Simon
Kid From Tibet (1992) Had me worried at first 2001-05-27 Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990) cash-in with more comedy (but less funny) 2005-06-28 Simon
Brotherhood Of The Wolf (2001) Rambles on 2002-06-07 Simon
This Is Law (2001) Shallow, generic but entertaining thriller 2012-05-25 Simon
She's On Duty (2005) not much you won't have seen before 2012-05-25 Simon
Shadowless Sword (2005) Probably a bad film but it's at least kind of pretty 2012-05-25 Simon
Yaowarat (2003) a passable diversion 2012-05-25 Simon
Hitman File (2005) Confusing 2012-05-25 Simon
Shahenshah (1988) By the books actioner 2003-03-16 Simon
Kaante (2002) Could have been something more 2006-03-18 Simon
Parineeta (2005) Some great bits spoilt by some ultra-corny bits 2006-03-19 Simon
Yamakasi 2: The Great Challenge (2004) Love the stars, hate the director 2006-02-03 Simon
Killing Machine (1976) Worth a look for Chiba fans, non-essential for everyone else 2012-05-22 Simon
Returner (2002) Entertaining for a couple of hours 2003-03-23 Simon
The Neighbour No. 13 (2005) just so much meaningless violence, really. 2012-05-22 Simon
Girl Boss Guerilla (1972) Enjoyable, if still far from exceptional 2012-05-22 Simon
Equilibrium (2002) Script bad, action good 2002-12-07 Simon
Cradle 2 The Grave (2003) Pretty poor 2003-02-28 Simon

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