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
Balloon Club, Afterwards (2006)	The limitless potential of youth	2021-02-08	Simon
A Scene At The Sea (1991)	A quieter, more contemplative Kitano film	2021-01-17	Simon
Fun Bar Karaoke (1997)	...read review...	2020-09-27	Simon
Samurai III: Duel At Ganryu Island (1956)	Solid conclusion to the trilogy	2020-09-20	Simon
The Prey (2019)	Tightly executed take on the human hunt	2020-08-25	Simon
Call of Heroes (2016)	Justice only exists if it is maintained	2020-08-24	Simon
Crab Goalkeeper (2006)	There must be something only a crab can do?	2020-08-22	Simon
Exodus (2007)	Quirky little black comedy	2020-08-20	Simon
The Butterfly Murders (1979)	Tsui Hark's first film	2020-08-17	Simon
Samurai II: Duel At Ichijoji Temple (1955)	The way of women is to love	2020-08-15	Simon
Vampire (2012)	Not a film about a vampire	2020-08-13	Simon
Once Upon A Time In Vietnam (2013)	Nice looking film but all been done before	2020-08-08	Simon
The Delightful Forest (1972)	Solid Ti Lung vehicle	2020-08-03	Simon
Dangerous Encounter - 1st Kind (1980)	Controversial	2020-08-02	Simon
Double World (2020)	Big budget epic fantasy	2020-07-26	Simon
Hausu (1977)	Off the wall	2020-07-19	Simon
Eastern Condors (1987)	Sammo Hung goes to war	2020-06-29	Simon
God Of Gamblers III : Back To Shanghai (1991)	Almost no gambling, but lots of silly comedy	2020-06-21	Simon
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)	Some creative fight choreography	2020-06-16	Simon
Girl's Blood (2014)	Largely inexplicable fusion of elements but somehow it works	2019-11-16	Simon
Soul Of The Sword (1978)	Beautiful production values and a tragic plot	2019-08-24	Simon
Kung Fu Jungle (2014)	Martial arts are for killing	2015-03-11	Simon
God's Puzzle (2008)	Miike takes on the universe	2015-01-25	Simon
Tom Yum Goong 2 (2013)	Tony Jaa shows he can still kick ass	2014-08-01	Simon
Chinese Zodiac (2012)	Messy but ultimately entertaining	2014-06-22	Simon
The Land Of Hope (2012)	Gently urgent warning about Fukushima	2014-01-05	Simon
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)	Santa Claus's dark side	2014-01-03	Simon
Troll Hunter (2010)	Nice special effects save it from being too derivative	2014-01-03	Simon
I'm So Excited! (2013)	Almodovar's silliest film in quite a while	2013-09-28	Simon
Breathless (2008)	Violence begets violence	2013-07-04	Simon