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
The Shaolin Plot (1977) Largely unknown old school classic 2015-02-18 Simon
Assault On Wall Street (2013) The redemption of Uwe Boll 2014-12-27 Simon
The Four (2012) Top drawer wu xia extravaganza 2014-10-19 Simon
R100 (2013) Only in Japan 2014-10-05 Simon
The Magnificent Butcher (1979) Kung fu spectacular 2013-10-26 Simon
Stoker (2013) Creepy family horror 2013-10-06 Simon
Drug War (2013) Hard-boiled Johnnie To cops n' robbers film 2013-08-25 Simon
Vulgaria (2012) A film about film, and language, and food 2013-08-07 Simon
Dream Home (2010) Bloody, brutal satire of Hong Kong's capitalist love affair 2013-07-11 Simon
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Perhaps the strangest thing you will ever see 2013-06-10 Simon
Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) Strange beast, merits a second viewing 2013-06-09 Simon
The Foreign Duck, The Native Duck And God In A Coin Locker (2007) Ducks and Dylan 2013-05-26 Simon
Labyrinth Of Passion (1982) A celebration of youth and freedom 2013-05-18 Simon
Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012) Beautiful, tragic fantasy 2013-04-21 Simon
Tai Chi Hero (2012) A fine continuation of the story 2013-04-03 Simon
Tai Chi Zero (2012) Slick, quirky kung-fu comedy 2013-03-31 Simon
Not One Less (1999) Manipulative but good 2013-02-09 Simon
Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker (1994) Captures a moment in Chinese history well 2013-01-30 Simon
A War Named Desire (2000) Stylish gangster tale 2013-01-13 Simon
The Odd One Dies (1997) Quirky, cool tale of damaged characters 2013-01-06 Simon
Throne Of Blood (1957) Kurosawa's interpretation of Macbeth 2013-01-04 Simon
Wild Search (1989) Richly characterised tale of redemption and recovery 2012-12-31 Simon
The Avenging Eagle (1978) One of the better Shaw Brothers martial arts films 2012-12-29 Simon
Like A Dragon (2007) Miike finds another fresh way to take on the Yakuza genre 2012-12-05 Simon
Last Hero In China (1993) An irreverent addition to the Wong Fei Hung canon 2012-11-24 Simon
What Have I Done To Deserve This? (1984) Possibly the first film I ever really liked! 2012-11-18 Simon
Fight Back To School (1991) Slick, shallow and silly Stephen Chiau vehicle 2012-11-12 Simon
Raining In The Mountain (1979) Sumptuous exploration of Buddhist philosophy 2012-11-12 Simon
War Of The Arrows (2011) Nice looking period action film 2012-11-09 Simon
Story Of Ricky (1992) Completely Mad! 2012-11-02 Simon

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