Reviews of films released in 1989

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
Dragon Fight (1989)	Interesting pairing of two future superstars	2023-11-12	Simon
Black Rain (1989)	Not as traumatic as I'd been expecting	2023-09-29	Simon
Angel Enforcers (1989)	Messy but delivers the essentials	2023-09-15	Simon
Devil Hunters (1989)	Pretty slapdash	2023-08-31	Simon
Aces Go Places V (1989)	Aces have mostly gone to other places by this point	2021-04-10	Simon
Violent Cop (1989)	A landmark in Japanese cinema	2020-07-11	Simon
Pedicab Driver (1989)	Legendary Sammo film finally gets a DVD release	2016-02-20	Simon
Peacock King (1989)	People who can think won't like it...	2014-11-30	Simon
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)	Perhaps the strangest thing you will ever see	2013-06-10	Simon
Wild Search (1989)	Richly characterised tale of redemption and recovery	2012-12-31	Simon
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)	Pretty, but a little vacant	2008-02-15	Simon
The Inspector Wears Skirts II (1989)	Not very good	2007-08-30	Simon
Terracotta Warrior (1989)	Interesting but not quite compelling	2006-07-04	Simon
Iceman Cometh (1989)	Essential for fans of Yuen Biao or Yuen Wah	2005-08-08	Simon
Ghost Ballroom (1989)	Entertainingly bad	2004-06-30	Simon
In The Line Of Duty IV (1989)	Action packed	2003-07-27	Simon
The Killer (1989)	Pretty much defines the "Heroic Bloodshed" genre	2003-05-13	Simon
City Cops (1989)	Depends what you're looking for	2003-04-26	Simon
Blonde Fury (1989)	Pure action movie	2002-07-22	Simon
All About Ah Long (1989)	Great drama, fantastic acting	2002-05-30	Simon
God Of Gamblers (1989)	No doubt about it, a classic	2002-02-25	Simon
A Fishy Story (1989)	Goofy name, but not a goofy movie	2002-02-05	Simon
Thunder Cops II (1989)	Surprisingly good, but took a while to win me over	2001-12-24	Simon
Casino Raiders (1989)	Enjoyable early foray into Gambling Movies	2001-12-08	Simon
Triads - The Inside Story (1989)	Not a bad movie	2001-12-06	Simon
Miracles (1989)	Jackie flexes his directorial muscles	2001-07-18	Simon