Reviews of films released in 1990

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
Magic Cop (1990)	...read review...	2023-10-29	Simon
Stage Door Johnny (1990)	A mixed bag	2023-08-24	Simon
The Dragon Fighter (1990)	Girls and Boys with Guns	2023-08-19	Simon
The Ages of Lulu (1990)	Provocative	2022-06-23	Simon
Erotic Ghost Story (1990)	Barely delivers what the title promises	2021-09-02	Simon
Ju Dou (1990)	When I buy an animal I treat it as I wish	2021-04-03	Simon
Boiling Point (1990)	Stylish and whimsical	2020-07-24	Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind 2 (1990)	Worthy successor	2012-06-22	Simon
Bullet In The Head (1990)	As subtle as the title, but also as intense	2008-07-16	Simon
Shanghai Shanghai (1990)	lacks that 'certain something'	2007-05-18	Simon
Fatal Termination (1990)	Basically forgettable	2007-04-24	Simon
The Fortune Code (1990)	Not great cinema, but mostly harmless.	2007-02-07	Simon
Curry and Pepper (1990)	Good buddy cop action/comedy	2006-06-25	Simon
Chicken a la Queen (1990)	Brutal and depressing, but... good	2006-06-23	Simon
Saga Of The Phoenix (1990)	I seem to be one of the only people in the world who liked this one	2006-01-16	Simon
Outlaw Brothers (1990)	Great 80's martial arts/action/comedy	2005-10-04	Simon
Roningai (1990)	Gently paced but ultimately satisfying samurai film	2005-08-18	Simon
Days of Being Wild (1990)	Beautiful but perhaps a little boring	2005-07-17	Simon
Swordsman (1990)	A seminal film, unfairly overshadowed by its sequel	2005-07-14	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)	cash-in with more comedy (but less funny)	2005-06-28	Simon
My Hero (1990)	Remarkably random	2005-04-24	Simon
Heaven And Earth (1990)	Waste of time (theirs and mine)	2004-07-01	Simon
Tiger Cage II (1990)	Cheesy classic	2003-06-07	Simon
Operation Scorpio (1990)	Good	2003-03-08	Simon
Dragon From Russia (1990)	medium-level classic	2003-03-01	Simon
Fatal Vacation (1990)	Dark but rewarding viewing	2002-08-08	Simon
Mortuary Blues (1990)	Nothing remarkable	2002-05-22	Simon
Return Engagement (1990)	Not bad	2002-05-01	Simon
Island Of Fire (1990)	Excellent	2002-04-16	Simon
Lung Fung Restaurant (1990)	Unfocussed and kind of boring	2002-03-10	Simon