“Action” Reviews

Silly, cheesy, and fluffy — and unashamedly so.

This is a movie you watch purely for the sheer joy of gasping at one insane stunt after another.

I really feel nothing but an ambivalence towards this, the final Star Wars prequel.

Skipping the fan service, this Full Metal Panic spin-off focuses on goofy humor.

Much of Appleseed’s appeal will undoubtedly be due to its unique visuals.

Gantz is positioned as a dark, nihilistic story about mankind’s darker nature. That doesn’t mean it’s any good.

Easily one of, if not the, darkest and most somber film that Chan has made to date.

It seems odd to take a nearly iconic figure like the Master Chief, and do anything that might diminish him.

House of Flying Daggers has moments of brilliance that are simply unmatched.

Samurai Fiction is a loving, humorous — and incredibly stylish — parody/homage to the classic samurai films of yore.

The filmmakers’ concept was slightly bigger than what their budget ultimately allowed for.

A very entertaining and engaging, if somewhat dated, kung fu flick.

There’s so much that I love about this movie and yet, it left me feeling a bit underwhelmed.

Battle Royale 2 takes everything that was great about Battle Royale and replaces it with something that’s formulaic, amateurish, and exploitative.

The first Jet Li film I ever watched, and I think it may very well have spoiled all of his other films for me.

I wish I could call this movie a guilty pleasure.

Azumi was a huge disappointment, almost a betrayal of sorts, because I know Kitamura is better than this.

If you thought these sorts of mind-blowing acrobatics could exist only in the Matrix, then “Ong-Bak” is bound to be an awe-inspiring eye-opener.

Daniel Lee’s film is a unique and under-appreciated take on the classic wuxia genre from Hong Kong cinema’s golden period.