- Above the Law directed by Andrew Davis (1988)
[5/10]
"Admittedly a formula movie, but one that works well within the formula and still provides a satisfying time for action fans."
- Ed Parker's Infinite Insights into Kenpo by Ed Parker (1982)
[4/10]
"Parker sets out to explain the mental aspects behind his form of Kenpo Karate. He goes over this history of his form and makes some interesting points, but fails to create a coherent whole from the concepts he presents."
- Fire Down Below directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá (1997)
[2/10]
"Fire Down Below disappointed me in several ways. First, the love interest with Sarah Kellogg (Marg Helenberger) seems artificial, placed in the film to give Taggart easy access to clues that he might have actually had to work to find otherwise. Second, the film doesn't have the requisite antagonist champion whose skill almost matches Seagal's."
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai directed by Jim Jarmusch (1999)
[6/10]
"Jim Jarmusch creates an interesting mood of honor and despair. Ghost Dog comfortably follows the samurai code, which Ghost Dog regularly presents as voiced over narrative accompanied by the text of the code on the screen -- in the style of a PBS biographical documentary."
- Glimmer Man, The directed by John Gray (1996)
[6/10]
"The plot moves quickly along the thinnest of threads but holds together just enough to provide plenty of opportunities for explosions, shootings, gruesome murder scenes, and, of course, hand-to-hand combat -- especially in places with lots of glass and furniture."
- Hard to Kill directed by Bruce Malmuth (1990)
[5/10]
"A moderately fun romp with plenty of action, although Seagal's character probably disables just as many people with his gun as he does with martial arts."
- Kung Fu Hustle directed by Stephen Chow (2004)
[8/10]
"Kung Fu Hustle takes all the stereotypes of the martial arts genre, exaggerates them to an extreme, and provides a hilarious tribute to the genre."
- Kung Fu Panda directed by Mark Osborne, John Stevenson (2008)
[6/10]
"Watching Kung Fu Panda, I came to the realization that animated martial arts just don't impress me. No one had to study for years in order to make the amazing moves demonstrated on the screen. Instead, the characters were just drawn that way."
- On Deadly Ground directed by Steven Seagal (1994)
[1/10]
"Hot off the success of Under Siege, Warner Brothers let Steven Seagal direct On Deadly Ground. What a mistake. Someone has probably made a worse movie, but I haven't seen it."
- Shanghai Noon directed by Tom Dey (2000)
[7/10]
"Shanghai Noon offers slightly better than usual Jackie Chan dialog, typical improvizational martial arts, and fun but merely average stunts (at least for Jackie)."
- Shi mian mai fu [House of Flying Daggers] directed by Yimou Zhang (2004)
[6/10]
"Even if I weren't tired of watching martial artists dancing in the treetops, Yimou Zhang's House of Flying Daggers lacks the depth of story found in many of the recent Hong Kong martial arts epics such as Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and even his own Hero."
- Siu Lam Juk Kau [Shaolin Soccer] directed by Stephen Chow (2001)
[7/10]
"Although not as riotously and continuously funny as Kung Fu Hustle, Shaolin Soccer does have quite a few good laughs, and you can see how this successful venture led to the even funnier Kung Fu Hustle."
- Under Siege directed by Andrew Davis (1992)
[6/10]
"Under Siege provides some good bone-crunching, blood-spattering fun that mostly outweigh Seagal's bad acting and some weak plot points."
- Wo Hu Cang Long [Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon] directed by Ang Lee (2000)
[9/10]
"I have tried to watch Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with a critical eye, but the engaging story and the absolutely gorgeous cinematography always distract me from my critical view and by the end, I just sigh like you would after taking a bite of the most succulent cheesecake."
Average score: 5.57
