The acting is very good. All of the actors are spot on. Yoo Ha’s direction is very good. He has a good sense of both style and realism. The story is a well-done gangster movie with the added twist of a film director who’s making a film about gangsters. The romance and character development are also particularly well done. The action scenes are some of Jung Doo-Hung’s best stuff. It’s more of his usual gangster swinging, but it seems to be best done here than almost anywhere else. There’s a lot of action relatively early in the film and then it calms down for a while, but is still enjoyable. I was surprised at how good and agile the lead was.

"A Dirty Carnival" will catch you by surprise with its great characters and storytelling in an almost tired genre.

Choi Min-Sik gives a fantastic performance as the film’s lead. You get a good sense of the fullness of the character, and his transformations. All of the other parts are played well. Park Chan-Wook’s direction is great, and one of the best parts of the film. The plot is very well-written, both in the story and character development. There’s more action than one would expect from a movie like this. The action’s relatively realistic, but not to the point of sacrificing cinematic pleasure.

Overall, "Oldboy" is an off-beat masterpiece that couldn't possibly be any better.

The acting is magnificent and the direction is even better. The story makes for a well written character piece inside a drama/comedy. There's actually not a lot of action, although action fans will probably enjoy the style of some sequences.

Incredibly charming and fun to watch, I absolutely love "Guns & Talks".

All of the performances are great. Yang Yun-Ho's direction is wonderful and keeps the film at a good, enjoyable pace. The fact that this film is based on a true story really gets me, even if it is embelished. The plot begins to deteriorate towards the end, but finds its center again and continues to please. Although the action scenes are often short or in montage, they’re all really fun to watch. The fighters are good and the choreography is a great example of Jung Doo-Hung's fight choreography.

Brandon Lee gives the performance of his lifetime, and the other actors give quality performances as well. The direction is dark, but good. One of the best parts is the story, which gives way for lots of action while providing a large human element to the storyline. The only one great action sequence is the gunfight towards the end. However, some short sequences are good, too, like when Brandon Lee blows up the building with his shotgun, or when he catches the knife between his hands.

Skip the sequels and just watch this film repeatedly.

The acting seemed relatively good, but Panna Rittikrai’s direction is relatively amateurish at this point. The story doesn’t go very far, but it allows for a lot of action.

These action sequences are some of Panna’s best choreography yet. The swordplay and kung fu is really good. This is some of Panna Rittikrai's most complex choreography. And for all those stunt fans, he does put a few good falls in here as well, even though it’s not as stunt focused as "Gerd Ma Lui".

Another relatively simple film with a lot of great action from Panna Rittikrai and his crew. It would be an instant classic if it had better production quality.

The performances are all outstanding. Woon Kim-Ji directs an amazingly suspenseful and creepy horror film. The story takes a few turns that make it weirder and creepier. If anything, I was a little confused by the end, but that didn't take away from enjoying the film.

The performances are great, particularly from the leads. Kwak Jae-Young’s direction is really good. This appears to be a simple romantic comedy, but it takes a lot of fun turns that aren’t quite expected. The really surprising thing is that it’s over two hours long and yet doesn’t get boring. It has many cliches that you'd expect from romantic comedies, but it does them all well and possibly better than all the films before it.

The acting in this film is quite good, especially compared to the average Van Damme movie. Van Damme’s acting also improved, and is possibly the best of his career. Ringo Lam did an awesome job with the direction, and the story is corny at times, but otherwise well written. The action is nothing fancy, but it’s well done and well shot. It’s lots of grappling/realistic fighting.

I didn’t expect this movie to be that great and I was pleasantly surprised. It’s a well-put together film, something you would hardly expect from a Van Damme movie. Action fans may possibly disappointed, but the film has a lot more quality and substance than most of Van Damme's work.

The acting in this film is pretty good, especially from people like Brandon Lee and Regina Kent. Ronny Yu's direction is great, as he shoots and lights well, and knows how to create mood and suspense. The action scenes are fairly short, and there is more shooting than martial arts. I was surprised that Brandon didn’t do more fighting, but the stunts in the finale were good.

Although the action may disappoint some, it's really an enjoyable well-made film.

Both the performances and the direction seemed alright. I think the frequent use of slow motion in in action sequences was overall a bad decision on the part of the director or the editor.

There isn't too much action early on, but the second half is full of great action. There’s a good two-on-one fight and an amazing finale. Panna later re-used a lot of these same stunts in "Born to Fight" (2004). There's just some incredible stuntwork, including the most painful sequence I've ever seen performed during any Panna Rittikrai film.

Like "Gerd Ma Lui" (aka "Born to Fight"), this film still suffers from a very low budget look.

The acting in this film and the direction are both pretty good. The story itself is really basic, and pretty comparable to "Die Hard" or any film of that type. The opening action sequence is really great. It is very creative and crazy enough to make your heart stop. There are a few cool fights in the middle to hold you over. Then almost the entire second half of the film is action, and although it’s enjoyable, I felt it went on for too long. The stuntwork is great, but the martial arts is not as good. Overall, I enjoyed it, and loved the falls and stuntwork, but was not as impressed as I was with "Ong-Bak". Compared to "Ong-Bak", this film has more of a Hollywood style than "Ong-Bak’s" Hong Kong style.

Worth seeing for action nuts who don't crave much substance.

The story brings very little new to the genre of boxing films. It is cool to see two good stories come together at the end, but the film is relatively predictable and unoriginal. The boxing scenes are very well done, particularly the big finale.

One of the best boxing movies I’ve seen. Nothing out of the ordinary, but very well done.

The acting is great, especially from Song Kang-Ho. Park Chan-Wook’s direction is good, but I didn’t like it as much as "Oldboy". I felt like it had a toned down, Japanese feel to it. The plot is pretty good and, like like the rest of the vengeance trilogy, it says some interesting things about revenge.

The performers are all good, but it is a comedy, so there are no breathtaking performances. Ryoo Seung-Wan’s direction is pretty good. He creates a film very similar to Stephen Chow’s work. Being a comedy, the film’s messages get a little lost and unfinished, but it’s a good story overall. The action scenes are possibly the most lacking. There are not many, and a lot of it gets lost in wirework. However, the empty hand segments are pretty good. Although the two main stars were not amazing, they were pretty good at times.

You'll swear that "Arahan" is a Stephen Chow comedy made in Korea.

The acting is really good all around. A lot of the actors create really great characters. Ryoo Seung-Wan’s direction is really good. Every so often he has a really amazing shot or well-edited joke. The story does a good job of creating several characters and having several storylines intertwine. The female characters are particularly interesting. Jeon Do-Yeon’s character was particularly interesting in walking the line between the stereotypical heroine and the bitch. The action scenes are few, but relatively enjoyable. Jung Doo-Hung’s fights are the best.

"No Blood No Tears" is for everyone who likes some content and innovation in their action movies, and not just senseless violence.

Panna’s direction is much improved since the first film. This film probably has his best horror elements, and the acting isn't all that bad.

The action sequences are a really interesting breed for Panna’s films. Many of them are similar to the first "Plook" film, but not as much focus on stunts and just pure choreography. However, the fighting is not as kung fu like as the original Plook. Instead, it’s more like watching "Gerd Ma Lui 3". This is also one of the most acrobatic films in Panna’s work. Possibly the most enjoyable fight scene contains no martial arts at all. It is a sequence in which two wizards fight with imaginary weapons, that just entertains from beginning to end.

More polished in terms of production quality, but the action isn't quite up to par with Panna's classics.

The acting is fair. Michael Caine was good, as expected. Seagal’s direction wasn’t too bad. The story is an above average idea about an environmentalist taking down a corrupt corporation polluting the earth. This film shows some better Seagal Aikido. There’s a cool bar scene early on, and there are a couple of cool fights at the end, plus a classic moment where Seagal's fist goes through a man's chest.

Corny, but higher quality than Seagal's usual.

"Kickboxer" surprised me. I thought the acting was better than most Van Damme movies. It also had one of Van Damme’s best performances. Mark DiSalle and David Worth do an ok job with the direction. The plot is just a standard martial arts movie about tournaments and revenge. The action is okay. There’s actually not that much for martial arts fighting, but there are a few scenes where Van Damme gets to show off even more than "Bloodsport".

It may not have the amount of action that "Bloodsport" does, but "Kickboxer" has a little more quality, which puts it ahead.

In the acting department, Byron Mann delivers his usual, and Seagal does an above average job. Tony Ching Siu Tung directs a sub-par movie compared to his classics, but it's easily one of Seagal’s best films. The story is pretty standard, but Byron Mann’s character was particularly well written. This action is possibly some of Seagal’s best action sequences. That may be because of the stunt doubles and change in choreography style. It’s interesting because you wouldn’t think Seagal and wirework would work all that well, but it comes together quite nicely.

Definitely worth a look, unless you really can't stand Steven Seagal.

The acting has its moments where it’s good, but it also has some really bad moments, too. Motoko Nagino is very annoying. The direction is good, but pretty amateurish. The action is surprisingly good. It’s like "Drive", but with less wirework. Besides some good martial arts choreography, there are some great falls and stunts, as well.

"Extreme Heist" is like a lesser version of "Drive". It's got good action and great stunts, but doesn't hold well in terms of acting, story, or production value.

For the most part, the acting isn’t that great. Frank Gorshin is pretty good, though. The directing is good, but nothing special. The storyline is REALLY goofy. The action (which there is a lot of) is done in trademark Hong Kong style. There’s not only some good fighting, but good stuntwork, too. The choreography is very good, but I think some of the fighters need work.

If you can get past the goofiness and small production value, you'll be pleasantly surprised by great fights in this film.

Most of the acting isn’t that great and the direction is nothing special. There are some good action scenes here. The first one has some great falls, even though there’s not much martial arts. Some of the scenes later have some more martial arts. The finale has a nice mix of martial arts and stuntwork. It's not the best effort from Alpha Stunts, but the stuff they were doing during this film was very ahead of its time. Overall, the fighting and costumes will remind people a lot of the "Power Rangers".

The action sequences really make this sci-fi movie worthwhile.