Fantasy Reviews

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
The Bastard and the Beautiful World (2018)	Weird anthology film	2024-04-29	Simon
Swordsman and Enchantress (1978)	Chor Yuen adapts Gu Long once again	2024-04-01	Simon
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010)	Quite a change of style	2023-02-07	Simon
New Kung Fu Cult Master (2022)	New but not necessarily improved	2022-12-06	Simon
Thrilling Bloody Sword (1981)	Deranged and delightful	2022-07-29	Simon
Double World (2020)	Big budget epic fantasy	2020-07-26	Simon
Hausu (1977)	Off the wall	2020-07-19	Simon
Fire Dragon (1994)	Decent wu xia in the early 90's tradition	2013-06-08	Simon
Maidens Of Heavenly Mountain (1994)	Beautiful nonsense	2012-11-20	Simon
Butterfly And Sword (1993)	Some of the best early 90's wire-fu choreography	2000-10-16	Simon
All Men Are Brothers: Blood Of The Leopard (1993)	A fun 90's wu xia romp	2001-10-16	Simon
Wonderful Days (2003)	Gorgeous Korean anime	2004-07-12	Simon
Cave Of The Silken Web (1967)	Visually stunning	2024-08-18	Simon
Princess Iron Fan (1966)	More monkey magic	2024-08-04	Simon
Where's Officer Tuba? (1986)	Enjoyable	2003-02-15	Simon
Timeless Romance (1998)	Inventive and fun	2006-01-07	Simon
The Weird Man (1983)	Weird indeed!	2006-08-07	Simon
Spiritual Boxer (1975)	Lau Kar-Leung's directorial debut	2004-10-22	Simon
Dr Wai & The Scripture With No Words (1996)	Lunatic fun, and points for ambition	2002-02-03	Simon
The Mad Monk (1993)	Pretty good fantasy film	2005-12-26	Simon
Legend Of Zu (2001)	Sensory spectacle	2001-11-17	Simon
The Fruit Is Swelling (1997)	Funny and rude	2001-09-29	Simon
Era Of Vampires (2002)	Get the Singaporean version	2004-03-15	Simon
The Devil's Mirror (1972)	Nice bit of swordplay	2006-10-15	Simon
The Butterfly Murders (1979)	Tsui Hark's first film	2020-08-17	Simon
Battle Wizard (1977)	Early example of fantasy wu xia	2005-04-18	Simon
Painted Skin 2008 (2008)	Well acted and quite enjoyable	2008-12-08	Simon
Pursuit of Vengeance (1977)	Pretty good stuff!	2007-08-18	Simon
Portrait In Crystal (1983)	Fun fantasy wu xia, 80's style	2007-05-24	Simon
Look Out, Officer! (1990)	Funny remake of "Where's Officer Tuba?"	2002-02-03	Simon