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
A Chinese Tall Story (2005)	Beautiful and Mad	2006-05-27	Simon
A Warrior's Tragedy (1993)	Delirious & visually impressive wuxia piece	2008-02-26	Simon
Black Panther Warriors (1993)	Buy it... it's a work of genius!	2002-04-06	Simon
Buddha's Palm (1982)	Creative and camp fantasy wuxia	2023-09-03	Simon
Citizen Dog (2004)	Thailand's answer to AMELIE	2005-01-12	Simon
Demon Of The Lute (1983)	Great fun comic-book wuxia	2006-01-02	Simon
Dragon From Russia (1990)	medium-level classic	2003-03-01	Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind 2 (1990)	Worthy successor	2012-06-22	Simon
Flirting Scholar (1993)	Very funny	2006-01-07	Simon
Four Moods (1970)	A who's who of Taiwanese cinema in 1970	2024-01-07	Simon
Funky Forest - The First Contact (2005)	Maybe the strangest film I've seen	2006-02-09	Simon
Future Cops (1993)	Relentless lunacy	2020-07-18	Simon
Ghostly Bus (1995)	Marvellous low budget gem	2002-03-10	Simon
Holy Flame Of The Martial World (1983)	mind-bending wu xia fantasy	2004-02-04	Simon
Holy Weapon (1993)	wilfully convoluted	2002-03-03	Simon
Iceman Cometh (1989)	Essential for fans of Yuen Biao or Yuen Wah	2005-08-08	Simon
Legend Of The Bat (1978)	Entertaining fantasy	2003-05-10	Simon
Legend Of The Eight Samurai (1983)	Splendidly cheesy swords & sorcery epic	2021-08-20	Simon
Legend Of The Fox (1980)	Great, once it gets going	2005-09-25	Simon
Legend Of The Mountain (1979)	Better than most other movies	2002-02-03	Simon
Magic Cop (1990)	...read review...	2023-10-29	Simon
Monkey Goes West (1966)	Enjoyable	2004-01-19	Simon
Oh! Yes Sir!!! (1994)	Buckets of fun	2024-02-10	Simon
Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012)	Beautiful, tragic fantasy	2013-04-21	Simon
Red Blade (2018)	It all starts when the book sucks your blood	2021-02-14	Simon
Tai Chi Hero (2012)	A fine continuation of the story	2013-04-03	Simon
Tai Chi Zero (2012)	Slick, quirky kung-fu comedy	2013-03-31	Simon
The Gambling Ghost (1991)	Three times the Sammo fun!	2020-07-02	Simon
The Miracle Fighters (1982)	A whirlwind of inventive action	2021-05-22	Simon
The Myth (2005)	Over-reaches in places, but surprisingly good overall	2006-01-31	Simon