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
My Flying Wife (1991)	Delirious multi-genre piece	2001-12-17	Simon
Magic Cop (1990)	Excellent Mr Vampire spinoff	2002-01-06	Simon
Finger Of Doom (1972)	Ahead of its time	2022-02-06	Simon
Bangkok Loco (2004)	Quirky and creative	2012-05-24	Simon
Zebraman (2004)	An accessible Miike film	2022-12-20	Simon
Ugetsu (1953)	Recommended	2012-05-22	Simon
The Great Yokai War (2005)	Miike unleashes his imagination in less deviant lands	2005-11-13	Simon
Gozu (2003)	Wonderful creativity	2004-06-05	Simon
Tears Of The Black Tiger (2000)	Loved it!	2002-05-04	Simon
Swordsman II (1992)	Classic	2005-07-16	Simon
Swordsman (1990)	A seminal film, unfairly overshadowed by its sequel	2005-07-14	Simon
Clans Of Intrigue (1977)	Wonderfully convoluted wu xia murder mystery	2003-02-16	Simon
Zu: Warriors Of The Magic Mountain (1983)	Landmark	2010-11-07	Simon
Where's Officer Tuba? (1986)	Very funny and adorable Sammo film	2024-04-14	Simon
Oh! Yes Sir!!! (1994)	Buckets of fun	2024-02-10	Simon
Four Moods (1970)	A who's who of Taiwanese cinema in 1970	2024-01-07	Simon
Magic Cop (1990)	...read review...	2023-10-29	Simon
The Ninja War of Torakage (2015)	Fun and stylish ninja silliness	2023-03-25	Simon
Whatever You Want (1994)	A charming and entertaining rom-com	2021-09-01	Simon
The Miracle Fighters (1982)	A whirlwind of inventive action	2021-05-22	Simon
The Storm Riders (1998)	A genuine epic that pioneered a new style of wu xia film	2021-02-27	Simon
Red Blade (2018)	It all starts when the book sucks your blood	2021-02-14	Simon
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)	Trashy but demented fun	2020-09-19	Simon
Wizard's Curse (1992)	Crazy fun times	2020-07-30	Simon
Future Cops (1993)	Relentless lunacy	2020-07-18	Simon
The Gambling Ghost (1991)	Three times the Sammo fun!	2020-07-02	Simon
Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012)	Beautiful, tragic fantasy	2013-04-21	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
Legend Of The Eight Samurai (1983)	Splendidly cheesy swords & sorcery epic	2021-08-20	Simon