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
Castaway on the Moon (2009)	A beautiful piece of magical realism	2021-04-25	Simon
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)	Trashy but demented fun	2020-09-19	Simon
Storm Warriors (2009)	Meh	2010-10-26	Simon
Painted Skin 2008 (2008)	Well acted and quite enjoyable	2008-12-08	Simon
The Pye Dog (2007)	mediocre, melodramatic and mostly quite dull	2008-06-09	Simon
Big Bang Love: Juvenile A (2006)	Enigmatic and thought provoking, but is it art?	2021-06-01	Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead: Ultimate Power (2006)	Cheap and cheesy sequel/prequel that's fun to watch	2021-05-22	Simon
Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)	Good fun and great eye candy	2010-10-26	Simon
The Fountain (2006)	Vacuous and trite	2007-06-12	Simon
Death Trance (2006)	Similar to Versus but not as good	2012-05-22	Simon
The Myth (2005)	Over-reaches in places, but surprisingly good overall	2006-01-31	Simon
A Chinese Tall Story (2005)	Beautiful and Mad	2006-05-27	Simon
The Promise (2005)	Strange but good	2006-04-17	Simon
The Great Yokai War (2005)	Miike unleashes his imagination in less deviant lands	2005-11-13	Simon
Funky Forest - The First Contact (2005)	Maybe the strangest film I've seen	2006-02-09	Simon
Arahan (2004)	Urban martial arts action	2020-07-04	Simon
Citizen Dog (2004)	Thailand's answer to AMELIE	2005-01-12	Simon
Headless Hero II (2004)	Another sequel that loses the charms of the original	2004-10-12	Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead (2004)	Enjoyable throwback	2006-01-21	Simon
2046 (2004)	Largely a waste of time for all concerned	2005-07-29	Simon
Bangkok Loco (2004)	Quirky and creative	2012-05-24	Simon
Zebraman (2004)	An accessible Miike film	2022-12-20	Simon
Cutie Honey (2004)	Super-cutie and super-silly	2004-11-08	Simon
Calamari Wrestler (2004)	Not quite brilliant, but interesting enough to receive a recommendation	2006-07-13	Simon
Legend Of The Evil Lake (2003)	Not impressed	2004-02-12	Simon
Koi Mil Gaya (2003)	Fun fantasy in the style of ET meets Bollywood	2006-01-12	Simon
Wonderful Days (2003)	Gorgeous Korean anime	2004-07-12	Simon
Romantic Warriors (2003)	A great "might have been" film	2012-05-25	Simon
Gozu (2003)	Wonderful creativity	2004-06-05	Simon
The Scorpion King (2002)	A pretty good popcorn experience	2002-12-01	Simon