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
Painted Skin (1993)	An ignominious end to a stellar career	2024-01-30	Simon
The Goddess Of Mercy (1966)	Guanyin origin story	2023-10-15	Simon
The Mermaid (2016)	Some good scenes but not good overall	2022-08-14	Simon
Erotic Ghost Story (1990)	Barely delivers what the title promises	2021-09-02	Simon
Tezuka's Barbara (2019)	Rather lifeless interpretation of a manga	2021-07-02	Simon
Bat Without Wings (1980)	Sadly the KISS makeup is really the best thing about it	2021-06-13	Simon
Big Bang Love: Juvenile A (2006)	Enigmatic and thought provoking, but is it art?	2021-06-01	Simon
Shaolin Drunkard (1983)	More Yuen Clan antics	2021-05-23	Simon
Hanagatami (2017)	If war is worth dying for, so is a festival	2021-05-14	Simon
The Brave Archer (1977)	Barebones adaptation of the Condor Heroes novels	2020-09-27	Simon
Ghost Squad (2018)	Decent idea, shame about the execution	2020-09-18	Simon
The Ghost Snatchers (1986)	Who you gonna call? Not these guys.	2020-08-28	Simon
Iceman 3D (2013)	Not as good as the original	2014-07-31	Simon
Gothic & Lolita Psycho (2010)	Great name, good trailer... that's about it though	2013-05-04	Simon
A Chinese Legend (1991)	Yet another knock-off of A CHINESE GHOST STORY	2013-05-03	Simon
The Bride With White Hair 2 (1993)	Another sequel that doesn't seem to understand why we loved the original	2013-01-03	Simon
Spiritual Kung Fu (1978)	No classic but worth a look	2012-08-31	Simon
Eight Immortals (1971)	Some vague enjoyment to be had	2007-05-22	Simon
Haunted Cop Shop (1987)	watchable	2006-05-10	Simon
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978)	Story is just too complicated for a film?	2005-07-29	Simon
The East Is Red (1993)	Cheap cash-in	2005-07-19	Simon
Descendant Of The Sun (1983)	A guilty pleasure at best	2005-04-27	Simon
Chinese Odyssey 2002 (2002)	Hmmm	2002-03-19	Simon
Witch From Nepal (1986)	Messy but not unentertaining	2001-10-16	Simon