Review: Chinese Paladin 5

Lavish costume? Check. Cool pose? Check. Pretty heroine? Check. Bextiyar plays feisty but sickly healer Tang Yu Rou in this fantasy swordplay drama, Chinese Paladin 5. Photos: dimsum.my

One genre that never fails to entertain me is the Oriental fantasy/martial arts adventure.

Otherworldly beings with supernatural powers. Heroes battling the forces of evil. Secret identities and vengeful villains. Shape-shifters and changelings, magic and mystery. Deities and demons, goblins and ghosts. Flowing robes and windswept tresses. Intricate costumes and unique weapons. Spectacular swordplay and high-flying martial arts. The ultimate triumph of good over evil.