Review of Woochi: The Demon Slayer (2009) by Steve W — 18 Sep 2013

Woochi is a mischievous taoist who is framed for the murder of his master. He and his dog like sidekick are imprisoned in a scroll for 500 years until they released in present day to stop some goblins. They must then defeat an evil taoist master who is after a magical flute that can summon demons.

Mixing the genres of period piece, adventure, fantasy, and comedy is a big task, but the result is a moderately entertaining spectacle with a lot of cool visual effects and set pieces. The comedy is decent, especially from actor Yoo Hae-jing, one of those "it" guys who appears in lots of movies in side roles.

The movie is a little long and never seems too serious, but its enjoyable and quirky fantasy fare from South Korea.