Directed with a hyperactive visual style, this fairly straight up (if such thing can be applied to Cat III insanity such as this) supernatural horror effort proves to be a lot of fun. Leaving out most of the obnoxious comedy and even nudity in favor of decently executed gore and wild supernatural set pieces, director Cash Chin creates a definite "only in Hong Kong"-ride that only holds one sad flaw really. He doesn't choose to put Lily Chung's wizard character at the forefront and while Ellen Chan can stimulate the senses, she's not much of a heroine. On the other hand, we do get Ben Ng chewing scenery like no other can, even though this is not even 1/10 of the beast he was in Red To Kill. Kudos goes out to him and Ellen being game for the bizarre finale that must've felt totally ridiculous shooting.

The comedy that The Eternal Evil Of Asia does provide is well-timed and creative, the highlight being Elvis Tsui's dickhead character paying the price for being just that and a similar, though less elaborate, flying mating session a la A Chinese Torture Chamber Story turns up here as well. It's quite remarkable that director Chin could churn out this much fun and subsequently make the surprisingly boring Sex & Zen II the year after.