The Demon's Baby (1998)
Many years ago, five evil spirits were trapped inside ornate jars to protect humanity from destruction. When a power-hungry general raids the secret chamber that hides the jars, he finds his five concubines have become impregnated with evil fetuses, hungry for human flesh. Its up to the palace cooks and a slacker Taoist priest to stop them before they destroy the world.
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The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.
It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;