However, there is a niche audience for these low-budget adaptations. If you love watching The Asylum ’s knockoffs (like Atlantic Rim ), you might get a few laughs from the wooden acting and terrible green screen. Don't judge the Monkey King by the thumbnail.
The real Demons Strike Back (2017) is a frenetic, colorful mess of brilliant action and weird humor. The fake 2021 version is just... a mess. It lacks the manic energy of Stephen Chow or the visual flair of Tsui Hark.
If you want to fall asleep to two people whispering in a cave while a cheap CGI pig snorts in the corner, go ahead and rent the 2021 version.
If you want to see a giant, fighting Buddha made of gold and a terrifying mechanical spider, search for