Sinnui Yauwan (A Chinese Ghost Story)
Siu-Tung Ching, 1987.
Hilarious Hong Kong movie which takes a characteristic genre-blending approach to an otherwise classical ghost story. Ling is a bumbling tax collector, played by the deceased Leslie Cheung, who is seduced by alluring ghost Tsu-Hsien (Joey Wong) while nocturnally stumbling round an eiree forest. Unfortunately, Tsu-Hsien is in the power of an ancient tree demon, owing much to Sam Raimi, but with the monstrous innovation of an enourmous, prehensile tongue. The mood of the film jumps bewilderingly from horror to comedy as Ling attempts to save Nie from a demonic underworld by laying her ashes to rest. Though bizarrely schizoid in mood, the film never ceases to entertain.
Hilarious Hong Kong movie which takes a characteristic genre-blending approach to an otherwise classical ghost story. Ling is a bumbling tax collector, played by the deceased Leslie Cheung, who is seduced by alluring ghost Tsu-Hsien (Joey Wong) while nocturnally stumbling round an eiree forest. Unfortunately, Tsu-Hsien is in the power of an ancient tree demon, owing much to Sam Raimi, but with the monstrous innovation of an enourmous, prehensile tongue. The mood of the film jumps bewilderingly from horror to comedy as Ling attempts to save Nie from a demonic underworld by laying her ashes to rest. Though bizarrely schizoid in mood, the film never ceases to entertain.
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