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Summary: decent film
Review: I think that Chinese Ghost Story 3 sometimes gets a bad rap because it's hard to watch this film without comparing it to its predecessors (it's essentially a carbon copy of #1 with half the magic - everything from the opening bloodshed to the evil sister is rehashed). But compared to other films in the genre it's actually a decent film on its own merits and satisfying overall.More scenes are devoted to dialogue than is typical and the fantasy elements are reserved to satisfying but short bouts of swordplay and magic, but I personally enjoyed the character interaction. There's a long scene in the middle which is basically flirting between the monk (Tony Leung) and the ghost (Joey Wang) and it made me smile. Joey Wang reigns as the epitome of a beautiful Chinese ghost and Tony Leung (even though it's hard not to compare his character to the Leslie Chung's more charming tax collector) plays the role of the innocent "I must stay a virgin" monk well. Fantasy elements embody bouts between the good guys (Leung as the little monk, the old head master monk, & Jacky Cheung's Taoist swordsman) and the tree demon, which has resurfaced 100 years after the first Chinese Ghost Story took place. Some pretty captivating things happen.... i.e. one scene has the old wise master monk knowing he'll be captured. So he utters some magic words and his ears grow long enough to curl up and shield his eyes from the evil. He also throws his staff at Tony Leung, who ends up being riding it back to the inn where they stay. And for humor, the flying staff ends up crashing into a giant gong. The one letdown I had was the ending. While Chinese Ghost Story 1 took the heroes into hell, and #2 had them fighting a giant centipede, #3 has them going head to head with some kind of evil demon. To represent the demon, they make the inn become alive and move around but it looks mad cheap - like they decided to do a camera closeup on a hand puppet of a building. It's also pretty long, and 10 minutes of watching a building move around is pretty boring. What am I supposed to do? Close my eyes and use my imagination? A visually anemic ending to an otherwise decent film.
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Summary: Fans of the Series Should Definitely Check This One Out.
Review: If you're looking for a different plot in this third installment to the popular Tsui Hark's series "A Chinese Ghost Story", you might be a little disappointed. The plot greatly resembles the original "A Chinese Ghost Story". Instead of Leslie Cheung, the leading male actor is Tony Leung-Chiu-Wai (this might be a disappointment to those of you who have grown attached to Leslie Cheung's role in the first two installments). Tony Leung plays a monk who gets seduced by a very beautiful female ghost (once again played by Joey Wong) after seeking shelter in Orchid Temple. In this movie, the long tongued tree spirit from the first installment is resurrected hundreds of years later and once again uses beautiful female ghosts to help lure men into its trap. This third installment of the series is a little more on the humor side...much less serious than the first two. Be warned, this is not so much of a love story as one would expect from the series, and this movie is definitely not scary. Seems like the love and horror theme have been somewhat altered in this latest installment. But no matter what, it is still fun to watch, and Joey Wong is still such a feast for the eyes.
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Summary: great
Review: This is the second episode of a chinese ghost story. the story has a bit of continuation from the first movie. although i feel that it is not as good as the first one, this movie is still very watchable!! highly receommend.
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Summary: If you've seen CGSII, you don't need to see this movie.
Review: I was prepared to really enjoy Chinese Ghost Story III, understanding that it was essentially a retread of the original two movies. Since the movie takes place 100 years after the second, there's plenty of good reasons for why the Chinese Ghost Story III would be disconnected from its roots. Unfortunately, Chinese Ghost Story III suffers from exactly the opposite: it's far too much like Chinese Ghost Story II. Even more unforgivable, the actress who played the ghost in the first story (that was saved, to become reincarnated) and who played the physical twin of the ghost in the second story, is ANOTHER ghost in this story. Another ghost, but not the same ghost. Very annoying. Back too is the villain, the wicked tree hag with the neverending tongue and influence over tree branches. I don't know about you, but I didn't have a burning desire to find out whatever happened to the tree hag that dove into that hole in the second movie. I mean, really. The plot is similar - instead of a tax collector seduced by a ghost, we have a monk seduced by a ghost. There's an old mentor who has supernatural powers and there's also a professional demon hunter. The only difference is that the demon hunter in this movie was the student of the old monk in the last movie. So what does this movie have to offer? Not much. In fact, it's so much like the second movie that the parallels only serve to show just how inferior the second movie is. It's not as scary, not as funny, and not as romantic. The ending even has a poorly introduced bad guy - the husband to be to the ghost (JUST LIKE THE SECOND MOVIE). In this case, it's the "Mountain Devil." The Mountain Devil is apparently a big puppet, and not in the "hey it's cool cause it's wacky" kind of way. He animates buildings that look like puppet buildings. On the whack-I-meter, the old monk manages to cover his eyes with his earlobes. And that's about it. Even the sword stunts and magic tricks can't top Chinese Ghost Story II. If you've seen the second movie, you don't need to see Chinese Ghost Story III.
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Summary: Watch it!
Review: Wonderful film. I first watched this when it came out in theaters and remains one of my favorites. This integrates the right amount of magical fighting and romance, even humor into a movie. Joey Wong has improved on her acting since the first, Jackie Cheung and Tony Leung make quite the comical pair. Tony's naivete as a monk and Joey's advances are well played out. Lo Lo (demon woman/man) is even more evil although less tongue lashing. If you can enjoy a movie that does NOT depend on martial arts this is definitely for you. And just because there were no martial arts there are other visuals to entertain you (more scenes of the evil Chinese ghost girls doing their thing), the beautiful use of the costumes and colors, the images of Lo Lo in the ending. Some aspects will bring back similar scenes from Ghost Story 1--but it doesn't do anything negative to the movie.
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Summary: Beautiful film, but terrible tape quality
Review: Just a word of caution - the VHS tape of this movie is of terrible picture quality. It looks like a bad, amateurish copy made from an already very worn master tape. I once saw a movie that had been filmed off a cinema screen with a standard video camera, and the result was similar...! :-) A real pity because the film, in its original quality, is a feast for the eyes.
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Summary: Light years ahead of the original
Review: This movie was a huge step up from the original which I hated. This movie has all the same elements as the first they are just done much better. Joey Wang is great in this film, which is to be expected because she was the lone bright spot in the original.The monk in this film is much better than Leslie Cheung was in the original. His master is also very cool in this movie. There was not much tongue killing in this movie which helps it. I also feel the romance is much better in this film. This movie is like a remake of the original but just better. To all I hope you buy this movie and pretend that there is not a part one.
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Summary: Makes a good date movie
Review: Plotwise, this film is essentially a recreation of CGSI, with Tony Leung taking Leslie Cheungs place, and Joey Wong returning as the seductive ghost. For those unfamiliar with the original, Wong plays a ghost who's forced to use her (ABUNDANT) feminine charm to lure unsuspecting travellors to the flesh eating demon who has control of her. Tony Lueng plays a novice monk whom she falls in love with, he returns the favor, and then things get really complicated. This film also has the very erotic Nina Li as one of the demons other spirit sirens. Very entertaining and one of Hong Kong Cinema's best.
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Summary: It's really Chinese Ghost Story III
Review: I'm not sure what the previous viewer is refering to, but this is the final (so far, and hopefully always) chapter in the Chinese Ghost Story trilogy. The first one came out in '87, then '90 and '91. This film is decent, good fight sequences, though it is weaker in the specail effects than the previous films. However Leslie Cheung is not in this film (par the previous film) and Joey Wang has a diminished role in this one. Three might be a crowd. Check out the other two before you see this one.
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Summary: It's Really Chinese Ghost Story 2
Review: This is just a warning for old school cinema hong kong fans. You may do what I did... buy this video thinking it's a new ghost story movie. This is the 1991 version which was originally titled 'Chinese Ghost Story 2'. I already had this tape in my library so I was looking forward to seeing what I thought would be a previously unseen feature. After tracking Amazon.Com's video selections, I came to learn that this movie is actually 'A Chinese Ghost Story 2', the movie they're selling as 'ghost story 2' is actually the original 'A Chinese Ghost Story'. And what they're selling as 'chinese ghost story', is a children's animated feature from 1987 of the same title. This isn't Amazon's fault, this confusing mess is due to Tai Seng Distribution's updating the marketing on their video catalogue for international retail. This apparently required changing the titles of movies and their sequels (!?!). On to the review. If you've never seen this movie, but are interested in Cinema Hong Kong, this is an absolute treat. It captures all the action and visual eye candy of Hong Kong's best movies, but also has a sublime beauty beneath the surface for those willing to look. There are strong elements of spirituality and honor. Watch the struggle of light and dark with a buddhist twist as you follow the wise monk and his apprentice to a haunted estate, wherein lies a powerful demon and a duo of beautiful ghosts. Morality, deception, temptation, and redemption, in fact just about every sin or virtue is played out in a grand CHK style where monks can fly, and often do in their quest to crush evil. Evil which aparently can manifest itself as anything from an androgynous sorcerer a giant prickly tongue, or even a living breathing mountain. Tsui Hark makes fun movies with strong production values. The lighting and photography are top notch, and the erotic implications of the alluring ghost tempting the monk's naive apprentice tears this movie away from the pack of CHK's mindless (tho' visually appealing) martial arts movies. For all the visual fun, there are mature themes lurking beneath to titilate even the 'substance over style' armchair critics of CHK. The ambient dreamy soundtrack just adds quality depth to what is one of Tsui Hark's best films, and a true classic of modern Hong Kong Cinema.
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