It's a fully ok film, that sadly ends up being in the shadow of the original one.

A milestone of Hongkong cinema goes Twilight

Leslie Cheung and Joey Wang in A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)

Leslie Cheung and Joey Wang in A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)

Joey Wang in A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)

A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation (1997)

A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation

Leslie Cheung and Brigitte Lin in The Bride with White Hair (1993)

Louis Koo, Jing Wu, Raymond Pak-Ming Wong, and Chun Wu in Happy Magic (2011)

Shaoqun Yu and Jing Li in A Chinese Ghost Story (2011)

Yifei Liu and Shaoqun Yu in A Chinese Ghost Story (2011)

Louis Fan, Louis Koo, and Yifei Liu in A Chinese Ghost Story (2011)

Louis Koo and Yifei Liu in A Chinese Ghost Story (2011)

Shaoqun Yu in A Chinese Ghost Story (2011)

Yifei Liu in A Chinese Ghost Story (2011)

Louis Koo

Yifei Liu

Shaoqun Yu

Tan Cheung

Tax collector Ning, a clumsy and easily frightened man, doesn&apos;t have any money and decides to stay overnight in an abandoned temple. Little does he know that the temple is haunted. He meets a very beautiful lady who seduces him, b...

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More CGI but Still A Remake

A line at the closing credits of this film reads &apos;In Memory Forever of Leslie Cheung&apos; - acknowledging Cheung&apos;s role in the similarly-titled 1987 film as well as its 1990 sequel. Indeed, the 1987 &quot;A Chinese Ghost Story&quot;, directed by Ching Siu-Tung in collaboration with producer Tsui Hark, was a landmark movie because its &apos;crazy&apos; kungfu (and wirefu) effects gimmicks turned it into a cult hit with western (read: international) audiences. Its two sequels (1990 and 1991) were not as popular.

Here, director Wilson Yip claims that it is not a remake but a &apos;new&apos; love story - and yet many elements of the 1987 film remain.

THE PLOT: Government official Ling Choi Sin (Yu Shao Qun, taking over Leslie Cheung&apos;s role) journeys to the parched Black Mountain Village to help its inhabitants find water. As he leads a group of &apos;volunteers&apos; up the haunted mountain, he encounters a bevy of sexy demons and well as a lovely &apos;girl&apos; named Siu Sin (Liu Yi-Fei). After wooing her with some candy, he falls for her - and then realizes that he is caught in a deadly triangle: another guy, a demon-hunter named Yan Chek Ha (Louis Koo) is also in love with Siu Sin.

However, before the two men can settle their differences, they have to contend with the evil Tree Demon (Wai Ying-Hung) as well as a one-armed demon hunter (Louis Fan) who is determined to kill all the supernatural beings.

MY REVIEW: The 1987 film has a confusing storyline and even more befuddled action sequences that have become the trademarks of Tsui Hark. Wilson Yip, who gave us the two &quot;Ip Man&quot; films, does not attempt to make the love story (especially the one between Chek Ha and Siu Sin) more plausible - or try to &apos;rationalise&apos; the action sequences. Indeed, some of the fighting scenes are more comical than magical and the acting appear over-the-top. Liu Yi-Fei (left) fits the bill as the Enchantress of the forest but I wish she can evoke more emotions besides pouting and winking her eyes.

It is a good thing that Pu Song Ling&apos;s story has been adapted on the screen many times before, since &quot;The Enchanting Shadow&quot; (directed by Li Han Hsiang) in the early 1960s. That way, the plot is familiar to many in the audience and they need not rely on the flimsy narrative.

A line at the closing credits of this film reads 'In Memory Forever of Leslie Cheung' - acknowledging Cheung's role in the similarly-titled 1987 film as well as its 1990 sequel. Indeed, the 1987 "A Chinese Ghost Story", directed by Ching Siu-Tung in collaboration with producer Tsui Hark, was a landmark movie because its 'crazy' kungfu (and wirefu) effects gimmicks turned it into a cult hit with western (read: international) audiences. Its two sequels (1990 and 1991) were not as popular.

Here, director Wilson Yip claims that it is not a remake but a 'new' love story - and yet many elements of the 1987 film remain.

THE PLOT: Government official Ling Choi Sin (Yu Shao Qun, taking over Leslie Cheung's role) journeys to the parched Black Mountain Village to help its inhabitants find water. As he leads a group of 'volunteers' up the haunted mountain, he encounters a bevy of sexy demons and well as a lovely 'girl' named Siu Sin (Liu Yi-Fei). After wooing her with some candy, he falls for her - and then realizes that he is caught in a deadly triangle: another guy, a demon-hunter named Yan Chek Ha (Louis Koo) is also in love with Siu Sin.

However, before the two men can settle their differences, they have to contend with the evil Tree Demon (Wai Ying-Hung) as well as a one-armed demon hunter (Louis Fan) who is determined to kill all the supernatural beings.

MY REVIEW: The 1987 film has a confusing storyline and even more befuddled action sequences that have become the trademarks of Tsui Hark. Wilson Yip, who gave us the two "Ip Man" films, does not attempt to make the love story (especially the one between Chek Ha and Siu Sin) more plausible - or try to 'rationalise' the action sequences. Indeed, some of the fighting scenes are more comical than magical and the acting appear over-the-top. Liu Yi-Fei (left) fits the bill as the Enchantress of the forest but I wish she can evoke more emotions besides pouting and winking her eyes.

It is a good thing that Pu Song Ling's story has been adapted on the screen many times before, since "The Enchanting Shadow" (directed by Li Han Hsiang) in the early 1960s. That way, the plot is familiar to many in the audience and they need not rely on the flimsy narrative.

Tax collector Ning, a clumsy and easily frightened man, doesn't have any money and decides to stay overnight in an abandoned temple. Little does he know that the temple is haunted. He meets a very beautiful lady who seduces him, but he doesn't know that she is a ghost, usually not leaving any man alive...

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