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Believe
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Year:
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1999 |
Sam Lee and Anita Chan |
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Director:
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Wellson
Chin Sing-Wai |
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Cast:
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Francis
Ng Chun-Yu, Sam Lee Chan-Sam,
Yoyo Mung Ka-Wai, Anita
Chan Wing-Yin, John
Ching Tung, Ronnie
Cheung Ho-Lung, Yu Ka-Ho |
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The
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Amusing
horror comedy that doesn't have the words Troublesome Night
in its title. |
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Review
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Wellson Chin revisits July 14th for his latest “date” horror
flick (July 14th was the chosen day in his earlier horror
film Thou Shalt Not Swear). Legend has it that the
Gate to Hell is open on that date and restless spirits roam
HK in search of some solution to their troubles.
Instead of Lau Ching-Wan and Michael
Chow, we get Sam Lee as Joe, a nice-guy delivery boy who pines
for his dream girl Mandy (Anita Chan). He makes little progress
with her until she gets possessed by a ghost who claims to
be Joe and Mandy’s future daughter. She requires help in avenging
her spirit. It seems she was offed by an unscrupulous cop
(Francis Ng) who framed her for selling drugs and is now investigating
the grisly murder of a homosexual by another roving spirit.
Joe agrees, but all is not as it seems.
This installment returns to the comedic
route that brought the series along. Most of the film works
thanks to the amusing gags and the presence of Francis Ng
and Sam Lee, though Yoyo Mung is totally underused. This is
an amusing enough exercise thanks to a few small plot twists
and an amiable if not too lackadaisical tone. Overall, the
movie is average stuff but Ng and Lee are an entertaining
pair. (Kozo 1999) |
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Availability:
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DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Winson Entertainment
Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks
Removable English and Chinese Subtitles |
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image courtesy of Winson Entertainment
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