- Actors: Leslie Cheung, Joey Wang, Ma Wu, Kam Chiang, Dawei Hu
- Directors: Siu-Tung Ching
- Writers: Gai Chi Yuen, Songling Pu
- Producers: Claudie Chung Chun, Hark Tsui, Qianqing Liu, Zhong Zheng
- Format: PAL
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Hong Kong Legends
- DVD Release Date: 27 Oct 2003
- Run Time: 92 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0000CAPUI
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57,850 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
- #91 in Film & TV > Horror > Ghosts & Hauntings
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Supernatural Perfection!,
By A Customer
This review is from: A Chinese Ghost Story [VHS] [1987] (VHS Tape)
An extraordinarily charming fantasy horror tale, made in the greatest period of the greatest film-making place in the world. Joey Wang is sensational as the tragic ghost, and Leslie Cheung is at his usual excellent level. A great performance also by Ching Siu Tung as the hermit swordsman with a heart of gold, and exemplary special effects all round. Special mention to the music also, which is just lovely, especially the main tune, and the story itself, romantic, action packed and funny as hell (the whole bit where Leslie Cheung evades some monsters without even noticing them is teriffically funny). Although some don't like it, the sequel is also worthy of a mention, being an excellent continuation of the first film in my view.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stunning aesthetic action packed love story.,
By A Customer
This review is from: A Chinese Ghost Story [VHS] [1987] (VHS Tape)
Humourous, visually stunning, charming music, amazing imaginative action sequences. A rollicking supernatural love story for both sexes. May scare young children. Cantonese cinema at its very best.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Breathtaking Imagery rich treat,
By Padderz (Wimbledon, London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Chinese Ghost Story [VHS] [1987] (VHS Tape)
About 7 years before Gary Oldman camped it up and creeped out as Bram Stokers Dracula, A Chinese Ghost Story brought a fresh and visually stunning light show to a waiting Chinese audience.Brought up on a diet of the staple kung fu films and historical dramas, the average ghost story, though plentiful, tended to be light(ish) comedies. After the commercial success of films such as Rouge, which brought a dramatic weight the genre, A Chinese Ghost Story took the next unfaltering steps. From the opening scene, the imagery is incredible. Many Hollywood horror films have subsequently aped the lighting and use of textures to create a vivid palate on the screen, but this piece of work remains the brightest and the best. Intriguingly, the film does not deal with horror per se but of love through the barricade albeit sometimes tugging to heavily on the comedy strings. However, scene after scene urges the story on whilst never once letting go of the mood. The story line itself is a bit silly, based mainly on Buddhist beliefs and the special effects can be crude at times, but the top notch cast, scenery, lighting and music all set this film well above the rest. Francis Ford Coppola could only imitate. Now that's class.
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