Hungry Ghost Diner

I had to bother to create an account to give my review of this terribly produced movie. There were only four of us at the Saturday afternoon seating in the cinema, which says a lot.

The movie was so melodramatic that I literally dozed off at some point. The movie was not scary, not funny and had a really poor storyline. Basically, it just depicted the late family members returning to the house during the 7th month. The open ending seems slated for another season of Hungry Ghost Diner 2 (really gutsy).

I would not have rated even one star but had to in order to review it. I demand my two hours of my life back.

An underrated gem that reflects what Malaysian cinema does best. This is a slice of life film with heart, not a horror film despite the title and Chinese cultural event it revolves around.

If you're Malaysian Chinese, many of the scenes may evoke familiarity and nostalgia. The smell of burning hell money offerings, the feel of a mom and pop kopitiam (loved the funny posters in the background) and the rojakness of local lexicon - I felt seen hearing Hokkien, Cantonese and Hakka dialogue. The stuffy stiff upper lip Chinese dad-disconnected daughter dynamic was also relatable.

Sincere performances from the leads with some nicely thrown in comic relief. Worth a watch, sapot lokal.

This movie may take awhile to understand the culture especially if you were not brought up with the chinese/hakka culture, or if your family is just not that chinese. Anyhow, no harm in learning more about your culture or other people's culture!

There was humor, a little spooky(of course), and if you've lost and missing a departed relative/loved one, some tears. A great movie to watch with friends and family. It's one of those movies that could potentially start a discussion about culture, maybe a deeper sharing about a passed away loved one, or ghost stories! Which are the best because for the amount of time we spend watching movies if it doesn't build a bond between each other, then we might need to reconsider a new activity with our friends/family!

A very interesting & heartwarming story about traditional Chinese Hungry Ghost festival. As an Indonesian-born Chinese I have been blindly celebrating the festival whole life without knowing the cultural meaning behind it.

Unpredicted story line with some supposed to be spooky scene but too funny to be scared of. Some side stories seems a bit forceful but overall easy to understand & enjoy.

Deducted few points due to bad camera focus almost the entire movie, not sure if it's intended that way. However got few interesting visual effect that seldom to be seen in other locally produced movies.

Definitely a rare gem & must watch in cinema this year.

First thing's first: even though the name has "ghost" in it, it's far from being a run-of-the-mill horror flick. I was honestly surprised at how heartwarming the movie ended up being.

Between the Hungry Ghost Festival "celebrations" and the dynamics between Bonnie and her father, the film certainly shows a side of life as a Chinese Malaysian that you don't typically see on the big screen.

Docked a few points because I found myself a bit confused on the plot and the music choice at some points, it definitely left me feeling a little dazed and I feel like I would need to rewatch the movie to "get it".

However, I am still glad I caught this movie in the cinema. For what it's worth, I understood everything even though I don't speak much Chinese dialects, and I enjoyed some of the comedic bits that truly seemed to come out of nowhere. I would love to see more movies like this in the cinema!