g.young

hong kong films are many things -but subtlety is not their strong point. even the most brutal movies from there seem to cram in a bit of silly humour-see the untold story for an example. here is something else though..... influenced more by the japanese ring series than any hong kong film this film starts with an american film crew making a documentary on a popular hong kong radio series in which listeners tell ghost stories. this time a man phones in giving details of a childhood encounter with a baby with a deformed head,kept in a cage near his school. from here the film and radio crew attempt to look into this urban legend and terrifying things start to happen....... this film has a genuinely unnerving atmosphere,some moments that will make you jump and a choice of 2 endings that are very much in the blair witch style. some people might be put off by the fact that a lot of loose ends are not tied up but that just adds to the mystery of it all. don't be put off by the silly name-this is a hong kong horror that really delivers.

storyline..... woman and man in a relationship,they need money to expand their business. the boyfriend suggests the woman has a fake marriage to anthony wong,anthony wong will inherit money,give a pile to the couple,divorce,everyone lives happily ever after. of course wong turns out to be a psycho who wants to consumate the marriage via rape. from here on events spiral out of control.... nothing special but entertaining enough and as ever anthony wong plays a very convincing psycho even if he doesn't reach the heights of madness he did in the untold story. a lot less explicit than other films of it's type-it's actually category 2 rather than 3-the title is the most offensive thing about it.

working from memory here so forgive the hazy details..... jack palance chews the scenery as an antique dealer who becomes convinced that by sacrificing women to an african idol in his cellar he will have good fortune bestowed upon him. cue lots of crazy 70's fashions,music,drugs references etc etc. the film follows jacks downward spiral as he tries to keep the idol satisfied. cleverly the film never makes it clear whether jacks good luck is coincidence or whether it really does bring good luck. this film is well worth picking up for entertainment value.