09-24-2020, 11:15 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-24-2020, 11:25 PM by Drunk Monk.)
I'm conemplating a deep dive into this classic jiangshi horror comedy romance kung fu musical fantasia. I remember seeing these whem they came out in the theaters - with some of you no less. It brought back memories of our youth - our pilgrimages to the New Varsity or Camera theaters to catch the foreign films, or even the Great Star and the Pagoda in Chinatown (although I think I saw most of these in Si valley).
It holds up okay. The effects are weak - dated - stop motion, puppet prosthetics, some glowy effects and lots of wire work. But it's still a fascinating vision - the tree demon tongue borders on Lovecraftian with its tentacles. The root attackes recall Evil Dead although not as rude. The hills of skulls, the silly slow mo zombies, the released heads of stolen spirits, and most of all, the diaphanous silks, it's all visionary. Leslie Chung really sells the naive tax collector and I've never been so entranced by Joey Wang. And Wu Ma owns the Taoist sorcerer. It's still fun despite its dated effects.
Magic flying sword fights. DOOM recommended for the flashback alone.
It holds up okay. The effects are weak - dated - stop motion, puppet prosthetics, some glowy effects and lots of wire work. But it's still a fascinating vision - the tree demon tongue borders on Lovecraftian with its tentacles. The root attackes recall Evil Dead although not as rude. The hills of skulls, the silly slow mo zombies, the released heads of stolen spirits, and most of all, the diaphanous silks, it's all visionary. Leslie Chung really sells the naive tax collector and I've never been so entranced by Joey Wang. And Wu Ma owns the Taoist sorcerer. It's still fun despite its dated effects.
Magic flying sword fights. DOOM recommended for the flashback alone.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse