Chinese Ghost Story, A (UK)

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A truly berserk supernatural spectacular
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 92 mins
Retail Price: £16.99
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Synopsis:
A Chinese Ghost Story combines the extraordinary talents of producer Tsui Hark, director Ching Sui Tung and Hong Kong screen idols Leslie Cheung and Joi Wang in a truly berserk supernatural spectacular. Rich with breathtaking SFX, mind-blowing combat scenes, razor-sharp editing and incredible lead performances, A Chinese Ghost Story demolishes all genre boundaries. An enormous box office hit, it spawned numerous spin-offs but remains head and shoulders above all pale imitations.

Special Features:
Feature length audio commentary with Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan. Interviews with director Ching Siu-tung, star Wu Ma, and producer Tsui Hark. Trailer archive. Fully animated themed menus.

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.78:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Cantonese

Subtitle Tracks:
CC: English

Directed By:
Siu-Tung Ching

Written By:


Starring:
Ma Wu
Joey Wong
Leslie Cheung

Soundtrack By:
James Wong
Romeo Díaz

Director of Photography:
Wing-Hung Wong
Hang-Sang Poon
Putang Liu
Jiaogao Li
Sander Lee
Tom Lau
Yongheng Huang

Editor:
David Wu

Costume Designer:
Huiying He
Gufang Chen

Production Designer:
Zhongwen Xi

Producer:
Hark Tsui
Qianqing Liu

Executive Producer:
Zhong Zheng

Distributor:
Hong Kong Legends

Your Opinions and Comments

9 / 10
I absolutely love this film. An insane mix of ghosts, comedy and action, this shouldn`t work but does so brilliantly. The acting is spot on with Leslie Cheung and Joey Wong in top form. What makes the film so memorable is the haunting soundtrack, super fast editing and the final half hour where you have some awesome and bizarre supernatural fights.
The DVD gives us a crisp picture and soundtrack. The features aren`t very exciting but its defintely worth buying for the film alone. Highly recommended.
posted by morpheus177 on 13/2/2004 18:55