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嘩鬼住正隔籬 (1990)
My Neighbours Are Phantoms


Reviewed by: Inner Strength
Date: 05/31/2002
Summary: Poor

[My Neighbours are Phantoms]

The main thing I think I should point out, is that this film is certainly more suited to the likes of Stephen Chow, as the last reviewer (STSH) also mentioned. Its cheap jokes and overall look is no surprise coming from Wong Jing, but some of it does have its moments. Not to say I particually recommend this, because on the whole it’s stupid.

As suggested by the title, it’s a ghost comedy, sort of Adams Family feel to it (yes, yet another one!). One of the cheapest jokes in the film involves Amy Yip, and I think you can easily guess what it involves, and that one ‘joke’ alone sums up what the rest of the film has to offer. I won’t go into the story, as there is not really much of one, it’s just odd goings on in a house.

Forget about the acting, it’s just not there, and Nat Chan and Sharla Cheung are both extreamly annoying, but what’s new.

Stephen Chow fans would like this (cheap jokes), but otherwise I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone else.

[2/5]


Reviewed by: STSH
Date: 01/31/2001
Summary: So-so

I'd been looking for, and forward to, this film for years, after having thoroughly confused it with Ghost Fever (which has a similar story, theme and cast). And finally having got it, 'tis not as much fun as I'd hoped.

This could be partly due to the comedy being very much in classic Stephen Chow territory (he's not in the film) - toilet humour, bum jokes, food jokes etc, which is the sort of humour which I hate.

Not that the whole film suffers to Chow curse. Much of it is amusing to wacky, with little restraint and much opening of mouths wide. Amy Yip has a reasonably large part (yes, you may snigger), and one of the vampires even gets to undo the top button on her low-cut dress (hmmmmmm).

Having paired them for so long, I can't help comparing this one to Ghost Fever, and it doesn't come up well. The story is even more jumbled than these farces usually are. But they do get a few good shots at parodying Chinese Ghost Story, there's Chingmy and Amy to gawk at, and who can ask more of a light ghost vampire comedy ?

Reviewer Score: 5

Reviewed by: nsbr1
Date: 01/01/2000

This is one of my favorite comedic horror films from HK. Its just a lot of fun - has some cheesy but clever special effects - and the wonderous charms of Chingmy, Cheung Man and Amy Yip. Chingmy starts noticing some very odd things about the neighbors and it turns out they they are evil spirits needing the blood of 49 humans. Cheung Man is one of these spirits - but a kind hearted one who falls in love with Natalis Chan (hey I didn't say she had good taste!). Finally Chingmy, Amy, Natalis and others have to take on the spirits and it is all quite funny.