Sien nui yau wan II yan gaan do (1990)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Siu-Tung Ching

Writers:

Kan Keito (writer)
Kee-To Lam (screenplay)

Release Date:

13 July 1990 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Romance

Plot:

In this installment of a phenomenal saga of the super natural, four young people are caught in a tug-o-war...

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Corruption | Escape | Monster | Sequel

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Leslie Cheung	...	Ling Choi Sin
Joey Wang	...	Ching Fung / Windy
Michelle Reis	...	Yuet Chi / Moon
Jacky Cheung	...	Chi Chau / Autumn
Ma Wu	...	Yin Chek Hsia / Swordsman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Feng Ku	...	Old Man in Cell
Shun Lau	...	High Priest
Siu-Ming Lau	...	Lord Fu
Waise Lee	...	Fu
Siu-Chun To	...	Rebel

Also Known As:

A Chinese Ghost Story II (Hong Kong: English title)
Qian ny you hun II ren jian dao (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:18 | Argentina:16 | Germany:16 | UK:12 | USA:Unrated | Italy:T | Singapore:PG

Company:

Film Workshop

Movie Connections:

Edited from Sien nui yau wan (1987)

Surprisingly likable

Although I hadn't seen the first movie, the recap at the beginning brings you up to speed very quickly. The movie itself while not hilarious, cheered me up and made me laugh in a few parts, mainly when the monk, Autumn, was on screen.

There's a lot of likable things about the movie, namely: love interests, thieves that appear out of nowhere (in the plot, not out of thin air), fight scenes with demons and a funny "freezing" spell, redemption of the "bad" guy, and most importantly (since more recent Asian movies seem to forget about them) a happy ending.

Overall, if you want a funny movie that you can just relax while watching it (no serious people), give it a go.