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Those Merry Souls (1985)
Directed by Lau Kar-Wing
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Overview
Chiu Chi-Lung and Ng Kuai-Tak are two movie stunt actors in Hong Kong and are suspicious of Lung’s father Chiu’s mysterious behavior. Unbeknownst to them, Chiu was commissioned as a “messenger” by the Spirit World to take newly-departed souls to the other side. When Tak suffers a major accident on the movie set, Chiu keeps Tak’s soul from being taken away, thereby, reviving him.
Length 95 minutes
Actors
Yuen Biao | Eric Tsang | Stanley Fung | Lam Ching-Ying | Elaine Jin | Lily Li Li-Li | Richard Ng | Wu Ma | Sammo Hung Kam-Bo | Moon Lee | Chung Fat | Billy Lau | Ng Ha-Ping | Billy Ching Sau-Yat | Lam Leung-Wai | Yue Ming | Lau Kar-Wing | Yam Ho | Fruit Chan | Chin Ka-Lok | Lam Wai | Wong Chun
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/01/2025 | Computer | Other | Owned | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
The positives: Yuen Biao is great. Not an action movie but he gets a sweet action scene at the beach beating up some bullies. Sammo Hung cameo as the director is hilarious. Moon Lee cameo (literally a couple of seconds). Kind of a movie about movies until it veers away from that.
Negatives: it’s a lot of Eric Tsang doing his usual shtick so really annoying. First half is pretty fun but some things happen that really had me losing interest in the second half. Sammo and Moon cameos are amusing but really wanted to see more of them and way less Tsang.
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