09-29-2020, 12:14 AM
A Chinese Ghost Story 2011
This remake was dedicated to Leslie and it's full on CGI, answering the question 'What would ACGS look like with modern special effects?' It doesn't help. It fails to capture the charm of the original and the effects are unimaginative on the whole.
But it has a great cast. Crystal Liu Yifei as the lovelorn ghost Nie. Louis Koo as the Taoist exorcist. Most of all, my fav, Kara Hui as the tree demon. I didn't recognise Ning - Yu Shaoqun - he was weak. Crystal couldn't quite pull off Nie either. She was cute but held little mystery. Louis was good - he brought some new depth to the role. And Kara, well, as much as I love her, she turned the tree demon into a cackling maniacal wicked witch, which was strangely unsatisfactory.
This isn't to say that this version is totally negligible. It had some moments like the villagers getting infected by rerouting water from the tree demon's pool and starting to grow leaves. There was also an extra Taoist exorcist who had only one arm that was cool. And they had a good twist with the backstory of the first exorcist. And oe of the villagers was kinda funny.
Sword fights including a nice one between the exorcists. Not DOOM recommended.
This remake was dedicated to Leslie and it's full on CGI, answering the question 'What would ACGS look like with modern special effects?' It doesn't help. It fails to capture the charm of the original and the effects are unimaginative on the whole.
But it has a great cast. Crystal Liu Yifei as the lovelorn ghost Nie. Louis Koo as the Taoist exorcist. Most of all, my fav, Kara Hui as the tree demon. I didn't recognise Ning - Yu Shaoqun - he was weak. Crystal couldn't quite pull off Nie either. She was cute but held little mystery. Louis was good - he brought some new depth to the role. And Kara, well, as much as I love her, she turned the tree demon into a cackling maniacal wicked witch, which was strangely unsatisfactory.
This isn't to say that this version is totally negligible. It had some moments like the villagers getting infected by rerouting water from the tree demon's pool and starting to grow leaves. There was also an extra Taoist exorcist who had only one arm that was cool. And they had a good twist with the backstory of the first exorcist. And oe of the villagers was kinda funny.
Sword fights including a nice one between the exorcists. Not DOOM recommended.
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