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From the director of the amusing "The Story of Ricky" and the downright bleak "Her Vengeance" comes..."Erotic Ghost Story", a sensual reworking of George Miller's "The Witches of Eastwick". Yes, the film does rip "Witches" off and it does feature some very poor effects sequences (the transformations are like something from the 50's), but...

If Asian women rock your boat, hop on board this erotic masterpiece. I didn't care for the story. I didn't care for the bumbling, hideously irritating character known as "Scholar". All I cared for was seeing more full-frontal nudity of the achingly beautiful creatures who prance across the screen in various states of undress.

There is a plethora of mouth-watering images of breasts, vaginal lips, firm bottoms, tongues, sisters engaged in lesbian loving, masturbation, wind-swept ponds of flower petals, carefree nymphs dancing through fields of swaying grass, you name it, this flick's got it...

As long as you're not expecting anything more than pure female flesh.

It's better than the self-conscious "Sex and Zen" and it leaves its own sequels in the dust.

The music, like its cast, is hypnotic, too.

Directed by Ngai Choi Lam Erotic Ghost Story is the first installment of the long running horror comedy series inspire by one of China most famous novel about strange and bizarre stuff happen in the old days.Three non-human sisters all fall in love with a guy for no good reason despite a warning of a wise old man that the guy might be not that all normal.The highlight of the movie definitely is the graphic sex scene that quite questionable at the time and a wacky final ending fill with cheap special effect.I enjoy this movie and recommend it for other CAT III movie fan

Erotic Ghost Story surely is not as infamous as Sex & Zen - that being said, it was made before that. And you can tell that it is one of the first movies done for (or by) the Cat 3 rules. They still were trying to figure things out - figure, which is something you get a lot here. Ghosts not so much - more like Spirits and beast.

Although I reckon some might argue that in their natural state (is it though?) the beauties are not at all that - beautiful that is. But their human bodies/pods are as good looking as one might hope for. That being said and as the one true part in the international title is being truthful: you get a lot of nudity. Not sure how erotic you will find the things happening. Especially the ones where men convince women by just being persistent ... on the other hand the movie itself does not take itself too seriously, so I don't think it tries to be offensive or should be viewed that way - but fair warning for those who are easily triggered.

And while we're at the subject matter: while most nudity is in the upper area (mostly female of course), there is some flesh down below. And while the bare behind isn't something that most would feel offended by, there is one scene where you can clearly see female genitalia. Without pubic hair to cover it up either. It kind of is unnecessary and out of touch wit the rest of the movie, but it is what it is. Just telling you, in case you get triggered by it.

The movie also mixes a bit of fighting and a lot of comedy into the paper thin plot. I don't remember if I ever saw this or the subsequent sequels (there have been 2 others), but I can't imagine them being as out there - no pun intended. That being said the Naked Killer movie (and the movies that are being considered "sequels", not going to name the titles, you know where to look on imdb if you care) probably went way beyond anything seen here. Not just in the movies but how they treated the actors involved. So I guess while this is not being considered an outright comedy and more an erotic adventure, if you watch it as a comedy it can work. You also have to take into account the sensibilities of the times ... they were different back then - I already gave you examples above.

All in all this is something you have to consider: is it worth your time? It is quite the curiosity and I was intrigued by it. Not titilating or exciting really - but you may feel different about that too.

If you can find this one, check it out; it's pure gold. Amazing stunts, swordfights, and musical numbers all rolled together into an "Evil Dead" setting. Not like any American film you've ever seen. Pure entertainment.

Not very ghostly and not all that erotic either. I tend to be harsh on films that rip other films off without offering anything much that's new, and I'm not making an exception here. The rip-off this film does of "Witches of Eastwick" is so lamely done and unoriginal, it's almost sad. At least THAT film had Jack Nicholson at his scene-munching best. Here we have to make do with Manfred Wong who has a nice athletic bod and looks attractive with his rock-star hair extensions, but that's hardly enough to sustain this film.

Nor is the film's obsession with breasts anything to get too worked up about. There is the odd bit of full-frontal nudity (female of course, Hong Kong cinema isn't about to find equality just yet), but time and again the camera focuses on the nearest breast, no matter what else is going on in the scene. This is amateurish film-making, and is not particularly erotic either.

I find it astonishing that 20% of the IMDb users that have rated this film give it 10/10. Perfect film-making? Far, far from it.