Histoires de fantômes chinois III

This so called part 3 of A Chinese Ghost Story series is not a follow up sequel to the first two movie but actually a remake/reboot when it take place 100 years in the future with a brand new couple and a new exorcist master but with the same Devil Tree and plot.It definitely got the charm of an over the top fantasy kung-fu movie you would expect from Siu-Tung Ching and Hark Tsui so personally I don't have any problem with the movie except for the fact that the whole existence of it is unnecessary and if you don't mind to watch the same movie as the first one then please go ahead

A superior monk defeats the monstrous Tree Demon, but notes that she will return in 100 years. Sure enough, 100 years later the ruined temple has turned into the haunt of ghosts who are all beholden to the Tree Demon. Another monk and his young disciple inadvertently find themselves in the temple as they shelter from a rainstorm, but the elderly monk senses evil and goes out to battle the Tree Demon. While alone in the temple, the young disciple is plagued by a beautiful ghost who wants to seduce him, but giving in to the temptation would destroy him as a monk, so he resists. Soon, the ghost and the young monk fall in love, but they must battle their own feelings as well as fighting the Tree Demon and her minions if they are to save their souls....

This is the third and final episode in a trilogy of ghost stories, and in essence it repeats the first film but with new characters. The Tree Demon is the same and there were monks and beautiful female ghosts in the earlier movies, but the beauty of this trio of films is their sheer wackiness - lots of flying people, martial arts moves, a mile-long tongue that is pretty gross, glowing Buddhas and snakes, lots of snakes. Just don't think too much about the plot and enjoy the goofiness of it all; lots of fun!

Following the great HK tradition of sequels, this is the third (and last) in line. Made four years after the original, it's not a bad film, with some big shoes to fill, but the storyline by now is predictable as. Also, only one person from the original cast! However Tony Leung is very charming as the monk who is finding himself falling in love, and Joey Wong is again ethereal as the ghost. Well, it's a fair attempt but the magic's gone.

Not a total waste of time like the second one, but also not necessary if you have seen the first one.

The visuals and effects are up to par with the the original film and provide a lot of entertainment even if the storyline is essentially the same as the first two films. It also seems a lot more erotically charged than I remember the other films being. If you're a big fan of flying prehensile hair and tongues that can reach all the way down into your stomach, you'll like this film.