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I just cant see any of the nuances that other reviewers seem to have noticed.
A plot less revolution in the asylum...the hippie thespians have taken over. Hide the marijuana.
Seems like the film had a decent budget. Excellent filming, good sets and costumes. But WOW! what a lousy film.
Plot? Hmm...little more than loosely connected vignettes. Crummy actors hamming it up pretending to be insane people...again and again and again.
"Where is Mr. Chicken" (enter some summer-stock-caliber dork - covered with glued-on hay - scratching around like a refugee from a Hee-Haw skit) "He eats corn" (the dork pecks at the corn) "eat hearty, Mr. Chicken".
Oh...I get it. The guy who thinks he is a chicken is really INSANE.
The guy who has deer antlers or sticks or something tied to his tricorn hat is really INSANE, the guy with the spiral of rope sewn to the front of his tunic (ala Alfred Jarry's Ubu) is INSANE.
If you think Peter Greenway is a shining talent, or you enjoy being hit over the head with a stick, then this film might just be your cup of tea. Otherwise, its a torture test. Can you watch the whole film without pecking at corn and clucking like a chicken?
A plot less revolution in the asylum...the hippie thespians have taken over. Hide the marijuana.
Seems like the film had a decent budget. Excellent filming, good sets and costumes. But WOW! what a lousy film.
Plot? Hmm...little more than loosely connected vignettes. Crummy actors hamming it up pretending to be insane people...again and again and again.
"Where is Mr. Chicken" (enter some summer-stock-caliber dork - covered with glued-on hay - scratching around like a refugee from a Hee-Haw skit) "He eats corn" (the dork pecks at the corn) "eat hearty, Mr. Chicken".
Oh...I get it. The guy who thinks he is a chicken is really INSANE.
The guy who has deer antlers or sticks or something tied to his tricorn hat is really INSANE, the guy with the spiral of rope sewn to the front of his tunic (ala Alfred Jarry's Ubu) is INSANE.
If you think Peter Greenway is a shining talent, or you enjoy being hit over the head with a stick, then this film might just be your cup of tea. Otherwise, its a torture test. Can you watch the whole film without pecking at corn and clucking like a chicken?
Watched this film titled as Murder Mansion on sub-cheapo Brentwood DVD set called Hell In the Family. Must originally have been from a TV print, because there is no nudity and almost no violence to speak of. Most annoying are the choppy jumps in the film where the violence and nudity belong.
Pity, because the filming of "Mansion of the Fog/Cloud" is really top notch. Fantastic saturated colors ala Mario Bava. Great sets. Decent budget. Decent acting. Great looking damsels in distress. But that is about it.
Too much of the film is missing for the movie to flow well. Too many plot holes. Too many scenes that are suddenly cut.
On the plus side though, Murder Mansion is still a very nice looking movie - lots of atmosphere, and still fairly interesting despite the chopped scenes. Buying the Brentwood DVD set costs less than renting. Bonus in the set is another weird Spanish film - A Veil for the Devil - which is presented as It Happened At Nightmare Inn - also missing the violence and nudity, but still pretty creepy. Both films would be good little cult flicks if someone could scare up intact prints.
Pity, because the filming of "Mansion of the Fog/Cloud" is really top notch. Fantastic saturated colors ala Mario Bava. Great sets. Decent budget. Decent acting. Great looking damsels in distress. But that is about it.
Too much of the film is missing for the movie to flow well. Too many plot holes. Too many scenes that are suddenly cut.
On the plus side though, Murder Mansion is still a very nice looking movie - lots of atmosphere, and still fairly interesting despite the chopped scenes. Buying the Brentwood DVD set costs less than renting. Bonus in the set is another weird Spanish film - A Veil for the Devil - which is presented as It Happened At Nightmare Inn - also missing the violence and nudity, but still pretty creepy. Both films would be good little cult flicks if someone could scare up intact prints.
Chu is a lowly debt collector for the local strongman Wang. Problem is that Chu is too nice/honest/dopey to be very good at the grubby collections job. Chu is treated badly by his boss Wang. Eventually Wang catches one of his twin daughters in the act of seducing the hapless bumpkin Chu. Wang naturally blames Chu rather than the daughter. For punishment Wang sends Chu on an impossible quest to Satan's Temple to steal a statue of Judge Lu.
At Satan's temple, Judge Lu - the statue - comes to life. The Judge is impressed by Chu's good nature and decides to make some changes to help Chu. Judge Lu gives Chu's wife a good heart. He gives Chu more brains, and most importantly endows Chu with a gigantic "Magic Dick".
At this point things get a bit weird.
Chu with his new brains and his Magic Dick get into some the wildest adventures I have ever seen.
Chinese Erotic Ghost Story is like a Mad TV skit version of a "farmers daughter" dirty joke. Slapstick shtick, hammy mugging, fake sex, and some of the goofiest most tasteless scenes I have ever seen. Has the mentality of a Chinese version of American Pie.
My biggest problem with this film is that is reuses the same joke over and over again. It gets a little old by the end of the film. Also the English subtitles on the DVD are dreadful - nothing you can really do about that though.
On the upside though...Chinese Erotic Ghost Story is much weirder/wilder than Sex and Zen. Hilariously funny in a few scenes. Also there is enough nudity in this film to make your head explode. Despite the bad subtitles, wooden acting, largely absent plot...the film somehow manages to keep you interested right up to the end. It is not that you really care what is going to happen to the characters. It is more that you sit transfixed hoping that the makers of the film have one more wacko scene to unleash on you.
Not Oscar material, but well worth watching, if just for the W.T.F___?!?!?! factor.
At Satan's temple, Judge Lu - the statue - comes to life. The Judge is impressed by Chu's good nature and decides to make some changes to help Chu. Judge Lu gives Chu's wife a good heart. He gives Chu more brains, and most importantly endows Chu with a gigantic "Magic Dick".
At this point things get a bit weird.
Chu with his new brains and his Magic Dick get into some the wildest adventures I have ever seen.
Chinese Erotic Ghost Story is like a Mad TV skit version of a "farmers daughter" dirty joke. Slapstick shtick, hammy mugging, fake sex, and some of the goofiest most tasteless scenes I have ever seen. Has the mentality of a Chinese version of American Pie.
My biggest problem with this film is that is reuses the same joke over and over again. It gets a little old by the end of the film. Also the English subtitles on the DVD are dreadful - nothing you can really do about that though.
On the upside though...Chinese Erotic Ghost Story is much weirder/wilder than Sex and Zen. Hilariously funny in a few scenes. Also there is enough nudity in this film to make your head explode. Despite the bad subtitles, wooden acting, largely absent plot...the film somehow manages to keep you interested right up to the end. It is not that you really care what is going to happen to the characters. It is more that you sit transfixed hoping that the makers of the film have one more wacko scene to unleash on you.
Not Oscar material, but well worth watching, if just for the W.T.F___?!?!?! factor.