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A Haunting Love Story for the Ages: Revisiting A Chinese Ghost Story I, II, & III (1987–1991)

The Plot:

The story follows Ning Choi-san (Leslie Cheung), a timid, debt-collecting scholar who is forced to take shelter in a dilapidated temple during a rainstorm. Unbeknownst to him, the temple is a hunting ground for a millennia-old Tree Demon (Lau Siu-ming), who uses beautiful female ghosts to lure men to their deaths to feed on their spirits. Ning falls in love with one such ghost, Lit Siu-sin (Joey Wong), a tragic spirit enslaved by the Tree Demon. With the help of a Taoist swordsman, Yin Chek-hsia (Wu Ma), Ning attempts to free her spirit and grant her reincarnation.

Part I: A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) – The Birth of a Myth

Why It Works (and Where It Diverges)

Part III: The Legacy (1991)

The Verdict

The Verdict:

An entertaining, over-stuffed blockbuster. It lacks the soul of the original but is a crucial bridge to the madness of Part III. A chinese ghost story I II III -1987-1990-1991-...

Resolution:

With the help of the eccentric Taoist monk Yan Chixia ( Wu Ma ), Ning battles the Tree Demon and journeys into the Underworld to rescue Xiaoqian’s soul for a proper reincarnation. A Haunting Love Story for the Ages: Revisiting

A Haunting Love Story for the Ages: Revisiting A Chinese Ghost Story I, II, & III (1987–1991)

The Plot:

The story follows Ning Choi-san (Leslie Cheung), a timid, debt-collecting scholar who is forced to take shelter in a dilapidated temple during a rainstorm. Unbeknownst to him, the temple is a hunting ground for a millennia-old Tree Demon (Lau Siu-ming), who uses beautiful female ghosts to lure men to their deaths to feed on their spirits. Ning falls in love with one such ghost, Lit Siu-sin (Joey Wong), a tragic spirit enslaved by the Tree Demon. With the help of a Taoist swordsman, Yin Chek-hsia (Wu Ma), Ning attempts to free her spirit and grant her reincarnation.

Part I: A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) – The Birth of a Myth

Why It Works (and Where It Diverges)

Part III: The Legacy (1991)

The Verdict

The Verdict:

An entertaining, over-stuffed blockbuster. It lacks the soul of the original but is a crucial bridge to the madness of Part III.

Resolution:

With the help of the eccentric Taoist monk Yan Chixia ( Wu Ma ), Ning battles the Tree Demon and journeys into the Underworld to rescue Xiaoqian’s soul for a proper reincarnation.