A CHINESE GHOST STORY (1987)
An enormously iconic Hong Kong fantasy, although I’ve never been all that impressed by it.
THE RETURNING
A product of the Hong Kong “Ghostly Romance” subgenre, and a decent one
1982: The Year in Bedlam
What follows are the type of little-known films that tend to comprise my “Look Back in Bedlam” listings, of which this is the 1982 entry
1983: The Year in Bedlam
If this year proves anything it’s that the rosy view of the eighties that has taken hold is complete bullcrap
1986: The Year in Bedlam
Fact: anyone who says the eighties were a “golden age” for film is wrong, wrong, wrong, as the year 1986 proves quite amply
CALAMITY OF SNAKES
This Hong Kong monstrosity may be the ultimate killer snake movie
1998: The Year in Bedlam
Movie-wise 1998 will go down in memory as a year of misunderstood classics
WE’RE GOING TO EAT YOU
The second feature by Hong Kong’s Tsui Hark was this Kung Fu infused, cannibal-themed comedy
WITCH WITH FLYING HEAD
A witch with a detachable head that flies around, complete with a spine and pulsating internal organs hanging from it? An evil wizard who secretes magic snakes from his eyes? If you’re laboring under the delusion that you’ve seen it all, this film is for you!
THE MIGHTY PEKING MAN
An agreeably trashy Hong Kong production from the seventies, THE MIGHT PEKING MAN was a remake of KING KONG that’s as exploitive and ridiculous as anyone could possibly desire