Reviewed by: danton Date: 12/26/2002 Supposedly, Wong Kar Wai was not only involved in the script for this movie (and its predecessor) but also makes a cameo appearance in a small role. I tried to catch a glimpse of him but then got way too distracted by the insanely bizarre plot that bombards the audience with decidedly low-brow sightgags and demented visuals at a breathneck pace. That's to be expected from early Jeff Lau films, however, and one of the main reasons why these films rate so high on the camp factor enjoyment scale. The films opens with a furious action setpiece involving vampires at the police station and Ricky Hui's novel approach towards subdueing them (well, the female ones at least). However, he gets half-bitten in the process and spends the rest of the film transforming into a werewolf whenever hit by moonlight. That's not a good thing, especially when you've just been assigned (along with buddy Jackie Cheung) to a newly formed Ghostbusters unit consisting of a bunch of losers and weirdos like "bad luck girl" and an East Indian "Romeo". The middle half of the film first introduces each member of this motley crew and then places them in a military camp for ghost-fighter training. Alas, the camp is infested with various bloodsuckers and zombies, and after much slapstick shenanigans, we descend into a frenetic final reel that sees our group of heroes battling both their own ineptitude and the forces of the undead in a truly inspired final showdown. The method used to finally defeat the head demoness is the stuff of legend, and the inspiration for the immortal parting words that end the film: "We will remember him every time we urinate!" To their unending credit, the cast do their best to keep a straight face, and in fact they try really hard to play it straight. This results in some divine comedy, such as the tragic parting between Romeo and Bad Luck girl, with melodramatic string music replacing the otherwise very cheesy score. You will laugh, you will cry, and you will have a grand time sitting through this zany horror comedy. My all-time favorite in this genre is probably still Spooky Family, but HCS2 ranks up there with the best of them. Recommended.

Reviewed by: ksbutterbox Date: 06/07/2002 Summary: Very Cool Flick! I agree with all of the reviews below. After seeing numerous films directed by Jeff Lau, I had to buy this one! It is one fun ride (literally!!) with the way the cameras move on tracks and swivel (the viewer's) eye view of suspense and jolts to come! Classic Lau stuff! He eventually took some these early steps to make Operation Pink Squad 2. I really like the crazy actresses in both of these movies! He really likes flying,missing heads eh? Get this one!

Reviewed by: Crazybee Date: 06/11/2001 Summary: Hilarious horror comedy HK horror comedy at it's best, plenty of gags, some inspired setups and an energetic cast who are clearly having a great time. Jeff Lau keeps things going at a frenetic pace and the film has that good 80's horror flavour to it. There are a number of cameos including one from art house favourite Wong Kar Wai who also wrote the script.

Reviewed by: jfierro Date: 12/21/1999 The worst cadets from the police force are assigned to a specialunit dealing with the supernatural. As fate would have it, the place where they do their training is infested with spirits. Lots of crass humor, but surpisingly spooky. Definitely worth a viewing.

Reviewed by: hkcinema Date: 12/08/1999 The movie is basically a Chinese vampire movie set in the modern day with a bunch of Keystone-ish cops trapped inside a building with the hopping corpses. There's lots of bizarre humor that you would expect in a Ricky Hui/vampire film, not the least memorable of which is a scene with Ricky Hui having sex with a female vampire to keep her at bay. Overall it's not the best of the vampire films (although certainly better than movies like _The Ultimate Vampire_), but it's worth looking at. Now if only I can find the original _Haunted Cop Shop_ . . . [Reviewed by Anonymous]