The Chinese Ghostbuster (1994)
Reviewed by: ElectraWoman on 2000-10-12
Summary: 4/10-Some interesting scenes, but few and far between
Yet another ghost flick from director Wu Ma, and this certainly isn't his best effort.

This is a little variation on the "mortal loves ghost" theme-this time it's the ghost who loves the mortal. Mark Cheng is a-hmm, man whore?-who, coerced by a guilt-ridden widowed client is sent to the netherworld by Lam Ching-Ying, and he lands onto Mondi Yau, a ghostly bride-to-be attempting marriage for the 18th time. It's love at first sight for Yau, who abandons her marriage then convinces her brother, the master ghostbuster Wu Ma, to escape to Earth in order to intice Cheng, and a midget assistant comes as well. There's a reason for coming to Earth-if Yau doesn't marry soon she will never reincarnate. However an evil spirit is ready to spoil their plans.

The lighting in this film is one of the best I've ever seen, giving it an etheral look, and there are some innovative ways of fighting ghosts-use a vacuum cleaner! bwahahah :) There's also some inspired fighting scenes, esp. one involving a drum kit, and some interesting camera angles. However, the script is quite lame and the actors all seem half-asleep. You know this film is bad when even Lam Ching-Ying seems bored with the proceedings.