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Ghost Lantern

Original title: Yan pei dang lung
  • 19931993
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
194
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POPULARITY
125,185
2,257
Tony Ka Fai Leung and Chingmy Yau in Ghost Lantern (1993)
Horror
A street hustler with terrible luck (Tony Leung) encounters the sensual ghost of a woman (Chingmy Yau) and discovers that he was murdered by a crime boss in a previous life. Together they tr... Read allA street hustler with terrible luck (Tony Leung) encounters the sensual ghost of a woman (Chingmy Yau) and discovers that he was murdered by a crime boss in a previous life. Together they try to free each other from the curses of this evil man by taking on his legacy -- a powerfu... Read allA street hustler with terrible luck (Tony Leung) encounters the sensual ghost of a woman (Chingmy Yau) and discovers that he was murdered by a crime boss in a previous life. Together they try to free each other from the curses of this evil man by taking on his legacy -- a powerful HK crime force.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
194
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
125,185
2,257
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    • Director
      • Andrew Lau
    • Writer
      • Jing Wong(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Tony Ka Fai Leung
      • Chingmy Yau
      • Kwong Leung Wong
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    • Director
      • Andrew Lau
    • Writer
      • Jing Wong(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Tony Ka Fai Leung
      • Chingmy Yau
      • Kwong Leung Wong
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    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    • Tong Fai
    Chingmy Yau
    Chingmy Yau
    • Siu Fu Yung
    Kwong Leung Wong
    Kwong Leung Wong
    • Officer Pao Ching Kwong
    Roy Cheung
    Roy Cheung
      King-Tan Yuen
      King-Tan Yuen
      • Lucy
      Ronald Wong
      Ronald Wong
      • Jerk
      Dion Lam
      Dion Lam
      • Holland
      Darren Shahlavi
      Darren Shahlavi
      • Baggio - Holland's Men
      Ping Ha
      Ping Ha
      • Granny Four
      • (as Teresa Hsia Ping)
      Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung
      Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung
      • Professor Fan
      Wai Lok
      • Sister Wai
      Siu-Kei Lee
      Siu-Kei Lee
      • Brother Seven
      Dave Ching Lam
      • Hung's Men
      Man Shing Wong
      • Hung's Men
      Kwok-Kin Ng
      • Policeman
      • (as Gwok Wai Ng)
      Piggy Chan
      Piggy Chan
      • Watch Seller
      Mo-Lin Yu
      Mo-Lin Yu
      • Little Kwong's Mother
      Chi-Fai Chan
      Chi-Fai Chan
      • Killer
      • Director
        • Andrew Lau
      • Writer
        • Jing Wong(screenplay)
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        During the police interview, a black and white poster of Mädchen Amick can be seen in the background.
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        References Twin Peaks (1990)

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      5/10
      Not the best of Hong Kong movies from the early 1990s...
      While "Ghost Lantern" (aka "Yan pei dang lung") is from the heyday of Hong Kong cinema, it wasn't the most memorable or outstanding of movie experiences to be had from the 1990s.

      Actually I hadn't even heard about this 1993 movie from writer Jing Wong and director Andrew Lau before late in 2019, when I was given the chance to sit down and watch it. And the mere fact that this was a Hong Kong movie was sufficient to make me want to sit down and watch it.

      The storyline in the movie was adequate, but it also felt a bit too muddled and confusing, as if writer Jing Wong had set out to deliver a bit more than what was actually presented in the movie. Sure, the thing about reincarnated lovers coming together in different lives was interesting, but it was just presented in a somewhat cluttered manner.

      The acting in the movie was fair, and it does have some familiar faces on the cast list, especially if you are a longtime fan of Hong Kong cinema, most noticeably was Tony Ka Fai Leung of course, but also Chingmy Yau whom stopped making movies in the late 1990s.

      The sound in the movie was just atrocious, especially the added sounds during the fight scenes, and here I am of course thinking about the sounds when people were throwing punches and kicks or making lunges with bladed weapons. These sounds were so poor that it was just gut wrenching to listen to. And the music score for the movie wasn't particularly good either, especially because it was amped up way too high.

      All in all, "Ghost Lantern" lands on a very mediocre five out of ten stars rating from me. It was watchable and mildly enjoyable, but hardly an outstanding or memorable movie, and much less a movie that is likely to be watched more than once.
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      • paul_haakonsen
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      • Release date
        • November 27, 1993 (Hong Kong)
      • Country of origin
        • Hong Kong
      • Languages
        • Cantonese
        • Mandarin
      • Also known as
        • 新人皮燈籠
      • Production companies
        • Sam Ku
        • Scholar Films Company
        • Wong Jing's Workshop Ltd.
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 32 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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