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Film Review: Troublesome Night 5 陰陽路五之一見發財 (1999) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) I rated it 6.5/10 Rating: ★ ★ ★  Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog Support our reviews by buying from official DVDs / Blu Rays at NeoFilmShop.com There is something endearingly scrappy about the Troublesome Night series, those low-budget Hong Kong ghost stories that blend Cantonese slapstick, moral fables, and practical-effects scares the way a late-night street vendor mixes sweet and savory. “Troublesome Night 5”, the fifth entry in a franchise that would eventually stretch to 20 films,...

Film Review: Troublesome Night 4 陰陽路4與鬼同行 (1998) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) I rated it 5.5/10 Rating: ★ ★ 1/2 Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog Support our reviews by buying from official DVDs / Blu Rays at NeoFilmShop.comThere is something endearingly shameless about the Troublesome Night series, those low-budget Hong Kong ghost-comedies that treat the afterlife like a raunchy vaudeville show. The fourth installment, released in 1998, is neither the best nor the worst of the bunch — which, depending on your tolerance for Category III slapstick and prosthetic...

Film Review: Troublesome Night 3 陰陽路之升棺發財 (1998) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) I rated it 7/10 Rating: ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog Support our reviews by buying from official DVDs / Blu Rays at NeoFilmShop.com There is something endearingly chaotic about Hong Kong horror-comedy, a genre that refuses to choose between giggles and goosebumps. Troublesome Night 3 (1998), the third installment in the long-running Yin Yang Road series, dives headfirst into that delightful mess and emerges with more hits than misses. A solid thumbs up...

Film Review: Troublesome Night 2 陰陽路II之我在你左右 (1997) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) I rated it 6/10 Rating: ★ ★ ★ Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog Support our reviews by buying from official DVDs / Blu Rays at NeoFilmShop.comThere is something endearingly chaotic about Hong Kong horror-comedy from the late 1990s. These films don’t chase prestige; they chase the midnight audience with a mix of ghost stories, slapstick, and moral lectures delivered at full volume. “Troublesome Night 2” (1997), the second installment in what would become a ridiculously long-running series,...

Film Review: Troublesome Night 陰陽路 (1997) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) I rated it 7.5/10 Rating: ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog Support our reviews by buying from official DVDs / Blu Rays at NeoFilmShop.com In the bustling, neon-soaked streets of late-90s Hong Kong, where the living and the dead seem to share the same crowded sidewalks, comes Troublesome Night — a scrappy, spirited anthology that blends ghost stories with broad comedy in a way that feels utterly, unapologetically Cantonese. This is not prestige horror. You...