When it comes to Hong Kong movies, there must be one person-
Lin Zhengying!
In the 80-90s of the last century.
He pioneered the trend of Hong Kong-made psychedelic horror films, and the image of a zombie Taoist in a robe swept the entire Asian market, bringing countless surprises and laughter to the audience.
Today, Xiao Gu is going to review a classic psychedelic horror film starring him.
"New Mr. Zombie".
The origin of "New Mr. Zombie".
When it comes to the title, I believe many viewers will think of the classic "Mr. Zombie".
That's right, thanks to its success, there is this "New Mr. Zombie".
Let's start with its prehistory.
Back in the early 80s.
At that time, Lin Zhengying had already acted-
People Scared Ghosts" and other psychedelic horror films.
But the genre hasn't exploded yet.
Until 1985, he co-starred with Qian Xiaohao and Xu Guanying in "Mr. Zombie".
This genre is the one that really makes a splash.
That year, this movie was released in Hong Kong, China for 28 days, with a total box office of more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars.
In the box office list of Hong Kong films in 1985, it ranked fifth.
No film of the same genre has broken this record so far.
The success of "Mr. Zombie" has attracted countless people to follow the trend of filming.
From 1986 to 1991, more than 100 films of the same genre were produced.
But no one can match Mr. Zombie.
The film is not only commercially impressive, but also artistic.
The film was nominated for 11 Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Film and Best Screenplay
Best Director, Best Cinematography and other heavyweight awards.
Lim Jung-young was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award.
The image he portrayed as the ninth uncle of Maoshan Daochang, wearing a Taoist robe and holding a peachwood sword, is impressive.
Since then, Lin Zhengying has become a box office elixir.
Now that I think about it, it's interesting that no one expected that "Mr. Zombie" would explode.
The film company spent a budget of 8.5 million to shoot, and after filming, it felt like a loss-making deal.
At most, sell 6 million, and lose at least 2 million.
The director even thought that his career was over.
In this context, the film has created one miracle after another.
Let Hong Kong-made fantasy horror films shine in the entire Asian market.
In 1992, the original team of "Mr. Zombie" gathered and created this "New Mr. Zombie".
The director is still Liu Guanwei, and Sammo Hung continues to serve as the producer.
In addition to Xu Guanying, Lin Zhengying, and Qian Xiaohao, new faces such as Wu Junru were also added.
Wu Junru's appearance brought a strong comedy to the film.
reconciles the ghostly and cold temperament of the text.
Even Lin Zhengying, who was originally serious and serious, has become much more humorous and witty.
The on-screen CP image of the two has impressed many audiences.
Many viewers recalled Hong Kong-made fantasy films in the 90s.
It is said that "Mr. New Zombie" is the most beloved one.
The plot and pictures have a weird beauty.
Next, let's get into this movie.
A classic that is both hilarious and thrilling
The film has a big brain hole.
The screenwriter fictionalized the concept of a spirit baby.
In the film, the spirit baby is aborted by the mother, resulting in physical destruction and cannot be reincarnated as a human soul.
If the reincarnation fails many times, the spirit child will accumulate resentment and become a demon.
Taoist Lin Zhengying (Lin Zhengying), specially opened an altar to worship the spirit baby.
Most of the spirit babies in the altar are innocent and cute, but there are three exceptions, they have been aborted many times, and they are angry and very **.
The Taoist leader asked the apprentice-
Qiusheng (played by Qian Xiaohao) and Wencai (played by Xu Guanying) gave the spirit baby to his younger sister Aunt Sue (played by Wu Junru) to support.
Unexpectedly, someone let go of the ** spirit baby and attached it to Zhengying's old lover Lianmei.
Lianmei's husband is suffering from a strange illness.
Please come to Zhengying Master and Apprentice for help.
Zhengying inspected the tomb of the other party's home and learned that Lianmei's husband's father had turned into a zombie and endangered the heirs.
At the same time, Zhengying accidentally discovers that the lost evil baby has appeared in Lianmei's house.
Zhengying knew that there was a change, and hurriedly found a way to help resolve it.
The main contradiction of the film gradually became clear. On the one hand, the Taoist chief has to help Lianmei's husband find an antidote, and on the other hand, he has to help her get rid of the evil baby in the family. Internal and external troubles, very busy. At night, it's time for zombies. Dao Commander and apprentice, how to break through the layers of zombies?Will they be able to cope with the Evil Baby Crisis?Little goo doesn't have too many spoilers. The answer is still to be found in the feature film. Xiao Gu can only say that the film is both funny and exciting, and he is in a good mood after watching it.
Xiao Gu's first impression of the film was really funny. The joke mainly revolves around Wu Junru. Wu Junru plays Lin Zhengying's younger sister Aunt Sue. In the first scene, there were many jokes. A husband and wife come to Aunt Cane to solve the problem. The woman thought that her husband had hit an evil spirit and was unwell. In fact, "colliding with evil spirits" is just a pretense. Men use it to cover up the truth about fooling around in the middle of the night. In order to teach him a lesson, Aunt Sue ostensibly performed to exorcise evil spirits**, but in fact, she taught this man a hard lesson. The scene is super hilarious.
The interactive drama between the junior sister and the senior brother.
It can also make people laugh out of their abs.
Aunt Sue has been in love with her brother for a long time, and under the pretext of illness, she tricked her brother into visiting her at home.
As soon as she saw her senior brother, Aunt Sue was overjoyed.
Make a series of exaggerated displays of affection.
The scene is super funny and nonsensical.
Lin Zhengying, who has always been serious and serious, also dedicated funny scenes.
In the film, he and his apprentice eat sushi for the first time.
Mistaking mustard for the main dish, eating it in a big bite, it is so spicy that the scalp is numb, and I doubt life.
Lin Zhengying's exaggerated expression is not inferior to Wu Junru.
In this movie, even the scenes of fighting zombies are filmed according to the rhythm of comedy.
In particular, the apprentices played by Xu Guanying and Qian Xiaohao mixed into the zombie team and acted out the passage of "real and fake zombies".
It's so nonsensical, it's so funny.
The only terrifying part of the film is the passage related to the evil baby.
The screenwriter used horror makeup and sound effects to highlight the resentment of the evil baby being repeatedly aborted.
is also telling the audience not to treat life as a child's play, and to have children after thinking about it.
Although "New Mr. Zombie" failed to continue the box office myth of "Mr. Zombie".
But it still reflects the vigorous vitality and creativity of Hong Kong films in that era.
The creators are constantly trying to combine nonsensical farce with psychedelic zombie elements.
At the same time, in the background setting of the villain, the creator's reflection on human nature was also added.
brought one after another wonderful and good-looking psychedelic horror movies to the audience.
Although, this genre is currently out of gear.
But fortunately, looking back on the past, there are still a large number of wonderful works that have remained.
Whenever you revisit it, you'll be pleasantly surprised.