“The Seventh Curse” Chinese DVD Cover
AKA: Doctor Yuen and Wisely
Director: Nam Lai-Choi
Cast: Chow Yun Fat, Maggie Cheung, Chin Siu Ho, Dick Wei, Sibelle Hu, Ti Wei, Joyce Godenzi, Yasuaki Kurata
Running Time: 81 min.
By Perkele
The best mixture of martial arts, horror and fantasy since Sammo Hung’s masterpiece “Spooky Encounters”! The biggest difference between these two films is that “Seveth Curse” is set in modern times and so there’s also gun action thrown in for good measure. The cast is superb, the incredibly agile Chin Siu-Ho does some impressive martial art moves plus Chow Yun-Fat (though he doesn’t have much screen time) and Maggie Cheung in the same movie… need I say more?
To sum it, Seventh Curse is mega fun. A perfect film to watch with your friends when everybody is bored. This film has everything: blistering 80’s style martial arts action (helmed by Chin Siu-Tung, who directed the international hit fantasy “A Chinese Ghost Story” the following year), monsters (a giant stone buddha, kung fu fighting skeletor “Old Ancestor” and that creepy little “head” thing that eats people), nudity, horror, comedy (not your your usual splapstick shit), special effects, splatter (it’s surprisingly bloody for a HK fantasy action flick), and Chow Yun-Fat blowing monsters up with a rocketlaucher.
I can’t remeber much of the plot, but it had something to do with Dr. Yuen (Chin Siu-Ho) getting a curse on him and a good tribe living in some jungle or something. Dr. Yuen teams up with female reportist Maggie Cheung and a warrior from the tribe (Ti “Dick” Wei) to battle the evil sorcerer who has been terrorising the friendly tribe… Yuen must also get the antidote to his curse before it’s too late. Actually the whole adventure is told in flashback, by Dr. Yuen and Wisely (Chow Yun-Fat) at some party.
[Special note: The UK videocasette, though presented in widescreed and with subtitles, is cut. The scene where a girl from the tribe cuts his tits with a blade to save Dr. Yuen is missing (BBFC does not allow englishmen see bloody tits).]
Perkele’s Rating: 10/10
