SparkMore
n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.
CrawlerChunky
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Aubrey Hackett
While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
Janis
One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
christopher-underwood
It is some time since I had watched a Hong Kong film from the Shaw Brothers and this turned out to be quite a surprise. Number one was the fantastic clarity of the picture (thank you Blu-ray) but No.2 was that instead of being set in the British colony, these are Singapore locations. Mainly we see the botanical gardens but also a glimpse of Orchard Road and the cable cars going over to the island. No sight at all of Chinatown! Story is crap, acting pretty much the same but there is so much vigour here and the urge to put everything in that we get quite a concoction. I liked the nine inch nails, hammered in and wrenched out of people's skulls, the main protagonist's need to drink human milk (one of many opportunities for nudity) and the gory seeping body fissures brought on by the infamous 'black magic'. Not for everyone but rather a novelty.
dbborroughs
I had heard that this film and its in name only prequel were suppose to be some of the best of the of the Hong Kong Horror films. I very much liked the first film in a goofy gory sort of way, while this one just didn't grab me. I mean that almost literally since after about the first five or ten minutes I became distracted, not a good sign, and began to do other things while this un-spooled.Certainly its better than many horror films from the period, but at the same time, its just not as good as its reputation suggests. I suggest you try it, its not bad, just not the be all and end all, but if possible have the first film with it as a double feature.7 out of 10.(I will try it again at some point simply because it maybe a case of being over-sold before going in.)
velladraco
Hooo, Boy!!! I had to wait a bit for this one but it was, indeed, worth the wait. Being a fan of B and sub-B Movies does contribute to one's insanity...So please take that into consideration when I say that I loved this film.! Revenge of the Zombies could serve as a model for all that is good and right about the Hong-Kong film Machine. Plenty of campy acting, bad translation,bad dubbing, mediocre to awful special affects,and at least one wholey original twist on the Zombie bit. The next two lines may or may not qualify as a "spoiler"--depending on how picky you are.
70+ year old Black Mage has remained 'young looking'(he claims 30 - I say 45-50) by drinking human milk every day of his life - we later get an example of how he arranges this. The cool twist is that he controls the vitality of his zombies with a big metal spike in their heads!! I, personally do not consider this a spoiler as it is mentioned in the title (literal translation is "Bewitch Tame Head"). Go ahaed! Rent it! You know you want to! Better yet, make it a double feature with the sub-B Warehouse flick from Japan "EMERGENCY!!!-Living Dead in Tokyo Bay!!".This one's harder to find but worth the search if you like the cheapo warehouse -type movies. EnJoy!!500 Club Diva - Your Diva from the Dive-a
zwolf
Incredible Chinese horror sickie about an evil warlock who casts nasty spells and creates an army of living dead by driving magic nails into dead people's skulls. If the nails are removed, the zombies rot into viscous messes. All kinds of ultra-vileness, such as worms slithering from wounds, eyeball-eating, a man pushing a spike through his face, the caesarean birth of a lump of putrescent tissue, pulsating sores, and more pretty good barf-inducing scenes. Weird and great, along the lines of The Devil. Stars Ti Lung and Lo Lieh, so you know there's a little martial arts action, such as a fight on a skylift. Rarely seen, so take any chance to see it you can - kill if you have to!