Meng gui ba wang hua

This is a ghost comedy from Hong Kong, a story where a police superintendent orders a captain to take a group of S.W.A.T. team rookies to a rigorous training camp, hoping to force them to resign after the mistreatment to save costs. However, events take a mysterious turn when the rookies discover an old Chinese Ouija board and decide to try it out, unleashing a reckless ghost in the process.

The goofy humor and slapstick comedy outweighs the horror in the movie, with oddball jokes and somewhat screwy acting going a little overboard at times. However, you might still get some laughs and light scares from watching this. The female ghost is fierce-looking and proves she can do a lot of damage, possessing people, sucking blood and chasing the team rookies all over the training camp.

This movie is almost like a "Police Academy Meets a Ghost" plot, with bumbling rookies trying to complete their training courses to getting themselves caught in the ghost's wrath. There aren't many plot-twists or suspense-filled action in the film, and it's not one of the best ghost comedies I've seen come out from Hong Kong. However, it's still a fun little movie to watch from time to time when you're feeling bored.

Grade B-