Yam yeung lo

This is first film in Hong Kong's Troublesome Night movie series, a collection of films whose stories are based on the supernatural and features hair-raising ghosts. As the first and original Troublesome Night movie, this film is a anthology of stories that provided a unique take on horror, humor and dialog. The acting was great and the plot was well-paced.

In the first story, a group of friends go on a camping trip, where one of the campers, Ken (Louis Koo), encounters a mysterious woman (Lan Law) near a grave. It's a simple yet ghostly story that gives the film a good start.

The second story involves Mrs. To's (Christy Chung) date with her husband (Sunny Chan) to celebrate their wedding anniversary, but he never shows up. It's a tragic yet bone-chilling tale that would make you look over your shoulder twice.

The third story involves Jojo (Teresa Mak) being seduced by a ghost, which is the most sensual and, in my opinion, less scary of all the stories. Still, it was nicely done.

The final story involves Peter Butt (Simon Lui) visiting a theater with friends, but their enjoyment of the movie was cut short by restless ghosts and phantoms who haunt the building. From the zombie-looking audience members to May (Christine Ng) and Ng Tai-Hung's (Frankie Ng) run through endless corridors, this story is what I think the freakiest and intriguing of them all. Brilliantly done and very entertaining; my favorite scene was Hung discovering his movie ticket stub was date stamped in the 1960s in the present date of 1997!

Overall, this film is a chilling and entertaining beginning to the Troublesome Night trilogy.

Grade A