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Those Merry Souls

1985·Movie
1h 35min
68
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb5.7

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A , horror movie.

Good for date night · family movie night · friends night

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Chiu Chi-Lung and Ng Kuai-Tak are two movie stunt actors in Hong Kong and are suspicious of Lung's father Chiu's mysterious behavior. Unbeknownst to them, Chiu was commissioned as a "messenger" by the Spirit World to take newly-departed souls to the other side. When Tak suffers a major accident on the movie set, Chiu keeps Tak's soul from being taken away, thereby, reviving him.
Hong Kong CinemaAction ComedyStunt PerformersSupernatural ElementsSpirit WorldPhysical HumorFamily ConflictFate and DestinySlapstick

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Directed by:
Lau Kar-Wing
Written by:
Barry Wong Ping-Yiu, Sze-To Cheuk-Hon, Wong Ying
Produced by:
Sammo Hung, Jessica Chan Pui-Wah
Composed by:
Tang Siu-Lam

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Is Those Merry Souls worth watching?

68
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68 (IMDb 5.7).

Is Those Merry Souls a sequel?

  1. Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980)
  2. The Dead and the Deadly (1982)
  3. Hocus Pocus (1984)
  4. Those Merry Souls (1985)
  5. Mr. Vampire (1985)
  6. Mr. Vampire II (1986)
  7. Mr. Vampire III (1987)
  8. Mr Vampire Saga 4 (1988)
  9. Vampire vs. Vampire (1989)
  10. Encounters of the Spooky Kind II (1990)
  11. Mortuary Blues (1990)
  12. Magic Cop (1990)
  13. The Ultimate Vampire (1991)
  14. Spiritual Trinity (1991)
  15. An Eternal Combat (1991)
  16. Forced Nightmare (1992)
  17. Wizard's Curse (1992)
  18. Mr Vampire 1992 (1992)
  19. The Musical Vampire (1992)
  20. Mad Mad Ghost (1992)
  21. Exorcist Master (1993)

Yes: it's movie 4 of 21 in its series, after Hocus Pocus (1984) and before Mr. Vampire (1985).

Is Those Merry Souls okay for kids?

Violence

Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.

Will Those Merry Souls make me laugh?

Funny

Yes: the humor is mostly slapstick (8 of 10) and situational comedy (7 of 10).

Will Those Merry Souls scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

Not much for a horror movie: scares are rated 5 of 10 and tension 6.

Is Those Merry Souls in English?

cn

No, it was made in cn.