The story takes place in an ancient mountain village. There were spirits and tree monsters living on Black Mountain and these demons were always engaged in slaughter and bloodshed. The villagers all fear to enter the mountain and the Lan Ruo temple within the mountain.Need any more convincing to determine whether Wilson Yip's romantic supernatural film A Chinese Ghost Story (or A Chinese Fairy Tale depending which Asian territory its playing in) is well-worth your while? The promotional team has unveiled seven and a half minutes of footage to the Chinese media outlet for further persuasion. Based on the video, here are some of my random thoughts or observation:
When Yan Chi Xia was still young, he chose Black Mountain to practice and realize his dreams of becoming a good Demon Hunter. He experienced many dangerous battles with demons in Black Mountain. His sword became more fearful, and he gets more powerful and confident as he overcomes all the spirits and monsters until the day he met her and their sad story begins.
Many years later, when the river at the base of Black Mountain dried up, the villagers made the decision to search for a water source on the mountain. Humans, ancient spirits and tree monsters enter into conflict. From there, another romantic legend emerges...
1.) Louis Koo plays the Taoist master and he's packing heavy artillery. Sort of like the Chinese version of Blade.
2.) Liu Yifei (aka Crystal Liu) is an excellent successor to Joey Wong as the beautiful young maiden ghost. How can anyone not fall under her alluring charm?
3.) In addition to a new soundtrack (see music video embedded below), the classic theme song, performed by the late Leslie Cheung is also present.
4.) Elvis Tsui who previously appeared in the 1987's A Chinese Ghost Story is back as a different character. He's that bald guy in many of the Category III films.
5.) Kara Hui as the demon witch/tree demon is wickedly divine. Kudos to the costume department.
6.) Two words: Skateboard sword.
The theatrical release date in China is on April 22nd. You'll find the seven-minute footage (No English subtitles with Mandarin dialogue) via Sina and Mtime embedded below.