Kara Hui Archives

A Chinese Ghost Story (2011)

Rating: ★

Apr 3, 2014Chinese Supernatural Fantasy/Ghost Romance

A Chinese Ghost Story was one of the greatest Hong Kong fantasy films; this remake gets everything wrong. The aerial combat scenes are replaced by CGI, the characters rewritten and the Buddhist elements eliminated

Director: Yip Wai Shun

Actors: Louis Koo, Kara Hui, Elvis Tsui

Category: Fantasy

3 April 201428 December 2025 by Roog

The Midnight After (2014)

Rating: ★★

Oct 8, 2014Last People on Earth

Reminiscent of The Quiet Earth, this concerns a bus of people who end up in a deserted Hong Kong, The film seems unsure whether it is comedy or drama, while it creates an intriguing mystery about what is happening only to leave it unanswered in a frustratingly abrupt ending

Director: Fruit Chan

Actors: Simon Yam, Lam Suet, Kara Hui, Ronny Yuen

Category: Science Fiction

8 October 201411 February 2025 by Roog