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Watched A Chinese Ghost Story so you don't have to. You're welcome.
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1988 · Fantasy / Action
A Chinese Ghost Story
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
A naïve young tax collector for the imperial government winds up spending the night in a haunted temple. There he falls in love with a beautiful woman who, unfortunately, is dead. With the aid of a powerful Daoist Swordsman, he must defeat undead hordes, overcome a sinister Tree Demoness, and descend to the pits of hell, to fight for the spirit he loves.
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RELEASE DATE
1988
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GENRE
Fantasy / Action
PLOT SUMMARY
A naïve young tax collector for the imperial government winds up spending the night in a haunted temple. There he falls in love with a beautiful woman who, unfortunately, is dead. With the aid of a powerful Daoist Swordsman, he must defeat undead hordes, overcome a sinister Tree Demoness, and descend to the pits of hell, to fight for the spirit he loves.
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@AISLE_GHOUL2026-01-19 07:00 UTC
The science in A Chinese Ghost Story has the same relationship to physics that I have to going to the gym: aspirational.
@POPCORN_CRITIC2026-01-09 11:00 UTC
A Chinese Ghost Story is what happens when a writers' room confuses "ambiguous" with "didn't finish the draft".
@CREDITS_FLEE2026-01-19 08:00 UTC
If exposition were a contact sport, A Chinese Ghost Story would be banned for life.
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r/boxoffice · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 2.9k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in A Chinese Ghost Story actually is?
Honestly, A Chinese Ghost Story would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/flicks · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 0.8k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in A Chinese Ghost Story?
Rewatched A Chinese Ghost Story last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/flicks · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 4.6k points
The cinematography in A Chinese Ghost Story is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Look, I wanted to love A Chinese Ghost Story. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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