Bewitched (1981) - Kuei Chih-Hung


A man kills his young daughter by driving a nine-inch spike into her skull. The killer claims he is innocent, seeing as he was recently cursed by a good-looking Thai lady. The curse stemming from the fact that he mistook a typist for a hooker on vacation. The judge will have none of it though, and quickly sentences him to death. To fulfil the dying wish of the killer, a detective heads to Thailand to lift the curse. What follows is an amazing display of various spells, how they are cast and how they work. Expect to see fetus- and corpse-juice aplenty, worms being eaten, levitating skulls, people exploding and lemons! Considering the anti-magic stance of the judge in the beginning of the film, you could be lead to believe that the moral of the story is that magic is real. However that is not the case. Before the film's final corpse is done exploding, explanatory text pops up stating that "the moral of this story is to admonish people against casual sex." Good to know.

Also, check out the sequel, Boxer's Omen, as both flicks are amazing.

No comments:

Post a Comment