An Eternal Combat

Vampire Buster great Lam Ching Ying stars as the Master who, along with apprentices Tortoise (Gabriel Wong) and Ma Sheung Fung (Fui-On Shing), attempt to defeat an evil Japanese warrior demon (Rico Chu) in ancient times. During the battle, the four fighters' magical spells somehow backfired, sending them through another dimension and into present day Hong Kong.

There's some nice action in this movie, including some sword-wielding movies from Lam Ching Ying and Rico Chu. Unfortunately, the overall ghost element is somewhat limited in this movie as much of the plot involves the Master and his apprentices trying to find their way about the modern world, and dealing with modern day humans. And, Fui-On Shing's over-the-top bullying and aggressive portrayal of Ma Sheung Fung was a major turn off and proved to be very annoying to the plot.

The beautiful Joey Wang plays the female lead in the film, portraying two roles, and is a very welcome part of the cast. Overall, it's not a terribly bad movie - could have used more scary ghost action, though.

Grade C