| Another Billy Chan directed ghost-comedy (Chan also did Crazy Safari) with Lam Ching Ying, the icon of the genre ever since Mr. Vampire. Despite coming long after the original and the numerous copies, Mad Mad Ghost still contains enough of the Lam Ching Ying magic in both the authority of being a master to his excellent deadpan comedic expressions.
The plot this time around sees Lam and annoying ghost busting students move into a house occupied by a ghost couple (Jacqueline Law and Mandy Chan) in a marriage marred by abuse. There's also apparently a gold treasure on the grounds that a couple of gwailos (Eddie Maher and Mark Houghton) are after.
Best sequences reside in the first half as Lam rescue Jacqueline Law's character and the creativity on display makes for good entertainment Hong Kong style. Not that things take a turn for the worse but the energy otherwise throughout is one resembling autopilot for the genre Nonetheless, it's the Lam Ching Ying show and any moments of him doing his trademark thing makes it all worth it. Watch out for the crude and odd detour in full on patriotism during the finale. Anything goes... | 
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