| Lead Siu Yuk-Lung returns in this unrelated sequel to what really was somewhat of Hong Kong's answer to Poltergeist. In the end not pouring on as much intensity and creativity, the results in the sequel with nods to The Exorcist and An American Werewolf In London exceeds Lai's "original" work by many miles. Despite our lead being the biggest asshole you can find as he cheats on his wife and treats her bad in general, we're not after character-investment. We're after the sights and Possessed II gives us plenty low-budget horror to chew on. Acid attacks, werewolf transformations are among the concepts that can be looked upon as cheesy but the crew decides to not go about it the silly way. They just do it and manage to amp the horrific end effect to spooky and scary ways very often. It's a healthy exercise in genre moviemaking, especially the exemplary finale that throws the unexpected and creative at the viewer in maximum overdrive. The Hare Krishna monks supplying the high technology to fight the possession is an unusual touch as well. Pauline Wong also appears. |
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