Troublesome Night 4
Troublesome Night 4

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Troublesome Night 4

1998
Movie
97 min
Cantonese

A group of tourists from Hong Kong visit the Philippines on holiday and run into ghosts.

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IMDb6.1/10
Director: Mak Chi-sinGenres: Horror, Comedy, Fantasy

Plot Summary

A paranormal investigator and his team are called to a haunted apartment building to solve a series of mysterious deaths. As they delve deeper, they uncover a dark secret involving a vengeful spirit and a cursed artifact. The team must find a way to appease the spirit before they become its next victims.

Critical Reception

Troublesome Night 4, like its predecessors, was a modest commercial success in Hong Kong, capitalizing on the popular supernatural horror-comedy genre. Critically, it received mixed reviews, with some praising its blend of scares and laughs while others found the plot predictable and the special effects dated.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film successfully blends comedic elements with horror, offering lighthearted scares.

  • While entertaining, the plot is considered formulaic and predictable by some.

  • The acting is generally competent, though not particularly groundbreaking.

Google audience: Audience reception data for this specific installment is not readily available through aggregated Google reviews. However, films in this series generally tend to be appreciated for their accessibility as light horror-comedies rather than deep cinematic experiences.

Fun Fact

The 'Troublesome Night' series, which began in 1997, was one of the most prolific Hong Kong film franchises of its time, with numerous sequels and spin-offs released over several years.

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