Ti Lung returns for the
third and final Sentimental Swordsman movie.
It’s not really a sequel because Lung seems to be playing an entirely
different character this time around.
While it has some cool cinematography and goofy moments, it’s definitely
a step down from Return of the Sentimental Swordsman.
Ghost Mansion is a
mysterious fog-shrouded den of villains and thieves. It’s Lung’s mission to infiltrate the mansion
and take down the bad guys. Along the
way, he gets caught up in an assassination attempt and must do battle with
several colorful and bizarre characters.
Perils of the
Sentimental Swordsman contains much more violence than the first two entries in
the series. The deaths are gorier too (a
guy stabs someone with a handful of chopsticks) and some parts look like they
came out of a horror movie. That doesn’t
necessarily make it better though.
The fights are a lot
more stylized this time around, but many of the fighters’ gimmicks are just
plain silly (like the killer bell).
There’s also a gay fighter called “Kissing Cousin” that’s supposed to be
funny. There are other moments of comic
relief (like a “ghost” moving a piece of chicken around), but they aren’t very
funny either.
The good news is that
Perils features characters with cool names.
This was an area in which Return was sorely lacking. There were a lot of good names to choose from
in this one, but I think my favorite was “White-Haired Devil”.
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