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The Death Curse (2003)

The Death Curse (2003)
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Pop duos Twins and Boy'z team up to scare up some laughs from fans in this lightweight horror-comedy from New Blood director Pou-Soi Cheang. After a mysterious millionaire calls his orphaned children to his remote ancestral home under the guise of staging a family reunion, the situation takes an ominous turn when the curious seven are informed that their father died shortly after sending the invitations. Though they are also informed that their father has left them an inheritance of $170 million in addition to a wealth of fruit trees; however, a series of bizarre rituals must be performed before they actually receive their share of the family fortune. In addition to remaining in the labyrinthine estate for seven consecutive days, they must pay respects to the corpse of their deceased father every night in addition to showing their good intentions by hugging one another before they go to bed. As the siblings slowly realize that the house is haunted, it becomes increasingly obvious that winning their inheritance may be a deadly affair. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Charlene ChoiGillian Chung, (more)
Director(s):
Pou-Soi Cheang
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of The Death Curse

Pop duos Twins and Boy'z team up to scare up some laughs from fans in this lightweight horror-comedy from New Blood director Pou-Soi Cheang. After a mysterious millionaire calls his orphaned children to his remote ancestral home under the guise of staging a family reunion, the situation takes an ominous turn when the curious seven are informed that their father died shortly after sending the invitations. Though they are also informed that their father has left them an inheritance of $170 million in addition to a wealth of fruit trees; however, a series of bizarre rituals must be performed before they actually receive their share of the family fortune. In addition to remaining in the labyrinthine estate for seven consecutive days, they must pay respects to the corpse of their deceased father every night in addition to showing their good intentions by hugging one another before they go to bed. As the siblings slowly realize that the house is haunted, it becomes increasingly obvious that winning their inheritance may be a deadly affair. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
90 mins

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Director(s):
Pou-Soi Cheang
Categories:
ComedyHorror
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Jenifer Kate B.

I rented it because the preview looked funny & it had Twins & Boy'z in it. The Synopsis under "More details" is pretty correct. It doesn't mention that the subtitles are fairly "Engrish" which leaves you confused at times. It was somewhat creepy and funny. After a while we wanted to turn it off, but kept watching to see how it ended. I give it one star, but the stars are broken and show full.

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Phil J.

wasnt in english

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Denna B.

This is just a quickly slapped together movie to cash in on the two musical groups, Twins and Boy'z. Fans of both groups will likely be disappointed with this film. At least the acting was less hysterical than most Hong Kong movies of this genre. Despite the synopsis describing it as otherwise, this is not a comedy, horror movie as it is neither funny or scary ... or suspenseful, or interesting or good. The DTS 5.1 audio option made very good use of surround sound. As for extras, there's a trailer for the movie, a "Stars' File" containing filmographies for three of the actors, a "Making-Of" featurette (8:39 min), a "Deleted Scene" (3:04 min), a "Photo Gallery" and trailers for four other movies. None of the extras are subtitled in English. Not recommended.

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