Film Name: 师兄撞鬼 / Look Out, Officer! / 師兄撞鬼
“Look Out, Officer!”—the title immediately suggests a horror film. Yet upon watching, it turns out to be an unadulterated comedy. Entertaining and amusing, it incorporates the horror element of ‘ghosts’ but the director minimizes it to focus on comedic effect. Thus, it’s not scary at all, delivering a similar comedic vibe to Wong Bak-ming’s “Happy Ghost II.”
At first, I thought I’d never seen this film before, perhaps because the title was unfamiliar. But when I saw the iconic scenes—Chen Derong’s sensual Monroe-esque “skirt-flying dance,” Ye Zimei being bewitched, and Stephen Chow’s third gun—they instantly jogged my memory.
The film tells a revenge story: Police officer Dong Pao is brutally murdered by drug dealers. As a ghost, he returns to the police station and enlists officer Stephen Chow to uncover his killer. Under the guidance of the Taoist master, Feng Cuifan and Stephen Chow use mystical potions to defeat an evil sorcerer, avenging Dong Pao and allowing him to ascend to heaven in peace.
Stephen Chow’s character maintains a consistently youthful, heartthrob appearance throughout—truly dashing and charming. The female lead, Michelle Chan, was only 16 at the time, radiating youthful vitality and becoming the dream girl of countless men. No wonder she became a “Qiong Yao girl.”
This comedy brims with absurd humor. Though laced with crude, suggestive jokes, it delivers genuine laughter, making it a triumph by comedic standards. The plot is flawlessly crafted and highly inventive. Some scenes remain timeless even today—particularly the satirical heavenly court after Dong Biao’s death, where the judge demands payment before processing his case. It truly embodies the saying, “Money makes the devil grind.”
This brings to mind the recent hit drama “In the Name of the People,” which opens with Director Zhao embezzling two hundred million in cash. Frankly, it was the first time I’d seen such a scene. The director was truly creative—while others build bookshelves or wine cabinets, he constructed a wall of cash. Cash piled up on his bed and inside his refrigerator. This truly epitomizes the extreme of “paying for favors.”
Money is undeniably tempting, offering a more comfortable life. Yet, as the saying goes, “A gentleman loves wealth, but must acquire it through proper means.” Despite embezzling two hundred million, Director Zhao dared not spend a single penny. He lived in a dilapidated building, ate plain jajangmyeon, and sent his mother a mere 300 yuan for living expenses. Why go to such lengths to deceive others? Wouldn’t it be better to live with integrity, basking in the sunlight—healthier and freer? When midnight dreams return, how could he ever sleep soundly?
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