Chronicles
Of The Ghostly Tribe
(2015/Well Go Blu-ray)
Picture:
A Sound: B+ Extras: C- Film: B+
1979:
a research team discovers massive bones in the mountain. A
scientist, his daughter and his team enter an unexplored cave only to
discover an ancient temple. Only Bayi (Mark Chao) and a few other
survived and he has no memory on how he survived.
Present
day, 10 years later: Bayi lives a quiet life studying demonology. He
is called back into service when an mining town and it's people
disappear overnight, only to discover the Professor and his daughter
may still be alive. Now, these creatures walk the Earth and he is
the key to stopping these giant savage beasts in Chuan Lu's
Chronicles
Of The Ghostly Tribe
(2015).
Bayi
was just an ordinary soldier on a top secret research for ancient
beasts, only to discover these 'beasts' were still alive (and are
aliens) and he is the last line of royalty that help sealed away the
aliens centuries ago. As he recovers his memories in how he
survives, he remembers how he is the only one who has the ability to
seal/unseal these 'demons'. Professor Yang (Wang Qingxiang) and Ping
(Yao Chen) join him when things really start to get bad... really
bad.
This
movie was filled with special effects and CGI scenery.
Unfortunately, while it was filled with visual eye candy, there was a
lack story/plot and went from fantasy to Sci-fi. Only thing they
tell you was there was/were/are aliens; no reason, why or how they
were there, epitomizing the weakness of the script. Still, a fun
giant monster movie you'll likely enjoy if you like such genre films.
The
1080p 2.35 X 1 digital High Definition image is a digital shoot with
a huge number of CGI visual effects, but they integrate well, if they
may seem slightly phony like Gods
Of Egypt
was. I cannot imagine it looking better in 1080p than it does here.
The DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) Mandarin 5.1 lossless mix is lively and
has its impact as such films should have, though 7.1 or 11.1 might
have been more effective, this is still pretty well recorded and
mixed. Trailers are the only extras.
-
Ricky Chiang
