Film Review on the Rise of Coffins in Yinyang Road

Qiu Litao's "Yin Yang Road" series of ghost films can be described as the longest horror film in the history of Hong Kong films, with seven films shot before and after. In the series of Yin and Yang Road, Qiu Litao replaced many bloody scenes with funny and humorous elements, but there are still many pornographic pictures. Movies featuring little people are ordinary but wonderful. The plot paragraphs are connected smoothly and the characters are distinct. Popular stories are made with a sense of life, irony and human touch. They are very happy when they are sad, and they can be put away at will to show the two sides of human nature, suffering and joy. The series "Yin Yang Road" also inherits the characteristics that director Qiu Litao likes to make people reflect in laughter and tears, and promotes the value of life in "ascending the coffin to make a fortune". (Sina Entertainment Review)

The low-cost ghost film Climbing the Coffin of Yin and Yang Road to Make a Rich is rarely full of human feelings, and it is about human greed and ignorance without being preached. (The 5th Hong Kong Film Critics Association Award)

1997 "Yin and Yang Road" series became the masterpiece of Hong Kong longevity ghost films. Only the first six episodes of "Yin Yang Road" directed by Qiu Litao are worth seeing. It is worth mentioning that the director Qiu Litao. He is a maverick. Others like to make blockbusters, but he likes to direct low-budget movies. Other directors always try their best to please the audience, but he rudely makes the audience reflect in disgusting brutality and blood. His favorite horror film is the master Kubrick's The Shining, so he also hopes that what appears in his film is not a simple and rude panic, but a casual "chill". It turns out that he did it. (Sohu Entertainment Review)

The works that truly established Qiu Litao's position as a first-line director of Hong Kong-made horror films belong to the classic series Yin Yang Road. Qiu Litao spread terror to the extreme through effective editing and the use of montage rhythm. The use of its lens is unique, and a simple transition will bring a horrible breath to the face. For a horror film director, this is almost an unrepeatable talent. In the following director career, Qiu Litao still benefited from and constantly improved his talent. In addition, Louis Koo, who became an instant hit in the future, starred in this film, which also established his position as the chief "ghost film niche" in Hong Kong for a long time. 1998' s The Rising Coffin of Yinyang Road 3 is a turning point in the series of Yinyang Road. In this film, Qiu Litao fully demonstrated his talent in story-making, and injected a strong moral education significance in addition to the visual impact, thus pushing this series of films to a new height. It can be said that since Yin Yang Road 3, Qiu Litao's skill in telling ghost stories has made a qualitative leap. After watching the whole film, you will feel more sorry for the true feelings in the world. In my opinion, such a horror film is really valuable. (Comments by Carpenter Tubingen)