Review of Black Magic

Black Magic (1975)
6/10
That was weird, doesn't even cover it.
21 March 2018
Warning: Spoilers
The plot given if off the mark and needs corrected. Mrs. Zhou/Luo Yin (Tanny Tien Ni) is an affluent woman who thinks money can buy her everything. What it cannot buy her, is Xu Nuo (Ti Lung), who has absolutely no interest in her. His plans to marry his fiance Wang Chu Ying (Lily Li Li-Li) irritate Lu Yin, who will stop at nothing to possess him. She gets an idea when her former lover, Liang Chia Chieh (Lieh Lo), uses a love spell on her. The spell only lasts a day, since Chieh has cheated the magician who cast it, Shan Chien Mi (Ku Feng). Luo Yin will pay Shan Chien "anything" to get what she desires.

Luo Yin follows Shan Chien's directions and literally walks out of Xu Nuo and Chu Ying's wedding reception with Xu Nuo on her arm. Other than the obvious problems arise when Shan Chien desires to posses Luo Yin for himself. Chu Ying and Xu Nuo's friends work with another magician to free Xu Nuo from the "love" spell. Luo Yin pays Shan Chien extra to put a death spell on Chu Ying to ensure Xu Nuo never leaves her.

Chu Ying is freed from the death spell by having worms drained from her back by the 2nd magician, who has her snuck out of the hospital to save her. The 2nd magician informs Chu Ying and Xu Nuo's friends the only way to truly free Xu Nuo is to kill Shan Chien. No one seems to have a problem with this. The final battle takes place at a construction site where Xu Nuo works with most of his friends. It gives a nod to 1972's The Angry Guest and 1971's Duel of Fists. Shan chien and Luo Yin die horribly and in a well deserved manner. Xu Nuo is freed from his spell by coughing up worms. Yup, squiggly little suckers are released to end the curses.
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