The Seventh Curse is framed with an older man (the books series’ author) being prompted by party guests to tell some stories. The movie shows Dr. Yuan acting as a hostage negotiator, leading to a huge gun fight between terrorists and a swat team. Yuan seems to be a trained surgeon and soldier as he acquits himself well in the battle. Shortly after a dinner party, he speeds home in his Porsche to the arms of a beautiful foreign woman when he’s attacked by a man dressed in a black GI. A fierce martial arts fight ensues. In addition to all of his other skills, Yuan is also skilled in hand-to-hand combat. The attacker, named “Black Dragon”, warns him that he is cursed. Black Dragon tells Yuan that he must journey to Thailand to remove the curse and to also avoid women. Seconds after Black Dragon leaves, Yuan is in bed with his woman, because he does not believe Black Dragon, despite remembering being cursed. Eventually, Yuan travels back to Thailand with a spunky reporter and a friend who is an expert in sorcery to do battle with an evil cult.

Wild looking practical effects give the supernatural creatures a unique look. There is humorous dialogue that actually lands. The crazy stunts make me worry for the lives of the stuntmen. I saw a guy bounce off the hood of a jeep in a manner that convinced me he’ll never walk again. The movie has quick tonal shifts through many genres and executes them all pretty well.

The special features on the Seventh Curse disc include a commentary track from a martial artist who worked on the film and a second commentary track with film historians. The viewer can also watch the original trailers for both films and a 17-minute video essay on Hong Kong fantasy and the career of Lam Ngai Kai. The case has nice artwork and a reversible cover.

Witch From Nepal has a slower start. After a brief scene of a sorcerer appearing, it spends the first act with a couple on vacation. Joe, playing by Chow Yun Fat, is injured after falling off of an elephant. A mysterious woman follows him back to Hong Kong, and after leaping from a hospital window and catching the trunk of a palm tree, she confronts Joe and tells him he is chosen and must fight an evil sorcerer. After convincing him by showing him magic, she tries to cook him breakfast by setting a wood fire inside his modern stove. After bending forks with their minds, they are interrupted by his girlfriend. Eventually, Joe rejects the mysterious woman, and she sets herself on fire and blows up his apartment, which is not an overreaction at all. Miraculously unharmed, they sleep together. Luckily the telekinetic Rom-com aspect doesn’t take up too much of the film. The villain finally appears in Hong Kong dressed in his native clothing and really standing out against the modernity of the city. Also, there is a panther sound effect everything he appears in a scene. The movie has lots of acrobatic stunts but does take a little while to get to the really crazy stuff (that zombie attack really came out of nowhere). Eventually, Joe acquires a magical sword and must square off against the evil sorcerer. There’s horse-back riding, street signs as shields, possessed elevators, and lots more weirdness.

The second disc is much lighter on special features. The only real extra on disc two is a commentary track with the same martial artist who provided a commentary track for The Seventh Curse. Despite the slower pace and lack of special features, the climax makes the movie worth it. When combined into the two-disc Blu-ray, this is a no-brainer purchase that will provide hours of entertainment.