23:59: The Haunting Hour (Chinese: 2359猛鬼兵营), is a 2018 Singaporean horror comedy anthology film directed by Gilbert Chan. A sequel to the film 23:59 (2011), it stars Mark Lee, Noah Yap, Richie Koh, Fabian Loo and Natalia Ng.[1]
| 23:59: The Haunting Hour | |
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| Directed by | Gilbert Chan |
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| Cinematography | Jordan Chiam |
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| Music by | Alex Oh |
Production companies | Gorylah Pictures mm2 Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Clover Films |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Singapore |
| Languages | English Mandarin |
| Box office | $616,313 |
Plot
editTommy, who is currently serving National Service, maintains a blog, where he posts about horror stories which features a trifecta of stories spanning over different critical eras in the history of Singapore's national service.
Cast
editRelease
editThe film was released in theatres on 9 August 2018, National day.[4] The film was a box office hit.[5]
Reception
editLiu Yongjian of Lianhe Zaobao gave the film 2 and a half stars out of five for entertainment and one star out of five for art.[6] John Lui of The Straits Times gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 in his review of the film, stating, "While somewhat redeemed by its last story, which warns us that often, the stranger you are sexting with might want something more than a steamy chat, the most frightening thing about this horror movie is the wasted potential."[2] Douglas Tseng of 8 DAYS also gave the film 1.5 star out of 5 in his review of the film, stating, "Lame and lackluster, The Haunting Hour is more like Amateur Hour. Whatever potential Chan showed in the first movie isn’t here; he really dropped the ball on this one, and it fell through the floor and straight into the pits of Hell. What’s truly frightening is that this movie actually got made."[7] He included the movie on his list of the worst movies of 2018.[8]
References
edit- ^ 李亦筠 (10 October 2018). "演蛇精色诱李国煌许瑞奇 马国美姐黄彩玲笑称"不舒服"". Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d Lui, John (8 August 2018). "Movie review: 23:59 The Haunting Hour could have been a great M18 movie, too bad it's PG13". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Chua, Dennis (26 October 2018). "#Showbiz: Natalia Ng gets slithery in her first major film role". New Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ a b 陈韵红 (30 July 2018). "本地小鲜肉 许瑞奇拍军营鬼片 抱蟒蛇叹'好温暖'". Lianhe Wanbao. Singapore.
- ^ 李亦筠 (11 August 2018). "《猛鬼兵营》超猛 开画票房20万元". Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ 刘永健; 李亦筠 (9 August 2018). "喜剧惊悚片出笼迎国庆". Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Tseng, Douglas (8 August 2018). "The Army Is A Scary Place In '23:59: The Haunting Hour'". 8 DAYS. Singapore. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Tseng, Douglas; Ho, Chris; Tay, Yek Keak (1 January 2019). "8 DAYS' Worst Movies Of 2018..." 8 DAYS. Singapore. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
