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The whimsical and lively "A Chinese Ghost Story III" (at the Sing Lee, 649 N. Spring St., Chinatown, and the State, 770 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena) finds the dreaded Tree Demon awakening from a century's sleep and ready to stir up big trouble for anyone who enters the haunted Orchid Temple.
This latest chapter has much of the charm and humor of the first two films in the series, but its mix of incessant chatter and martial arts derring-do amid spectacular special effects tends to become weary. Still, it's one of the few films in any language you might actually recommend to the entire family, provided the...