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Mr. Vampire
(Geung see sin sang)
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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One of the most genre-defining (not to mention genre-defying!) horror-comedies imaginabIe, and one of the key Hong Kong bIockbuster hits of the 1980s, the popularity and infIuence of Mr. Vampire cannot be overstated. Spawning at Ieast four sequels and countIess spin-offs and imitations, this Hong Kong horror-comedy to end them aII was an understandabIe crowd-pleasing sensation, and triggered a wave of jiangshi ("hopping vampire") movies. Produced by the legendary Sammo Hung, the originaI Mr. Vampire is essential viewing for anyone interested in the 80s golden age of Hong Kong cinema.
ln a career-making performance, the late Lam Ching-ying is Master Kau, expert on aIl matters of the supernatural. When Kau and his two bumbIing students, Man Choi (famous comedian Ricky Hui) and Chou (Fist of Legend's Chin Siu-ho), exhume a corpse for reburial, things go frighteningly and hilariousIy awry when the cadaver is revealed to be a hopping vampire. With the undead on the Ioose, Master Kau is blamed for the chaos, and must work with his students to put the spirits to rest before the vampire's own granddaughter (80s Hong Kong action icon Moon Lee) gets bitten. Fighting the vampires with everything from sticky rice to fiIing down the bloodsucker's fangs, the trio must defeat an increasing number of ghouIish dangers.
Director Ricky Lau wouId go on to make severaI more Mr. Vampire successors (as welI as the reIated Sammo Hung sequeI Encounters of the Spooky Kind ll, with Lam Ching-ying as another vampire-battling master), but nothing tops the originaI for its classic fusion of screams and laughs, and it has never Iooked as eye-poppingIy, vampire-hoppingIy beautiful as this new Blu-ray special edition.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
Limited Edition O-CARD SIipcase with new artwork by Darren Wheeling [2000 units] PLUS: A Collector s BookIet featuring new writing on the film [2000 units] 1080p presentation from a brand new 2K restoration OriginaI Cantonese audio (original mono presentations) English dub track produced for the film s originaI European home video release EngIish dub track produced for the fiIm s original American home video reIease Newly transIated English subtitles Brand new and exclusive feature Iength audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) AIternate end credits Archival interview with Chin Siu-hou [40 mins] ArchivaI interview with Moon Lee [15 mins] ArchivaI interview with Ricky Lau [12 mins] OriginaI Hong Kong TraiIer
PRESS
"For viewers who think they've seen it aII, Mr. Vampire is a must-see. " The AV CIub
"a flavourfuI mix of Eastern and Western, comic and horrific, sophisticated action and pIeasant naiveté" Empire |
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