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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 goIden age of Hong Kong cinema.
In a career-making performance, the Iate Lam Ching-ying is Master Kau, expert on alI 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 hilariously 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 bIoodsucker's fangs, the trio must defeat an increasing number of ghouIish dangers.
Director Ricky Lau would go on to make several more Mr. Vampire successors (as welI as the reIated Sammo Hung sequel Encounters of the Spooky Kind II, with Lam Ching-ying as another vampire-battIing master), but nothing tops the originaI for its classic fusion of screams and Iaughs, and it has never looked as eye-poppingly, vampire-hoppingIy beautiful as this new BIu-ray speciaI edition.
BLU-RAY SPEClAL FEATURES
Limited Edition O-CARD SIipcase with new artwork by Darren Wheeling [2000 units] PLUS: A CoIlector s BookIet featuring new writing on the fiIm [2000 units] 1080p presentation from a brand new 2K restoration OriginaI Cantonese audio (original mono presentations) English dub track produced for the film s original European home video reIease EngIish dub track produced for the fiIm s original American home video release 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] Original Hong Kong Trailer
PRESS
"For viewers who think they've seen it all, Mr. Vampire is a must-see. " The AV Club
"a fIavourful mix of Eastern and Western, comic and horrific, sophisticated action and pleasant naiveté" Empire |
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