MR VAMPIRE (DVD) DVD

Mr. Vampire
Ricky Lau directs this fantastically successful horror yarn that successfully fused high-flying slapstick with creepy genre atmospherics. The film opens with Taoist priest Kau (Lam Ching-ying) along with his two hapless assistants, Chou (Chin Siu-ho) and Man Choi (Ricky Hui Koon-ying), set out to fix the Yam family's recent streak of bad fortune. The priest soon concludes that a vengeful feng shui master had tricked the family into burying its elder in a manner that was bound to reap bad luck. Yet before the problem could be corrected, grandpa comes bursting out of the ground and kills his son. When the son returns from the great beyond to reek havoc on the living, Kau eventually manages to put him to rest for good, though gramps continues to terrorize. Meanwhile, Chou has been seduced and bitten by a beautiful spirit and will turn into a vampire unless Kau comes to the rescue. This film not only launched four sequels, but the whole horror-comedy subgenre that exemplified Hong Kong cinema during the late '80s and early '90s. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

Cast Ricky Hui as Man Chor Moon Lee as Ting Ting Chin Suit Ho as Chau Pauline Wong as Jade Billy Lau as Anthony Chan as Wu Ma as Wong Ha as

Crew Ricky Lau - Director Cheung Yiu Chung - Editor Lam Ching-Ying - Fights Choreographer Yuen Wah - Fights Choreographer Anders Nelsson - Composer (Music Score) Peter Ngor - Cinematographer Sammo Hung - Producer Ng Kok Wah - Special Effects Pang Yau Cheung - Stunts Szeto Cheuk Hon - Screenwriter Wong Ying - Screenwriter

Mr. Vampire
(not reviewed)
 

Hong Kong Film Awards, Best Picture (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, Cantonese Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: DTS: Digital Theater Systems (akin to 5.1) DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: none specified DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1: Alternate Wide Screen MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 97 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Opening Credits [1:06] 2. Dan and Harry [6:00] 3. Tea With Yam [8:16] 4. To End the Family's Bad Luck [5:38] 5. Prepare the Tools [4:51] 6. A Ghost [3:11] 7. A Joke [3:56] 8. Yam is Killed [5:45] 9. Go Find It [3:30] 10. Uncle, Here I am to Protect You [5:37] 11. Here Comes Another One [3:22] 12. Repel the Vampire With Glutinous Rice? [2:43] 13. Fate? [6:14] 14. Transform [5:51] 15. Combat [11:21] 16. It's the Vampire Again [6:07] 17. It's on the Roof [4:11] 18. Vampire Vs. Martial Arts [2:46] 19. Suck the Air Out of It [1:52] 20. Ending Credits [3:23]