Sunday, January 26, 2020

Mr. Vampire

Mr. Vampire is a 1985 Hong Kong comedy horror film, the debut film of director Ricky Lau. The film was such a success that it was followed by four direct sequels and several similarly-themed enterprises. More comedy than horror, this is a great choice for folks who don't like the gore and jump scenes often found in straight horror films. I found it a bit silly for my taste and didn't finish it.

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watch with English subtitles:



Horror Freak News concludes by calling it "a diamond of a film". Empire Online gives it 4 out of 5 stars. 88% of Rotten Tomatoes audience reviews were positive.
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12 comments:

  1. My name is Erika.5:27 AM

    You're so good a seeing all these foreign films. And finding them. This one sounds interesting. Happy Sunday again. Hugs-Erika

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    1. Divers and Sundry7:20 AM

      Horror comedy can be fun, but this one just seemed silly to me.

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  2. CJ Kennedy6:06 AM

    Low budget Kung Fu movies are more to our taste

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  3. Tom6:50 AM

    ...vampires have never been my thing.

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    1. Divers and Sundry7:21 AM

      I love vampire films and ghost films.

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  4. Bleubeard and Elizabeth11:20 AM

    HMMM. Not sure this is my thing, but I might watch the first few minutes to see if I can get into it.

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    1. Divers and Sundry8:28 PM

      That's what I did -well, more than the first few minutes, but still. It's nice to try these things, knowing you can quit any time :)

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  5. kathyinozarks11:26 AM

    Happy weekend-my computer was down til late yesterday--this is my husband's kind of movie haha although I love love Twilight-have read all the books several times and the movie too

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    1. Divers and Sundry8:28 PM

      I like vampire stories in general but never get into the Twilight universe.

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  6. Valerie-Jael12:19 AM

    Not my cup of tea. Horror should be horrible! Valerie

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    1. Divers and Sundry6:19 AM

      Some horror comedies are fun, but this was just silly. I've never been a fan of silly.

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