July 4, 2008
Fun and very silly vampire (actually "gangxi" - more like animated dead) tale from China.
Chin Siu Ho, Ching-Ying Lam, Moon Lee
A vampire-busting Taoist priest played by Lam Ching Ying discovers that his own apprentice has become a hopping vampire! A horror/comedy classic! Nominated for Best Film and Best Director at th 1985 H...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 19, 1999
Stats: 210 reviews
Flixster Reviews (210)
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July 4, 2008Ghosts, kinky Body Hijacks, and plenty of hopping vampires. who could ask for more.
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July 4, 2008Extemely silly chop-socky fun featuring incompetent monks battling hopping chinese vampires. Yet another film Quentin Tarantino "borrowed" from in his script for From Dusk Til Dawn
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July 4, 2008There used to be a time where there was no other film industry in the world, and i really mean none, making genre films as fun and diverse as the films made in HK back in the 80's. From comedy to horror to action and all of those in the mix, Mr Vampire is a great example of that,...( read more)
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November 29, 2008Fun and fast moving horror/comedy with some fantastic moments. I'm really beginning to love a lot of these Hong Kong horrors.
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August 27, 2009FYI--Did u know that Chinese vampires hop (no flying or turning into bats) & drain blood from their victims with their long pointy fingernails? Now if uve already been bitten, u can stand around on sticky rice to absorb the vampires "poison" from ur system lol. So silly, so fun.
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January 14, 2009Imagine a world where vampires can only chase by hopping after you like deranged kangaroos (I'm not making this up), and you're starting to get the idea of this thoroughly bizarre comedy with a pinch of horror from Hong Kong. Pretty funny but, boy, is it out there!
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December 17, 2008grew up on this fab asian horror love it bit of ever ything horror,comedy bit of everythin for everyone
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