Mr. Vampire (1986)

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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… More 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, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 39 min.
Directed By: Ricky Lau
Genres: Action & Adventure, Horror, Art House & International, Comedy

On DVD: Oct 19, 1999
Studio: Tai Seng

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Dean M

There are great fight sequences and a great story and acting. The martial-arts scenes are the best parts of the movie, but the horror-comedy sequences are still entertaining about the master has to stop the vampires and demons. Anyone interested in kung-fu movies should check this out… More
There are great fight sequences and a great story and acting. The martial-arts scenes are the best parts of the movie, but the horror-comedy sequences are still entertaining about the master has to stop the vampires and demons. Anyone interested in kung-fu movies should check this out for Siu-hou Chin's performance alone. The guy is incredible, and puts on some great fights.
xGary X

Extemely 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
Tsubaki S

There 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,… More
There 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, a fusion of said 3 genres that manages to be a well-rounded fun film in every possible way.
Christopher B

Fun and fast moving horror/comedy with some fantastic moments. I'm really beginning to love a lot of these Hong Kong horrors.
Wu C

A Vampire/Kung-Fu/Comedy/Fantasy. One of the most original and entertaining films to come out of Hong Kong. Also, probably one of the best movies to come out of the 80's.