Of course, Hong Kong action cinema was no different.
Sammo included kung fu action, comedy and traditional ghost stories to produce something of brilliance.
Are there reasons for this decline from such great pictures?
And can the twenty-first century give rise to more hopping vampires?
Needless to say, neither was a hit.
This film, literally translated as Mr.
The film was directed by Ricky Lau, but produced by Sammo Hungs Bo Ho Film Company.
It was hugely popular in China and the eastern film market.
Unsurprisingly, theMr Vampiresequels couldnt live up to the original and Lam Ching-Yings many efforts are below par.
WhatMr VampireandEncounter Of TheSpooky Kindget right is balance.
Theres simply too much prolonged silliness that detracts from everything else.
Consequently, theres less action and less mythology.
The characters are, of course, important.
Uncle Kau is a great protagonist.
This doesnt work, as he needs to be surrounded by good characters as well.
The film has some exciting moments ,but it lacks any vampires!
Hollywood did eventually adopt the martial artist vampire hunter.
Traditionally, in Western vampire stories, you would be lucky to have a fistfight with a vampire.
Van Helsing used to sneak into Draculas chamber while he was sleeping, but never physically fight him.
Bladebroke the mould in 1998 and Van Helsing was subsequently turned into an action character in 2004.
Is a resurgence supernatural king fu films likely?
This is certainly possible.
(Sammo as a Taoist priest, anyone?)
In the unlikely event you havent seenMr.
If only all vampires could hop.
