Rent Mr. Vampire II / Mr. Vampire III (1987)
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2h 54min
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- Synopsis:
After the huge success of 'Mr. Vampire', Hong Kong audiences were desperate for more vampire-hopping action and the films' producers were more than happy to oblige. A steady stream of jiangshi content was produced over the following years, and presented here are 2 of these classic titles...
Mr. Vampire II (1986)Modern grave robbing "archeologists" find perfectly preserved specimens from the past of a man, a woman, and their child. Unbeknownst to the scientist and his two bumbling assistants, these are vampires immobilized only by the paper spells pasted on their foreheads. While transporting the child to a buyer, its spell blows off and the vampire child escapes and befriends some local children. Eventually, the parent vampires are also awakened and escape, but by now the local herbalist is on their trail to destroy them.
Mr. Vampire III (1987)
Expelled by a band of restless ghosts in his village, Taoist Priest Mao Ming (Richard Ng), and his two spirit companions, visit another village to seek wealth. There, Ming meets Master Gau (Ching-Ying Lam), the "Vampire Buster", who is trying to defeat an evil Sorceress and her henchmen, whose goal is to conquer the human race. Gau also informs Ming that humans and ghosts cannot co-exist peacefully. As Ming and his ghost companions part ways, they are later attacked by the Sorceress. As a result, Ming joins forces with Gau to put a stop to the evil menace.- Actors:
- Ching-Ying Lam, Biao Yuen, Fat Chung, Billy Lau, Wing-Cheung Cheung, Pauline Yuk-Wan Wong, Moon Lee, Chau Sang Lau, Fung Woo, Kin-Wai Ho, Kin-Yu Hon, Man-Kam Choi, James Tien, Wu Ma, Tat-wah Cho, Stanley Sui-Fan Fung, Manfred Wong, Chi Kit Lee, Kam Kong Chow, Kwok-Hung Lam
- Directors:
- Ricky Lau
- Producers:
- Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
- Writers:
- Barry Wong, Wing-Keung Lo, Cheuk-Hon Szeto
- Aka:
- Geung see ga zuk (Vampire Family) / Ling wan sin sang (Mr. Vampire Part 3)
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Archaeology on Screen: Part 2, A Brief History of Film...
- Countries:
- Hong Kong
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- Release Date:
- 22/05/2023
- Run Time:
- 174 minutes
- Languages:
- Cantonese LPCM Mono, English Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Brand new feature length audio commentaries on 'Mr Vampire II' by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
- Brand new feature length audio commentaries on 'Mr Vampire III' by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
- Brand new feature length audio commentary on 'Mr Vampire III' by Asian film expert Frank Djeng and film writer John Charles (The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977–1997)
- Brand new video piece on the history and resurgent popularity of the jiangshi genre, featuring an interview with a real Taoist priest
- Brand new video piece which examines the rituals portrayed in the 'Mr Vampire' series and how some are still practiced in modern-day Hong Kong
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