AKA: The Era of Vampires
Director: Wellson Chin
Writer: Hark Tsui
Composer: J.M. Logan
Starring: Ken Chang, Michael Man-Kin Chow, Suet Lam, Kwok-Kwan Chan, Anya, Rongguang Yu, Horace Lee Wai Shing, Chun Hua Ji, Kuan Tai Chen, Lik-Chi Lee, Wang Zhen Lin, Zou Na, Yat-Fei Wong, Mei-Yee Sze, Kin-Yan Lee, Steve Blum, Richard Cansino
More info: IMDb
Tagline: Five heroes. A coven of vampires. A lot of bad blood.
Plot: In 19th century China, an evil monk awakens a nest of vampires hell-bent on devouring human life. Now, a quartet of heroes trained in the Taoist Mao Shan school of magic and their master must use their unique powers to destroy the Vampire King and its lethal coven before it is too late.
My rating: 6.5/10
Will I watch it again? No.
This was surprisingly fun...at times. The four actors that comprise the group (named Rain, Wind, Thunder and Lightning (I think)) have good chemistry together. What's more is that they're fun and obviously fond of each other. The pacing is pretty good. I was rarely bored but the film felt long despite the 90 minute cut I saw (IMDb lists a longer cut by an additional 22 minutes). The fighting was nicely choreographed and the editing doesn't cut away as bad as some pictures. The scenes aren't quickly chopped up which is a good thing. If you're looking for some vampire kung fu action then I'd say check this one out. It's at least worth a look. The Columbia DVD sports a nice anamorphic widescreen image with audio in Cantonese (with English subtitles), English and French (with English subtitles). The only extras are trailers for COWBOY BEBOP, NATIONAL SECURITY and TIME AND TIDE.
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