Tsui Hark's Vampire Hunters (2002)
Runtime: 90 mins
Theatrical Release: May 23, 2003 Limited
Synopsis: In 19th century China, four martial arts students who are trained to battle zombies are sent by their master to battle the resurrected body of a dead general. But when their master is killed, they are sucked into a dangerous adventure involving thieves, stolen booty, and scores of kung-fu... In 19th century China, four martial arts students who are trained to battle zombies are sent by their master to battle the resurrected body of a dead general. But when their master is killed, they are sucked into a dangerous adventure involving thieves, stolen booty, and scores of kung-fu kicking bloodsuckers! This state-of-the-art martial arts horror epic was produced by Tsui Hark. [More]
Genre: Sports/Recreation
Starring: Michael Chow Man-Kit, Anya, Ken Chang, Lam Suet, Chan Kwok Kwon
DVD Info
Release:
Jun 17, 2003
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - Cantonese
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
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Reviews
Most disappointing is Hark franchising his name before the sell-by date has expired on his own filmmaking career.
I loves me a good kung fu zombie vampire action horror comedy flick, and Vampire Hunters delivers.
Project has the stench less of rotting flesh than the whiff of a thoughtless quickie.
Pleasantly cheesy but undistinguished martial-arts and horror fare.
You begin to realize that whatever name they want to give this dish, the chief ingredients remain ham, cheese and corn.
Despite a few good fights, the stunts are indifferently executed.
Anything that reminds us that there are mass-entertainment options beyond Hollywood's banal formulas is worthwhile.
A passable attempt to mix the cheesy DIY effects of the first two Evil Dead movies with the... epic on a budget aesthetics of a The Bride With White Hair.
It's more silly than scary and relies excessively on surprisingly low-rent CGI effects and crude wirework to drum up interest in the slight story.
Midnight-movie-riffic, and the less sense it makes, the more fun it becomes.
The film's action sequences have been staged with a dazzling finesse, and the look of the film is splendid.
The Hong Kong movie industry is crumbling, and this painfully slack horror picture is another sign of its decay.
Good and evil duke it out with swift-moving martial arts leaps and swordplay, action that's so finely sliced and diced that it never quite connects.

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