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Romance
of the Vampires |
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AKA: |
The
Romance of the Vampire |
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Year: |
1994 |
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Director: |
Ricky
Lau Koon-Wai |
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Writer: |
Nam
Yin |
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Cast: |
Yvonne
Yung Hung, Yau Yuet-Ching, Lam
Kwok-Bun, Yuen King-Tan,
Yuen Siu-Cheung, Billy Chow Bei-Lei,
Wong Ying-Kit, Siu Yam-Yam |
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The
Skinny: |
Boring
horror-sex-romance flick featuring vampires and breasts. While that
would normally seem like a potent combination, all involved conspired
to ruin the film. |
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Review
by Kozo: |
Somewhat
bizarre horror-romance stars Lam Kwok-Bun as a Western-style vampire
who just wants some booty. His quarry is Yung Hung, a blind prostitute
who doesn't realize that he new boyfriend has fangs or drinks blood.
He actually doesn't want to partake of her because she resembles
his old girlfriend, who died many years ago. Still, he's tempted
by Yung's milky-white skin and sizable physical attributes. Meanwhile,
his fellow vampire (Yau Yuet-Ching) seems unhappy with his new dietary
habits.
Uninteresting with a capital "U",
Romance of the Vampires earns points for not being overly
sleazy, but the resulting film is as exciting as a snail race. Time-outs
for nudity and sex don't make the film any more interesting, and
the crappy acting and tired direction only make matters worse. If
you must see a Hong Kong "vampire" flick, then I would
suggest that you catch Mr. Vampire instead. Not only is it
a good movie, but the vampires contained within are the amusing
Chinese hopping variety. Ironically, Ricky Lau directed that movie
too. (Kozo 1997) |
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Availability: |
DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Ocean Shores Home Video
Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin language tracks
English and Chinese subtitles |
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