
Count Dracula journeys to a remote Chinese village in the guise of a warlord to support six vampires who are dispirited after the loss of a seventh member of their cult. At the same time, vampire hunter Prof. Van Helsing happens to be lecturing in the country and is persuaded by villagers to help them fight this curse of the ages.... (Full plot summary below)
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Count Dracula journeys to a remote Chinese village in the guise of a warlord to support six vampires who are dispirited after the loss of a seventh member of their cult. At the same time, vampire hunter Prof. Van Helsing happens to be lecturing in the country and is persuaded by villagers to help them fight this curse of the ages.
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| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonSilly beyond words, but it's the kind of silly that's also incredible fun and awesome, especially if you are or once were or ever wanted to be a twelve-year-old boy. |
| User ReviewJonathan BAn incredible fusion of kung fu and vampire mythology is one of the most entertaining of Hammer's later entries in the Dracula cycle. The film is full of striking set pieces, especially the scenes of the vampires' zombie minions hobbling across the ground, and the vampires lair. Peter Cushing gives his usual exlemprary performance, and really the only negative aspect is that Christopher Lee does not reprise his role as the Count. An excellent, imaginative film |
| User ReviewAndrew BA marvelous mash-up between Hammer and the Shaw brothers - this can only mean a gothic kung-fu vampire epic! Stellar. |
| User ReviewIstvan GHammer and Shaw Bros. collaborate in this kung fu gothic horror, one of the strangest and most entertaining movies ever. Peter Cushing as Van Helsing travels to China to battle kung fu vampires and zombies, how can that not be fun?! |
| User ReviewBen Dwhat a great film this is ! first saw this film as a young child have loved it ever since it has everything you could possibly want in a film , vamps , zombies , kung fu and tits sweet |
| User ReviewGeorge HHammer Horror does kung fu. Really very good indeed despite all logic and common sense indicating it would be crap. |
| User ReviewEmile HThis is the balls. You get two for the price of one. A hammer horror and some Shaw Brothers kung-fu. Peter Cushing plays Van Helsing for the final time and lots of weird shit goes down. |
| User ReviewR.John XVery strange mix of traditional kung fu nonsense - each sibling is a master at one weapon. Especially odious is the under utilization of the bow and arrow, which would seem to be the perfect stake delivery method, but I digress. A weird disjointed love story that starts out all 'tut tut liberated woman, ho ho." and ends up with a kissy kiss impaling. Strange doings, that. Then there is Peter Cushings painful looking cheek bones, quick get that man a sammich! and his even sillier hat scarf. The Vampires themselves are incredibly dorky and for some reason need to use golden swords to terrorized the poor villagers. This is very unbecoming of a vampire. And so were the horrid rubber bats that were swung around from the end of some laundry pole. HAMMER HORROR WINS AGAIN!! |
| User ReviewOliver Bperfect mix of Hammer cheese and Kung Fu awesomeness! like a dream come true. |
| User ReviewCassandra MThis lovely Hammer Horror blending of the traditional vampire tale with martial arts stars Peter Cushing as Professor Van Helsing. The plot follows Van Helsing, who is drawn into a plot involving a legendary seven golden vampires, the prince of darkness; Dracula himself, the undead and a load of martial artists. Our hero must, along with his son and an escort of kung fu fighters travel to a cursed village somewhere in China to rid it of the vampire curse that holds it. One of the reasons why Hammer horror is so brilliant is that it isn't afraid to make a film that most other film studios would regard as stupid and then make it work. The main reason why Hammer horror does work is that the films, despite showing many macabre images, are always good natured and made with a lot of heart so they're easy to like; and this one is no different. The Eastern style makes for a very different vampire film to what we're used to, and Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires seems keen to capitalise on that as it changes many of the traditional vampire rules to suit the east (for example, the traditional cross to ward off vampires is replaced by the image of Budha). As usual with Hammer, the effects are hokey to say the least, the production values are low and everyone except Peter Cushing leaves a lot to be desired acting-wise...but without these traits, this film wouldn't be Hammer, so these things are not only forgivable, but welcome. Peter Cushing's performance in this movie isn't his best, but fans of his will still relish it. There's something about Cushing's persona that makes him very watchable, and every film with him in it is worth watching, if only for that reason. He also gets involved in some of the martial arts fights, which is nice to see. The fights themselves are very well staged, much better than I was expecting with this being a horror film with kung fu elements, rather than a full blown fight-fest. This is the fifth film I've seen by Hammer director Roy Ward Baker and although it's not the best, it's still a very solid offering from the man who was probably Hammer's finest director. This film is a lot of fun, and I don't doubt that it will delight anyone who sees it, and therefore it comes with the highest recommendations from me. |