Agreement:100% of 3 voters agree with Mr. Mike's reviews Gender: Male Age: 41 Location: Ontario
Bio: Mike Rawding is a public school teacher in Brampton, Ontario. Watching dubbed versions of Shaw Brothers movies (5 Deadly Venoms, Kid with the Golden Arm, Super Ninjas) in the early 1980's on Buffalo 29 hooked me on the genre. You can bet that after a year in my class, the kids know who Chang Cheh was! The restored versions are the way to watch the movies, imo. Keep them coming, Celestial!
Mr. Vampire (product link) Horror / Comedy Simply one of the greats. Lam Ching Ying is at his best as the grumpy Taoist master and the practical (i.e. not CGI) special effects and cinematography recall a time in movies that is sadly passed. This is on the of films I use to get friends interested in Hong Kong movies. Deserves to be the collections of anyone who considers themselves fans of the genre.
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Good call, JS. Lam owns the hopping vampire genre with this one.
House Of Traps (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Not a bad entry for the Venoms crew. Granted, I don't think this should have been the curtain call for them, but nevertheless I was entertained. "The House of Traps" was a nice concept that could have been utilized more. I agree that Sun Chien could have been utilized more than a scholar, but I guess Chang Cheh had his reasons. Lu Feng and Kuo Choi definitely get the "what the hell is on your ears" award with their headgear. Some people complained that this movie didn't have enough fights, and I disagree. There were plenty peppered throughout and for the finale. You don't always need nonstop action to make a good movie. I only disagree near the ending with Kuo choi's logic, but whatever. Good to see this finally re-released [by Celestial].
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Good call! I guess all thieves have to wear standard issue headgear in the martial arts world.
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