| For his directorial debut, Lam Ching Ying again reprised a role he had already shown great love for, as the ever so wise Taoist priest. A role he became synonymous with after Mr. Vampire. Vampire Vs Vampire is not officially part of that series of films but might as well have been because of certain familiar elements and the entertaining quality it possesses. Introducing a Western vampire into the frey this time around makes for 83 minutes of nostalgic and sad viewing as the late Lam Ching Ying never fails to remind you how great his screen presence was. Combining his authority as the Taoist priest but not knowing much else sets the stage for various superb comedic reactions from Lam and creative choreography by Stephen Tung Wai & Lee Chi Git rounds off a very solid genre entry. Chin Siu Ho and Billy Lau basically reprises their roles in addition to Maria Cordero and Sandra Ng joining the the cast.
...and the vampire kid is absolutely adorable! |
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