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Overall Rank: 33277
Average Rating: 2/4
# of Ratings: 4
Theatrical Release Date: 03/08/2003
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Dante Lam, Donnie Yen
Actors: Ekin Cheng, Charlene Choi, Gillian Chung, Jackie Chan, Edison Chen, Mickey Hardt
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"Vampire Effect" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 03/31/2012
A pair of vampire hunters team up with vampire prince to thwart the plans of an evil Euro-vamp bent on unlocking the secret of vampire immortality in this hybrid of Asian style chop socky mayhem and western vampire mythology. The problem with a lot of vampire films is that they tend to take themselves far too seriously. This film does involve a lot of humour but the balance isn't quite right. The action scenes are quite well done with some nice stunt work and decent effects, but again they're a little too po-faced, whereas all the scenes in between are so broadly played they come across like a romantic sitcom. The best scenes are the ones involving a nice cameo by Jackie Chan who brings his usual blend of comedy and action in equal measure. But the fact is, the combination of broad …
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