Yin yue jiang shi

April 2021

Here we have "Musical Vampire". I have never seen under the title listed here on IMDB.

It is in fact another Mr Vampire film in all but name, Lam Chin YIng made 7 or 8 films that could of just been called Mr Vampire with a number at the end.

I think this is wonderful and is argubably my favourite of all the Mr Vampire type, this one also stars Stanley Fung and Loletta Lee.

Its full of all the typical Mr vampire comedy and horror elements.

Great love it.

10 out of 10.

This is another vampire film from Hong Kong, where a scientist resurrects a corpse, stolen from a procession, with a chemical substance, turning it into a a super vampire immune to most charms. The only thing that can somewhat control the vampire's behavior is the sound of music, and the town's mayor tasks Tao Priest Mah Mah-Tay (Shu-Fan Fung) and his two disciples to stop the creature.

This movie does have some interesting vampire action, with the creature terrorizing the townspeople left and right to the Tao Priest and his two disciples attempting to tame his aggressive power. There are some enjoyable slapstick humor, at the expense of Shui-Fan Fung, and a notable appearance by actor Lam Ching-Ying, though he plays second fiddle to Fung's character. However, the love-hate relationship between the two colleagues is entertaining to watch. The subplot of the two disciples trying to impress the daughter of the village elder, though, is kind of boring and out of place for this type of movie.

Overall, this film does lack some of the charm and hype of earlier vampire movies of the 1980s. The zest and spirit just wasn't there and the overall plot weren't as exciting as in past films. The cast of characters were pretty average, with the exception of Shui-Fan Fung and Lam Ching-Ying. Again, overall, an average movie.

Grade C+