#Sifu vs.vampire movie

Sadly though, the production became an epic mess. Not only was it selected as one of the top 50 screenplays of the 2008 American Screenwriting Competition, but it also won the NAFF Jury Award at the 14th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival.

Chan was once sited for big things, thanks to a screenplay he’d written called Cross. Vampire was going to be directed by Daniel Chan. It could well be argued that part of the blame for such a muted reaction was down to the news that Sifu vs. Vampire series in 1985, so to see him also returning to the genre almost 30 years later, it should have been a cause of excitement. Biao himself got in on the action for the first sequel to the Mr. Vampire, Chin Siu Ho, starred in a recent revival of the genre, Juno Mak’s Rigor Mortis, which decided to play things straight to chilling effect. Vampire, which spawned a number of sequels and copy cats.

#Sifu vs.vampire movie

In the 80’s the hopping vampire movie was a hugely popular sub-genre of Hong Kong action cinema, kicked off by Sammo Hung’s Encounters of the Spooky Kind, the movie that really started the ball rolling was Mr. It’s a sad reflection of audiences expectations from Hong Kong cinema when news of a new hopping vampire (or geung si as they’re often referred) movie, starring kung fu legend Yuen Biao, was met with a mostly muted reaction. Vampire' Chinese Theatrical PosterĬast: Yuen Biao, Ronald Cheng, Michelle Hu Ran, Philip Ng, Kelvin Kwan Cho Yiu, Jiang Lu Xia, Tony Ho Wah Chiu, Winnie Leung, Ricky Yi Faan Wai, Patrick Keung Hiu Man