I saw this as Tsui Hark's Vampire Hunters which is apparently an edited version.
This is what I call an And Then movie. They are traveling through a forest. And then there's a graveyard. And then there's a vampire. And then everything explodes. And then they are at a house. And then there's a bride. And then there's some bandits. And so forth. The movie jumps around erratically. Things just happen. Kung fu fights break out now and then. There are too many characters and subplots all tripping over each other. Part of this may be because of the editing but I have noticed the same thing in other Tsui Hark movies like Flying Swords of Dragon Gate. There are too many subplots and characters to the detriment of focus and coherence.
It's sort of an homage to the Jiangshi movies of the 80s and 90s and sort of isn't. It's like an attempt to do a more serious, artsy version of those movies without wacky stuff like a kid swallowing an egg, getting possessed and then pooping out another kid. There's much more of a serious horror tone with much grislier kills. I'm not sure this entirely works.
This is decently entertaining. It's not the most coherent thing but it's never boring. That saved it from a lower rating.
This is what I call an And Then movie. They are traveling through a forest. And then there's a graveyard. And then there's a vampire. And then everything explodes. And then they are at a house. And then there's a bride. And then there's some bandits. And so forth. The movie jumps around erratically. Things just happen. Kung fu fights break out now and then. There are too many characters and subplots all tripping over each other. Part of this may be because of the editing but I have noticed the same thing in other Tsui Hark movies like Flying Swords of Dragon Gate. There are too many subplots and characters to the detriment of focus and coherence.
It's sort of an homage to the Jiangshi movies of the 80s and 90s and sort of isn't. It's like an attempt to do a more serious, artsy version of those movies without wacky stuff like a kid swallowing an egg, getting possessed and then pooping out another kid. There's much more of a serious horror tone with much grislier kills. I'm not sure this entirely works.
This is decently entertaining. It's not the most coherent thing but it's never boring. That saved it from a lower rating.