Wednesday, May 15, 2013

The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires

Actors:  Peter Cushing, David Chiang, Julie Ege, Robin Stewart, John Forbes-Robinson and a bunch of Chinese Kung Fu fighters
Rating:  4 out of 10, One of those god-awful Hammer films after they lost their way following some initially very good and scary horror films.  By the early 1970s nothing good was coming out of them and I feel bad for Peter Cushing who finds himself as Doctor Van Helsing transported into a Chinese Kung Fu movie (all the rage in the 1970s).  Dracula has switched bodies with a Chinese dude who reanimates the seven decayed corpse like Chinese vampires whose signature move seems to be ripping the shirts off comely female villagers.  Cushing accompanied by his son, a stunning Norwegian visitor, and seven kung fu fighting brothers journey across feudal China to put paid to the count.  So bad that the unintentional comedy level is through the roof.
MVP:  Cushing as the suffering Dr Van Helsing

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