Hammer films can tend to be rather stodgy and talky. While the first half of this film moves rather slow and is full of exposition, the second half really kicks up some dust as we get kung fu fighting vampires getting sliced, kicked, punched and burned with wild abandon. Colorful lighting, well-choreographed fights and reliable old Peter Cushing make this one of Hammer's most entertaining films. This film heavily influenced the Hong Kong horror/action/comedy film boom of the 80s with films like ENCOUNTERS OF THE SPOOKY KIND and MR. VAMPIRE borrowing much of the vampire look from this film and adding much more Chinese folklore to the vampire mythos, thus making them infinitely more entertaining than this hybrid.
Review of The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
