Geung si sin sang (1985)

Director:

Ricky Lau

Writers:

Ricky Lau (writer)
Chuek-Hon Szeto (writer)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror

Plot:

A ghost sucks the life-force out of a one of Uncle Nine's student. The other is slowly turned into a vampire...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Ghost | Priest | Chinese Vampire | Blue Fingernails

Awards:

1 win & 11 nominations

Cast

Ching-Ying Lam	...	Master Gau
Siu-hou Chin	...	Chou
Ricky Hui	...	Man Choi
Moon Lee	...	Ting-Ting (as Choi-fung Li)
Billy Lau	...	Wai
Pauline Wong	...	Jade (as Siu-fung Wong)
Anthony Chan	...	Taoist Priest
Wah Yuen	...	Vampire
Ma Wu	...	Rice Seller
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ha Huang	...	Ting-Ting's father
Chau Sang Lau	...	Policeman

Also Known As:

Jiang shi xian sheng (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Mr. Stiff Corpse (literal English title)
Mr. Vampire (Hong Kong: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for vampire violence and some sexuality.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:M | USA:PG-13

Company:

Bo Ho Film Company Ltd.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the fight in the dungeon-like police interrogation room, the brick wall rebounds when the various combatants strike it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Lung gam wai yi dzi wang mo leung leung (2005)

A satisfying movie of comedy-horror genre ..

This movie has found its way into my collection, purely by accident, and stayed there for quite a long while till I finally found the chance to watch it .. The plot should be evident by now: the movie is basically about a 'master' specialized in dealing everything super natural and his two 'apprentices', tying to get rid of a powerful vampire .. There is also a nice sub-plot as a bonus, featuring a female ghost seducing its victims .. The movie is satisfying from the first moment till the last, never dragging too much in a certain scene, letting you watch the whole experience in awe .. The master is powerful and knowledgeable, the apprentices seem dumb nevertheless efficient in their work (with minor 'clumsiness/laziness' factor causing most of the accidents filling the whole movie) .. The support characters do their job well adding to the richness - they are mostly stereotypes but good ones at that .. The jokes were amusing and imaginative although most of them are slap-stick .. I can't comment on the fight scenes in particular (never been a fan but never been a hater) but I found them mostly intense with clever choreography .. The visual effects were not great but never failed to satisfy the viewer .. As a summary, I found this movie in the same league with A Chinese Ghost Story series, and to be honest enjoyed it more than that trilogy .. Also enjoyed it more than any of the Jackie Chan movies :) ..