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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kung Fu Biting, 20 Dec 2006
An incredible fusion of kung fu and vampire mythology which was Hammer films penultimate full length horror. There are some striking set pieces such as the the undead army rising from the earth and hobbling across the ground, and really this is one of Hammers most visually arresting films. Peter Cushing brings his usual dignity to the role of Van Helsing and the film moves at a rapid pace. I have read a few snotty reviews of this film in the past, entirely unjustified.
An excellent film
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The infamous guilty pleasure Kung Fu flick from Hammer, 31 Mar 2003
By A Customer
In the old days there was "Billy the Kid Meets Dracula," but for our generation it was "Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires," or, as it was released in the U.S. (with severe cuts) "The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula." This Hammer film has essentially nothing to do with any of the other Dracula or vampire movies produced by the studio, although Peter Cushing is back once again as Professor Van Helsing. What it does have to do with is the kung-fu craze sparked by all those fun Bruce Lee movies and the fact that Far Eastern audiences had been eating up Hammer's movies for years. Thus we have this collaboration between Hammer and the Shaw Brothers of Hong Kong (insert gong sound here). It seems that back in 1804 a Chinese priest named Kah made his way to the castle of Dracula (John Forbes-Robertson this time around), to ask the Count to revive the seven vampires of his cult back in China. Dracula agrees and then we jump ahead a century to find Van Helsing lecturing on vampires in Chungking. While relating the legend of the seven golden vampires (so named becomes masks of beaten gold hide their ugly faces), he meets with Hsi Ching (David Chiang), who knows of the Professor's winning streak against Dracula and begs him to help save his village from the vampires. Ching has six brothers (hence the American title) and a sister, who are all martial arts experts. There is a bit more exposition, and then we get down to some serious fighting between the vampires and the brothers Ching. Actually, for its time, the martial arts sequences are above average. Cushing has his part nailed, as well he should by this point in his career, and Chiang is a passable Lee-clone. This one is fun, a classic example of how crazy ideas can work in the wacky world of the movies. Check this one out.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires - not a film to be taken seriously!, 30 Jul 2009
Where to start? THe final instalment in Hammer's Dracula series, this starts off oddly with some ancient orienal trudging around Carpathia looking for Dracula's castle, where a nasty surprise awaits him. Fast forward a few years, and Peter Cushing's Van Helsing is in China, lecturing to an unbeleiving audience about vampires. A young man in the audience just happens to come from a village terrorised by vampires and enlists Van Helsing's help in a bit of kung fu style vampire slaying.
A very silly premise. Limited continuity with the previous films. Really dodgy acting (especially from the poor chap playing Dracula). This film should be terrible. But it isn't. As long as you don't take it too seriously it delivers a highly entertaining 90 minutes. This is largely due to the ever dignified Peter Cushing, who is always good value. He manages, somehow, to maintain his usual standards, even when the script is at it's daftest.
Definitley a film for a late evening, with a beer and takeaway, and brain left firmly at the door.
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