{"product_id":"mr-vampire-eureka-classics-blu-ray","title":"MR. VAMPIRE (Eureka Classics) Blu-ray","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pr-md-5\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most genre-defining (not to mention genre-defying!) horror-comedies imaginable, and one of the key Hong Kong blockbuster hits of the 1980s, the popularity and influence of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMr. Vampire \u003c\/em\u003ecannot be overstated. Spawning at least four sequels and countless spin-offs and imitations, this Hong Kong horror-comedy to end them all was an understandable crowd-pleasing sensation, and triggered a wave of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ejiangshi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(“hopping vampire”) movies. Produced by the legendary Sammo Hung, the original\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMr. Vampire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis essential viewing for anyone interested in the 80s golden age of Hong Kong cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a career-making performance, the late Lam Ching-ying is Master Kau, expert on all matters of the supernatural. When Kau and his two bumbling students, Man Choi (famous comedian Ricky Hui) and Chou (\u003cem\u003eFist of Legend\u003c\/em\u003e‘s Chin Siu-ho), exhume a corpse for reburial, things go frighteningly and hilariously awry when the cadaver is revealed to be a hopping vampire. With the undead on the loose, Master Kau is blamed for the chaos, and must work with his students to put the spirits to rest before the vampire’s own granddaughter (80s Hong Kong action icon Moon Lee) gets bitten. Fighting the vampires with everything from sticky rice to filing down the bloodsucker’s fangs, the trio must defeat an increasing number of ghoulish dangers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirector Ricky Lau would go on to make several more\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMr. Vampire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esuccessors (as well as the related Sammo Hung sequel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEncounters of the Spooky Kind II\u003c\/em\u003e, with Lam Ching-ying as another vampire-battling master), but nothing tops the original for its classic fusion of screams and laughs, and it has never looked as eye-poppingly, vampire-hoppingly beautiful as this new Blu-ray special edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pl-md-5 product-features-column\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-sku=\"EKA70389\" data-display=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1080p presentation from a brand new 2K restoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Cantonese audio (original mono presentation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish dub track produced for the film’s original European home video release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish dub track produced for the film’s original American home video release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly translated English subtitles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand new and exclusive feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlternate end credits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival interview with Chin Siu-Hou [40 mins]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival interview with Moon Lee [15 mins]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival interview with Ricky Lau [12 mins]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Hong Kong Trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"EUREKA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46480019914926,"sku":"EKA70389","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/Mr-Vampire-LIME-LIGHT-BD-PNG.jpg?v=1751295938","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/mr-vampire-eureka-classics-blu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}