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One of the more outrageous films to bring European bloodsuckers to Hong Kong is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJamie Luk’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoctor Vampire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e– a perfect blend of horror and comedy with shades of \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVamp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFright Night \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand, of course, Hong Kong’s own \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMr Vampire \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eseries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile on vacation in Britain, surgeon Dr Chiang Ta-Tsung (\u003cstrong\u003eBowie Lam\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHard Boiled\u003c\/em\u003e) wanders into a quaint rural pub in the grounds of a castle, where he quickly falls for hostess Alice (\u003cstrong\u003eEllen Chan\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWizard’s Curse\u003c\/em\u003e). Despite several warning signs, the good doctor fails to realise that the establishment is staffed entirely by vampires – even after Alice bites him during a late-night tryst. Upon his return to Hong Kong and his long-standing love interest May Chan (\u003cstrong\u003eSheila Chan\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHeroes Among Heroes\u003c\/em\u003e), he attempts to return to his normal life. But soon he develops an aversion to sunlight and begins to crave blood, and things get even more complicated when Alice and her undead master – The Count (\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Kjaer\u003c\/strong\u003e) – come looking for him…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOffering a variation on the \u003cem\u003ejiangshi \u003c\/em\u003ecraze kick-started by \u003cem\u003eEncounter of the Spooky Kind \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eMr Vampire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDoctor Vampire \u003c\/em\u003eis one of a handful of films – along with \u003cem\u003eLegend of the 7 Golden Vampires \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eVampire vs Vampire \u003c\/em\u003e– to bring Hollywood’s creatures of the night to Hong Kong. Eureka Classics is proud to present this ghoulish horror-comedy on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from a brand-new \u003cstrong\u003e2k restoration\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a brand new 2K restoration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOptional English subtitles, newly translated for this release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew audio commentary with East Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and John Charles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew audio commentary with Hong Kong cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA British Vampire in Hong Kong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – new on-camera interview with Stacey Abbott, author of \u003cem\u003eCelluloid Vampires: Life After Death in the Modern World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVampire Slaying 101: Remixing Monster Traditions in Doctor Vampire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – new video essay by gothic scholar Mary Going\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePRESS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003cem\u003ea great deal of fun, and should be enjoyed not only by genre fans, but by anyone wanting to see a typically Hong Kong-style piece of cinematic madness\u003c\/em\u003e” – \u003cstrong\u003eEastern Kicks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EUREKA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46480003891374,"sku":"EKA70559","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/EKA70550_DrVampire_UpdatedBDPack_300dpi.jpg?v=1759922675","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/doctor-vampire-eureka-classics-limited-edition-blu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}