Chin gei bin (2003)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Directors:

Dante Lam
Donnie Yen (co-director)

Writer:

Wai Lun Ng (writer)

Release Date:

8 March 2003 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

A new age of darkness is dawning

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

First Part | Brother Sister Relationship | Martial Arts | Beautiful Woman | Vampire

Awards:

9 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Ekin Cheng	...	Reeve
Charlene Choi	...	Helen
Gillian Chung	...	Gypsy
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang	...	Prada
Edison Chen	...	Kazaf
Jackie Chan	...	Jackie
Mickey Hardt	...	Duke Dekotes
Josie Ho	...	Lila
Ricardo Mamood-Vega	...	Ethan (as Ricardo Mamood)
Maggie Lau	...	Nurse Maggie
Karen Mok	...	Ivy
Winnie Leung	...	Deborah
Mandy Chiang	...	Momoko
Digger Mesch	...	Vampire Thomas
Marky Lee Campbell	...	Vampire Boz

Also Known As:

Qian ji bian (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
The Twins Effect (Hong Kong: English title)
Vampire Effect (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence. (also edited/subtitled version)

Runtime:

Argentina:88 min | UK:102 min | Hong Kong:107 min (original version) | Finland:102 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Brazil:16 | Finland:K-11 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Italy:T | Philippines:PG-13 | South Korea:12 | UK:12 (edited version) | USA:R (edited version)

Company:

Emperor Multimedia Group (EMG)

Goofs:

Continuity: When Reeve is strangling both Gypsy and Helen, Gypsy looks down at the sword she is holding. In the first shot, the sword was different from the sword that Gypsy was holding a few scenes ago. As the shot changes, the sword becomes the same sword that Gypsy was holding earlier.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Shi bu di tou (2004)

Soundtrack:

Change, Change, Change

Instant cheesy B movie classic

Lotsa action, cheesy love story, unexpected actors and overall great fun. The special effect are acceptable/decent, some of the fighting is kinda neat with some interesting acrobatic moves. The overall story moves along, and is cheesy enough to keep you wondering when the inevitable is going to happen, although there is a bit of a twist (just a small one). The overall naivety of the movie make it quite whimsical at times. Cute enough chicks too what more could you want. PS. if you're gonna review a movie like this, try to review it in terms of the category the movie would fall (not necessarily where it was intended to fall). ie don't bomb out good cheesy movies!