It's a high-kicking battle on the dark side when an ace vampire slayer and his beautiful sidekicks wage the ultimate martial-arts showdown with one of the most dangerous of the undead.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Ekin Cheng | ... | Reeve | |
| Josie Ho | ... | Lila | |
| Mickey Hardt | ... | Duke Dekotes | |
| Edison Chen | ... | Kazaf | |
| Anthony Chau-Sang Wong | ... | Prada | |
| Mandy Chiang | ... | Momoko | |
| Chapman To | ... | Man Keung | |
| Charlene Choi | ... | Helen | |
| Gillian Chung | ... | Gypsy | |
| Jackie Chan | ... | Jackie Fong | |
| Spencer Lam | ... | Jackie's Father | |
| Tat-Ming Cheung | ... | Jackie's Best Man | |
| Karen Mok | ... | Ivy | |
| Matt Chow | ... | Matt | |
| Maggie Lau | ... | Nurse Maggie | |
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It's a high-kicking battle on the dark side when an ace vampire slayer and his beautiful sidekicks wage the ultimate martial-arts showdown with one of the most dangerous of the undead.
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Country:
Hong KongLanguage:
CantoneseRelease Date:
24 June 2003 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
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Composed and arranged by Kwong Wing Chan
Lyrics by Xi Lin
Performed by Jackie Chan, and Charlene Choi and Gillian Chung as The Twins
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When Gypsy and Helen are fighting over the teddy bear, Gypsy breaks a table. After the table has broken, the table is standing at a tilt. In the next shot, the table is perfectly straight. See more »Alternate Versions
US version has 19 minutes of scenes deleted from original Hong Kong version, as well as scenes shuffled out of order. Mostly crucial character development and unnecessary cuts of minor violence, making the movie nearly unwatchable. See more »Soundtracks
Change, Change, ChangeComposed and arranged by Kwong Wing Chan
Lyrics by Xi Lin
Performed by Jackie Chan, and Charlene Choi and Gillian Chung as The Twins
OP Click Music Limited / EEG Music Publishing Limited
SP Music Nation Publishing Co. Limited
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I think a strength of this film is that it never takes itself too seriously. The subject matter is fairly dark, a love "square" revolving around a Vampire Hunter, his new assistant, his sister, and a vampire prince who is being hunted by his fellows so that a vampire lord may ascend and become a daywalker.
The love story between the Sister and the Prince is cute and touching at times. He falls for her instantly, and pursues her with vigilance and charm, not falling on the very clichéd vampire seduction. How does a girl resist a guy who risks his life just to see her during the day?
The movie does a good job foreshadowing the action. The hunters use an equalizer that quickly plays into the Hunter/Assistant relationship. The story shows us right away what the girls are capable of with a hilarious fight over a stuffed bear. Even Jackie Chan's bit part ends up being more than a cameo, as his characters reappears to help the heroes out.
The choreography was refreshing to me. I watched "Hero" recently, and while the story was excellent, the fights were laughable with people spinning around in the air like they just had a major stumble in zero gravity. In Vampire Effect the action ranges from, car chases, tug a war with a stuffed bear, a tight roof top chase with capoeria involved, an excellent all out brawl between the girls and the legions of vampires, and extensive use of grappling techniques which I rarely see in movies.
The use of caucasian actors for most of the vampires was clever, it fit into the plot as these type of beasts were supposed to be from out of town. They also looked tall, pale, and alien against the mostly Asian cast.
If you like good choreography, a bit of angst, and a nice dose of humor. I would recommend it. Don't expect Hero.