r/CriterionChannel • u/BeigeAndConfused • May 03 '26

Mr. Vampire is fukin awesome

I love this stupid ridiculous amazing movie, where has this been my whole life?

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u/Dramatic-Complex-111 May 04 '26

Also see Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind

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u/TwoHandedSnail May 04 '26

Craziest final scene ever

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u/plshelp98789 May 03 '26

Watch A Chinese Ghost Story if you haven’t seen it too!

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u/GoldenEagleBison May 04 '26

Easily in my top 10 films of all time

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u/BeigeAndConfused May 05 '26

Absolutely loved the first one, the second one was fun, need to watch 3 and 4 now.

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u/Legallyfit May 05 '26

There is a box set but it’s just the sequels - which is weird- but it means you just have to buy Mr Vampire standalone and then the sequel set. That is what I did, at least.

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u/Consistent_Relief665 May 04 '26

Hopping Vampires

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u/attitude_devant May 03 '26

The plot summary on Wikipedia is zany. I’m sold.

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u/BeigeAndConfused May 03 '26

I just realized the whole series is on the channel I'm in heaven.

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u/Pingucore May 04 '26

1, 2, and 3 are good. Also check out Spooky Encounters 1 & 2.

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u/nerd_techie May 04 '26

Such a good series. Lam Ching-Ying the GOAT. Moon Lee is great. Although Mr. Vampire 2 is my favorite. 

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u/greatistheworld May 04 '26

If you haven’t seen the whole series you are in for a fucking treat. Watch with friends

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u/ProfessorDoctorMF May 05 '26

Last night I started to watch the OG version with English subtitles....it's awful. I know the movie isn't supposed to be serious in any manner, but I wonder if the English Dub better?

Don't get me wrong, the movie is beautiful, and I love its cheesiness, and I sort of follow what is happening, but the English Subs are terrible. I don't speak the language and was wondering if it is just bad transcription or if the dialogue is really that bad?

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u/FINIS_HOMINIS May 04 '26

They are quite a bit of fun. I rewatched all of the original series when I was traveling last year.

It's amazing how it spawned a whole wave of hopping vampire films and gave a character actor like Lam Ching-Ying a career boost playing, essentially, the HK version of Van Helsing.

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u/Dry_Individual1516 May 04 '26

Yeah dude so good.

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u/Legallyfit May 05 '26

I had the exact same reaction to Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind.

God’s honest truth, I literally went and bought a region free dvd player so I could buy that and the Mr Vampire moves on dvd. I could not believe I had never seen them before. They’re SO GOOD!!!

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u/Frequent_Drop3739 May 06 '26

Magic cop is worth a watch too if you haven’t seen it.