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Dracula And The Seven Golden Vampires

1973, Movie, NR, 110 mins

Dracula And The Seven Golden Vampires: Review

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An intriguing, if not entirely successful, attempt at mixing Shaw Bros. martial arts with Hammer horror fare, THE LEGEND OF THE SEVEN GOLDEN VAMPIRES is wholly entertaining and, at times, an effective genre hybrid--which, with the exception of the Hong Kong cinema, has not been repeated. The film opens in imperial China, circa 1880, as the high priest of the Seven Golden Vampires visits a crypt that contains Dracula's coffin. The vampire (Forbes-Robertson) rises from his tomb and melds his identity with that of the Chinese priest, taking on the latter's physical appearance. Meanwhile, Cushing, in his last go-round as Dr. Van Helsing, comes to China to study vampires, accompanied by his son (Stewart), Stewart's girlfriend (Ege), and seven Chinese martial arts experts--brothers--whose father was killed by the vampires. Camped at the town of Ping Kuei, Cusahing and company find themselves under attack by the legendary Seven Golden Vampires, who wear gold masks and ride on horseback, and a horde of zombies reactivated by Chiang in his high-priest guise. Filmed in 1973, this movie was not released in the US until 1979 (under the ludicrous title THE SEVEN BROTHERS MEET DRACULA). The role of Dracula was originally slated for Christopher Lee, but he refused to don the black cape again, so the part was given to Forbes-Robertson, who handled it well. The combination of gothic horrors and gymnastic fight scenes complete with exaggerated sound effects is rather fun to watch (and hear)--and director Baker delivers a few genuine chills, especially when the vampires and the zombies dig their way out of their tombs to fight Cushing and friends. leave a comment
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