Three Novels by Cesar Aira
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Three novels by Cesar Aira combines three short novels by the cult Argentinian writer in one...
Torchwood One: Before the Fall
Matt Fitton, Joseph Lidster, Jenny T. Colgan and Barnaby Edwards
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London, 2005. Yvonne Hartman is the undisputed head of Torchwood One. Above the government, beyond...
What Lies Beyond the Stars: A Novel
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'Something in me knows of a life I was meant to live, but for whatever reason, I have not...' Words...
Channel 4 and British Film Culture: Journal of British Cinema and Television: Volume 11, Issue 4
Paul McDonald and Justin Smith
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This title considers aspects of the legacy that makes Film4 synonymous with a rejuvenated national...
Disobedient Theatre: Alternative Ways to Inspire, Animate and Play
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Theatre is at its best when it is disobedient, when it argues back to society. But what enables it...
Should Britain Leave the EU?: An Economic Analysis of a Troubled Relationship, Second Edition
Patrick Minford, Vidya Mahambare, Vo P. M. Le and Sakshi Gupta
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Placed in the context of the upcoming referendum, this second edition brings up to date a thorough...
Small Businesses and Effective ICT: Stories and Practical Insights
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Small businesses make up some 90-95 percent of all global firms. Many undervalue the importance of...
Jesters_folly (230 KP) rated Mr. Vampire (1985) in Movies
Jul 24, 2020
Mr vampire is a Chinese horror/comedy and a breakthrough 'Jiangshi' (Rotting Copse) movie due it's mixing of slapstick comedy, kung-fu, Chinese folklore and western vampire myth and has a number of sequels.
The humour is very slapstick, with people getting hit with furniture or getting their head stuck in prison cell bars and the horror level is quite low and most of the effects are quite cheesy.
The Kung-Fu aspect makes the fight scenes entertaining and both the vampire and the ghost have to be dealt with slightly differently..
The image of the living corpse, be it vampire or zombie, being controlled by a yellow paper talisman stuck to it's head is though to have come from Mr Vampire and has been used in many subsequent Jiangshi film as well as many other shows, including the recent Netflix show 'Kingdom' where we see a scene of villagers selling the talismans when the zombies are threatening their village.
Mr Vampire manages to pull off Horror comedy in a way that is watchable by almost anyone. The film has a 15 (UK) rating and does contain vampires and ghosts but neither are overly frighting, partly due to the effects of the time.
Ian Anderson recommended Pocket Full of Kryptonite by Spin Doctors in Music (curated)
From Epsom to Tralee: A Journey Round the Racecourses of the British Isles
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In 1955, Reginald Gill - milkman and part-time illegal bookie - took his 12-year-old son Roy to the...