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THE LEGEND OF THE SEVEN GOLDEN VAMPIRES Roy Ward Baker 1974 4 Attachment(s) One of the most underrated films in the Hammer canon IMO is Roy Ward Baker's collaboration with the legendary Shaw brothers,The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires. Bringing together a fusion of martial arts,vampirism,zombies and nudity,this is always unfairly dismissed as a flop. Okay so we have a pantomime Dracula,but look at what we do have; Peter Cushing as Van Helsing Almost non stop kung fu action A delightful piece of eye candy in Julie Ege A zombie army Original vampire creatures and An exotic oriental variation on the customary vampire myths and legends. Definitely a winner in my book.:nod: Drastically recut and edited into The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula for U.S. audiences,I prefer the original cut. Any other fans? Discuss here! Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) Trailer. - YouTube |
I definitely agree Reaps. Extremely under-rated, brought the hopping vampire to the west, beautifully shot (seeing the DVD after years of Pan & scan TV broadcasts was a revelation!) and Peter Cushing! I think this is a better film than several of the Christopher Lee sequels, to be honest. |
It's a strange mix for sure and something of a misfire but it's hard not to like it. It's by no means classic Hammer but it sure is great entertainment. |
How's this for a spooky coincidence. I'm checking out the cult-labs forum while Richard Stanley's Dest Devil plays in the background (never seen it before). Just as I click on this thread and read the first post, I hear "...They were showing The Bird with the Crystal Plumage and The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires." :eek: I look up and there's a guy pulling up in his car next to a poster for it! It's a sign for sure, I'll have to watch it tomorrow post haste . . . |
I reordered the ABUS disc after stupidly selling it!:rolleyes: Gonna check out the 'Seven Brothers' version again! |
Apparently the Shaws cut their own longer HK version with more action and who knows what else but I can't find any confirmation on this. Here's the poster of that supposedly longer version (notice the different title): http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/4...7goldenvam.jpg |
I have the UK Warner DVD of Legend which I have yet to watch. |
I have the Warner release & the OOP Anchor Bay release.The US cut included on the AB release is an absolute disaster.A bit ahead of its time this film & an undeserved flop like the underrated Captain Kronos. |
I just finished a picture. Took bloody ages :mmph:... http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...PIRESsmall.jpg |
Very very nice! :clap::rockon: |
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