"Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires" is a movie that benefits greatly from an awesome title. I mean come on, who doesn't wanna see that? I heard about this flick when I was watching one of my favorite horror flicks, "Dust Devil." They mention this film in one scene, along with an Argento flick which I can't recall at the moment, but I thought man, sounds like I gotta see that one.
I finally tracked it down on Netflix and one thing I can say is that it sure is unique. Kung-fu fighting, British horror movie sets, lots of fog machines and awful special effects highlight this slice of strange, 1970's drive-in camp.
I can say that the kung-fu sequences are pretty good, (although it's no "36th Chamber of Shaolin") and the vampire twist is pretty different. Also, it's surprisingly bloody for the age, (although it's no "Shogun Assassin") and I was entertained by some pretty good arterial spray here.
All in all, if you like the British horror and the kung-fu stuff, check this one out. Interestingly, Rob Zombie puts this in his top 5 horror movies of all time. I'm not sure I'd even call this one a horror flick.
6 out of 10, kids.
I finally tracked it down on Netflix and one thing I can say is that it sure is unique. Kung-fu fighting, British horror movie sets, lots of fog machines and awful special effects highlight this slice of strange, 1970's drive-in camp.
I can say that the kung-fu sequences are pretty good, (although it's no "36th Chamber of Shaolin") and the vampire twist is pretty different. Also, it's surprisingly bloody for the age, (although it's no "Shogun Assassin") and I was entertained by some pretty good arterial spray here.
All in all, if you like the British horror and the kung-fu stuff, check this one out. Interestingly, Rob Zombie puts this in his top 5 horror movies of all time. I'm not sure I'd even call this one a horror flick.
6 out of 10, kids.