Shaolin vs. Evil Dead (2004)

Original title

少林殭屍

Directed by

Douglas Kung

Genre

martial arts film, vampire film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

4.6 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A martial arts fighter takes on vampire enemies. The fights mix kung fu with vampire hunting. It ends without finishing the story because there was a sequel planned.

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What happens

Shaolin vs. Evil Dead (Shao Lin jiang shi) is a 2004 Hong Kong martial arts vampire film starring Gordon Liu. The title of the film is a play on Liu's 1988 film Shaolin vs. Vampire as well as the American horror franchise Evil Dead, though there is no relationship to those films. The film also heavily references the style of Mr. Vampire, though it has a unique plot. The film ends abruptly, without resolution, because of a planned sequel, which is previewed in the end credits. The funding for the sequel was approved in 2005, and the second half of the film, Shaolin Vs. Dead: Ultimate Power was released the same year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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