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(aka "7 Golden Vampires" or "Seven Golden Vampires: The Last Warning" or "The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires"
or "The 7 Brothers Meet Dracula" or "7 Brothers Versus Dracula" or "7 Brothers and a Sister Meet Dracula" )
Directed by Roy Ward Baker, Cheh Chang (uncredited)
UK
| Hong Kong 1974
Black Belt vs. Black Magic Professor Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) and Count Dracula (John Forbes-Robinson) meet again in this spectacular kung fu horror thriller set in the village of Ping Kuei. After learning about the seven golden vampires of the village, Hsi Ching (David Chiang), Vanessa Buren (Julie Ege) and Mai Kwei (Szu Shih) offer to guide Van Helsing and his son to Ping Kuei to free it from the curse of Count Dracula. Throughout their journey, the group encounters several unwanted attackers until they arrive at the golden vampires' derelict temple, inhabited by Count Dracula. In the temple, Van Helsing and the count begin a fearsome battle to the death – an ultimate clash between good and evil! Presented here for the first time in high definition is Hammer's original uncut version. It was released in the US in an edited version called The 7 Brothers Meet Dracula, which is also included here in high definition as a bonus feature. *** In this strange but fun genre hodgepodge, Prof. Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) is up against seven rotting vampires clad in gold masks. They were revived by Dracula (John Forbes-Robertson) at the behest of a Chinese priest in 1804 and a century later are terrorizing the village of Ping Kuei. One of the locals attends Van Helsing's lecture in Chungking and enlists the vampire-hunter, his son, and a pretty heiress (Julie Ege) in ridding the village of its curse. There's a lot of skillfully handled martial arts swordplay, hopping vampires, and more blood than usual before Cushing gets to run Dracula through with a spear. It's an interesting mix of Shaw Bros. martial-arts and Hammer gothic that doesn't always work, particularly with Forbes-Robertson's tarted-up Dracula apparently lingering way too long at the makeup table, but it's enjoyable enough for a rental. This was, sadly, Hammer's last Dracula film, despite plans to pit the vampire and Van Helsing in India the following year. Anchor Bay's widescreen video release contains both the original film and the hopped-up 75-minute 7 Brothers Meet Dracula, which played in American grindhouses. |
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Theatrical Release: July 11th, 1974
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Review: Shout! Factory - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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CLICK to order from: Coming to the UK on Blu-ray from Signal One in September 2023: |
Distribution | Shout! Factory - Region 'A' - Blu-ray | |
Runtime | 1:29:02.916 | |
Video |
2.35 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 41,787,655,286 bytesFeature: 19,209,295,872 bytesVideo Bitrate: 25.01 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio |
DTS-HD Master
Audio English 1995 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1995 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 /
48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps |
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Subtitles | English, None | |
Features |
Release Information: Studio: Shout! Factory
2.35 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 41,787,655,286 bytesFeature: 19,209,295,872 bytesVideo Bitrate: 25.01 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details:
• NEW Audio Commentary With Author/Film Historian Bruce G. Hallenbeck
Standard Blu-ray Case Chapters 12 |
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NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.
Shout! Factory transfer the Hammer Studios /Shaw Bros. co-production The
Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires to
Blu-ray
from a "NEW 2K Scan Of The Original Film Elements". It's on a dual-layered
disc
in 1080P. It can look a shade inconsistent with some
weaker visuals, usually in terms of contrast, as well as some impressive
gel-tints and shadow detail. It is in
the original 2.35:1 aspect ratio and looks clean in-motion with a small
amont of depth. Colors are rich but there isn't much texture. On my
system it looked very pleasing but it's obvious the appearance was
compromised by the production variances. The HD doesn't accentuate this
and most will accept and appreciate the presentation's uniformities. |
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