Chin gei bin (2003)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Directors:

Dante Lam
Donnie Yen (co-director)

Writer:

Jack Ng (writer)

Release Date:

8 March 2003 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

A new age of darkness is dawning

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Brother Sister Relationship | Martial Arts | Vampire

Awards:

9 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Ekin Cheng	...	Reeve
Charlene Choi	...	Helen
Gillian Chung	...	Gypsy
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang	...	Prada
Edison Chen	...	Kazaf
Jackie Chan	...	Jackie
Mickey Hardt	...	Duke Dekotes
Josie Ho	...	Lila
Ricardo Mamood-Vega	...	Ethan (as Ricardo Mamood)
Maggie Lau	...	Nurse Maggie
Karen Mok	...	Ivy
Winnie Leung	...	Deborah
Mandy Chiang	...	Momoko
Digger Mesch	...	Vampire Thomas
Marky Lee Campbell	...	Vampire Boz

Also Known As:

Qian ji bian (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
The Twins Effect (Hong Kong: English title)
Vampire Effect (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence. (also edited/subtitled version)

Runtime:

Finland:102 min | Argentina:88 min | UK:102 min | Hong Kong:107 min (original version)

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Brazil:16 | Finland:K-11 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Italy:T | Philippines:PG-13 | South Korea:12 | UK:12 (edited version) | USA:R (edited version)

Company:

Emperor Multimedia Group (EMG)

Goofs:

Continuity: When Gypsy and Helen are fighting over the teddy bear, Gypsy breaks a table. After the table has broken, the table is standing at a tilt. In the next shot, the table is perfectly straight.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Shi bu di tou (2004)

Soundtrack:

Change, Change, Change

Silly, But Also Funny Vampire Adventure / Comedy Movie

In Hong Kong, Reeve (Ekin Cheng) is a vampire slayer, who belongs to a league that fights against vampires, living with his sister Helen (Charlene Choi). When his partner dies, killed by the powerful vampire Duke Dekotes (Mickey Hardt), Gypsy (Gillian Chung), who has a crush on Reeve, is assigned as a replacement to work with him. Meanwhile Helen falls in love for Kasaf (Edison Chen), a vampire that belongs to a royal family and does not attack human beings. However, the powerful Duke Dekotes is chasing Kasaf to increase his powers.

"Chin Gei Bin" is a silly, but also funny vampire adventure / comedy movie. Showing many special effects and a nice cast, the story is not so bad, following basically the idea of Buffy, being watchable and forgettable. I regret only that "Universal" cheats the Brazilian consumers with a huge picture and the name of Jackie Chan on the cover of the DVD released in Brazil. I expected to see a Jackie Chan movie, and in the end his participation is limited to two scenes to give his name to the credits, being the first one of his wedding totally ridiculous. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "A Liga Contra o Mal" ("The League Against Evil")