phanthinga The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires is one of the kind movie when it combine two most well know studio in the world:Hammer and Shaw Bros so the result i exactly what i expected.The awesome score of Hammer and the kick ass action scene of Shaw Bros mix perfectly with each other.For the first time i can witness two legendary actor Peter and David Chiang Cushing working together.That being said the movie still fill with many noticeable flaws and the Shaw Bros elements is stronger than Hammer but if you can look pass that this movie is a great piece of entertainment

Rainey Dawn Taking into account the film came out in 1974 when martial arts films were all the rage and horror films were changing pace the film is not all that bad - fun to watch.For me the only real reason to watch the movie is for Peter Cushing who is back as Van Helsing giving a lecture in China when the villagers ask him to help stop the evil cult and put an end to the curse plaguing the area for centuries.Because of the nature of the film... the cross is replaced with Buddha as a symbol of purity and all things good. That's a nice twist to add for this particular film.This is one of those films that would be great for a morning or afternoon feature film. It's not a film for everyone -- that includes lovers of martial arts films and vampire fans.5/10

TheLittleSongbird The Hammer Dracula series started very strongly with Horror of Dracula, which is still one of Hammer's best films. The following four follow-ups ranged from solid to very good and Scars of Dracula was just about above average. Dracula A.D. 1972 and Satanic Rites of Dracula while not quite as horrible as reputed were disappointing. The good news, is for all its flaws, The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires is an improvement on the previous two entries but not on par with the first five films.It's very stylishly photographed with very effective camera angles and foreboding and vibrant colours, and has the most vivid set designs of any Hammer Dracula film since Taste the Blood of Dracula. Particularly true here is the Dracula's castle set for the prologue, which gave off a real spookiness that was much needed. James Bernard makes a welcome return, after hearing such outdated, unintentionally cheesy and out of place music for Dracula A.D. 1972 and Satanic Rites of Dracula it was really welcome to hear the rousing, thunderously booming and wonderfully eerie scoring provided by Bernard here. The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires is often a lot of fun, has a great atmosphere and rarely feels dull, and Roy Ward Baker directs rousingly. The fight sequences are very entertaining and excellently choreographed, and Peter Cushing can do no wrong, playing with real involvement and professionalism and it is another classy performance.However, most of the acting is weak(apart from Cushing, Robin Stewart is likable as well), with Julie Ege's vapid and expressionless acting skills not matching her luscious looks, David Chiang looking and sounding awkward and John Forbes-Robertson completely missing the suavity and menace for Dracula(instead coming over as too overly-theatrical, Christopher Lee may have lost interest in playing Dracula halfway through the series but is sorely missed here). The dialogue is often stilted, the special effects are laughably cheap and the vampire make-up even less believable and the climax is far too brief, too rushed and too easy.All in all, fun and decent but middling final entry in the Hammer Dracula series. 6/10 Bethany Cox

callanvass Count Dracula guises himself as a warlord to gather 6 vampires together in a obscure Chinese village. It's up to Prof. Van Helsing to save the day and stop Dracula's schemes. Not only was this an absurd plot, but it was nowhere near as entertaining as it sounded. Hammer was throwing in everything but the kitchen sink to try and restore the Dracula series to what it once was. Unfortunately, audacious (dare I say ludicrous) ideas like this sunk any chances that it had. To be fair, this series should have stopped after Dracula Has Risen From The Grave. Kung-Fu and Vampires is a potentially lethal mix, but it's not that way at all. Even the action scenes failed to ignite my interest. John-Forbes Robertson isn't on the screen much as Dracula, and when he is, he's disguised. He was a very poor Dracula, lacking the menacing presence of Christopher Lee. Peter Cushing seems very bored and phones it in, not that I blame him. There is actually a surprising amount of blood for this sort of thing. A sword impaling and slit throats are highlightsThis is by far the worst Dracula film in the Hammer series. Don't be persuaded into this drivel by the thought of vampires and martial arts together. It's nowhere near as fun as you might think3/10