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There are a lot of great Chinese vampire movies, but "Mr. Vampire 5" is most def not one of the great ones (What do you expect from the fifth in a series?). Please take note that this is a comedy.

If you already are familiar with the Chinese vampire genre, you will probably enjoy this cheap, fun genre spoof from the "Mr. Vampire" cast. The movie is riddled with cheap sex jokes and potty humor, much of it at Lam Ching Ying's expense. Sandra Ng cuts loose with an extremely silly performance. There are one or two genuinely funny moments but very little creativity with the action.

One reviewer suspects the film was made very quickly while they were filming something else (like "Eagle Shooting Heroes" was a wuxia spoof made at the same time as "Ashes of Time"). I agree, and I suspect that the crew had more fun filming "Mr. Vampire 5" than the audience has watching it. "Mr. Vampire 5" is fun if you are already very familiar with the Chinese vampire movie genre; just don't let it be your introduction to the genre. Check out "Mr. Vampire" or "Spooky Encounters" for all-around better films, and come back to "Mr. Vampire 5" later on for ridiculous laughs.