The Velvet Vampire is a 1971 movie about a vampire living out in the California desert. Stephanie Rothman is the director, she's also co-wrote the script with her producer hubby Charles S Swartz and Maurice Jules.
Sherry DeBoer and Michael Blodgett are driving in the desert when their car breaks down. They get picked up by a woman in a dune buggy. She takes them to her big old house and says she'll get a mechanic for their car. She secretly spies on the couple from a giant mirror in their bedroom. The car takes a long time to get fixed and the couple start having issues. Things don't so so well for Michael and Sherry runs off into the desert. Miss Vampire chases after and nearly catches Sherry at the bus station. Sherry rallies some help and manages to survive, only to fall into another vamp trap.
The weak thing about the movie was the script. It was really uneven. There's plenty of nudity and it's a bit weird at times but I didn't care much for any of the characters. Not that that's unusual with a horror movie. You can check it out on YouTube and see if you might want to purchase a copy. I'd pick on up for cheap if I see one but I'm betting I'm not.
Journey To The West: The Demons Strike Back is the 2017 sequel to the 2013 Journey To The West: Conquering Demons. It's based on a massive novel called Journey To The West by Wu Cheng'en. The first film was produced, written and directed by Stephen Chow. He produces and writes the sequel but it's Tsui Hark who's the director.
The story opens with a dream in the Monk's head. He wakes up and we find he's sleeping in the rough and traveling with a poor circus. The Monkey King, Sandy and Piggy are still traveling with the Monk. Their performance doesn't go so well and a town nearly gets destroyed. The bunch keep running into demons as they make their way around the countryside. They battle the demons and work their personal issues out at the same time. There's plenty of action and the film is packed with CGI from beginning to end. There are some fun characters, big action scenes, lots of slapstick, and plenty of jokes. It's quite visually stunning and very noisy.
I enjoyed it quite a bit and will be picking up a copy when the price drops a bit. I waited and picked up a copy of the first one for about 4 bucks. Stephen Chow made a pair of earlier Monkey King films that were also entertaining. He played the Monkey King and that was a big part of the enjoyment. There was a third sequel to the older films but there's no Stephen Chow involved with that production. I have not seen it.
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