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  Lam Ching Ying : Original Vampire Slayer And Underated Action Hero
Lam continued to make great films back in the East, had two children with his wife Cheng Bing Bing before making his directorial debut with 'One Eyebrow Priest' as well as continuing to choreograph films and train future greats such as Michelle Yeoh (of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and 'Tomorrow Never Dies').
Sadly, in 1997, Lam developed liver cancer, which was hereditary in his family but kept it to himself so as not to attract the pity of others, and subsequently disappeared from the public eye.
Fortunately for his fans, Ching Ying's greatest achievements have been committed to celluloid and are now forever available on DVD for everyone to enjoy.
www.dragonsdenuk.com /articles/lamchingying.htm   (631 words)

  
 [KFCC] Hocus Pocus Review
Review: Lam Ching Ying was an accomplished action movie star for years before he was typecast as a ghost-busting Taoist priest when he starred in Mr.
Lam Ching Ying isn't a Taoist priest here, but in leading the troupe, he plays a similar role to which we are used to seeing him, authoritative, calm yet bold, and responsible for younger, troublesome students.
If you are fan of Lam Ching Ying, or the HK horror comedies so popular in the mid 80's, then this makes interesting viewing.
www.kfccinema.com /reviews/horror/hocuspocus/hocuspocus.html   (663 words)

  
 Lam Ching Ying - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Madame reported Lam as a disobedient student who was beyond her ability to handle.
The character was an engaging mixture of naivety and stoic authority, and became a favourite for audiences.
Lam was to reprise this role many times throughout his career.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lam_Ching_Ying   (629 words)

  
 Lam Ching Ying (1952 - 1997)
Ching Ying passed away of liver cancer at the St. Theresa Hospital in Hong Kong on the 8th of November, at the age of 45.
Ching Ying's request was to have a low-profile funeral, so his family did not immediately publicize his death.
I was in the process of ‘rediscovering’ Lam Ching Ying when I learned of his passing, and it left me with an overwhelming feeling of emptiness and helplessness.
lam-ching-ying.memory-of.com   (1639 words)

  
 Vampire vs. Vampire (1989)
Lam is the resident Taoist priest, who apparently is used to running all over town and bagging ghosts, vampires and assorted other creatures.
The kid vampire and Lam's students spend the first twenty minutes of the film engaging in all sorts of unnecessary mischief, which is more mind-numbing than funny or clever.
Lam Ching-Ying doesn't waste his opportunity behind the camera to match pal Sammo Hung in the "questionable cinema" department.
www.lovehkfilm.com /reviews/vampire_vs_vampire.htm   (533 words)

  
 Mr. Vampire - The Bad Movie Report
After much hopping about, and running and shrieking, master Kou (Lam Ching Ying) and a visiting priest burst into the room, bite their own fingers and use their own blood as makeshift talismans to stop the dead in their tracks.
Lam Ching Ying would be more or less typecast as the Taoist Ghostbuster for the rest of his life, until his unfortunate death by liver cancer in 1997.
Lam Ching Ying - Hero of This World and The Next - is an outstanding fan site; I cribbed most of the bio information from it.
www.stomptokyo.com /badmoviereport/reviews/M/mr_vampire.html   (2805 words)

  
 The Illuminated Lantern - Asian Cinema Reviews: Mr. Vampire
Lam Ching-Ying stars as the Taoist sifu in the movie that made hopping vampires a staple of Hong Kong cinema and Lam Ching-Ying a household name.
Women are prime candidates to become ghosts if they die at an early age, tragically, because they never belong to any family if they die before wedlock and therefore there would be no one to honor them or burn offerings to them in the afterlife.
Lam Ching-Ying will revisit the Taoist Priest role regularly after this movie on through the rest of his life.
www.illuminatedlantern.com /cinema/review/archives/mr_vampire.php   (1102 words)

  
 subway cinema | the prodigal son (1982)
That's Lam Ching-ying, playing a Chinese Opera diva specializing in female roles who locks Yuen in the hurtin' room and throws away the key.
On November 8, 1997 Lam Ching-ying, the most decent man in Hong Kong showbiz, passed away of liver cancer.
It's everything people scoff at kung fu movies for not being, all in one place, all moving at the speed of light, and its power, grace and beauty can't be denied.
www.subwaycinema.com /frames/archives/os2001/prodigalson.htm   (709 words)

  
 LoveAsianFilm.com - Feature : Lam Ching Ying
Lam had slowly become close friends with Sammo Hung (who can be seen fighting Bruce in the opening of Enter The Dragon), and he decided to join Sammo’s stunt team (Hung Gar Ban) as stuntman and action director.
Around 1985, Lam Ching-ying trained Michelle Yeoh, (at the time she was Michelle Kahn) who had previously been a ballet dancer and beauty queen, into an on-screen martial artist.
Lam Ching-ying left behind a fantastic legacy of films, many of which will still be entertaining viewers of Asian cinema for many years to come.
www.loveasianfilm.com /features/lamchingying_feature.html   (1093 words)

  
 Actor Index
Lam Ching Ying’s first opportunity to shine was as the fan wielding assassin in Yuen Woo Ping/Sammo Hung’s collaborative effort The Magnificent Butcher, where he engages in a superb duel with Yuen Biao.
As the honorable, respectful and capable Taoist priest, Lam hit a chord with the audiences and it is nearly impossible to think of a Taoist priest without the image of Lam Ching-ying coming to mind.
Lam Sai-wing had learned the Hung Fist from Wong and had passed it on to Lau Cham who then passed it on to his son Lau Kar Leung.
www.brns.com /hkactors/pages/page21.html   (5023 words)

  
 [KFCC] Magic Cop Review
Story: Lam Ching Ying is a modern day Hong Kong cop with extensive knowledge of Taoist rituals and superstition.
Lam Ching Ying is teamed up with two junior police officers who find his ways stubborn and old fashioned, but they are forced to share his beliefs as the investigation leads them into battle with an evil Japanese sorceress.
Also of note is the actress who plays Lam Ching Ying’s naïve young niece, a role usually reserved for Moon Lee.
www.kfccinema.com /reviews/horror/magiccop/magiccop.html   (562 words)

  
 Lam Ching Ying Tributes, Condolences & Bereavement
I was in the process of ‘rediscovering’ Lam Ching Ying when I learned of his passing, and it left me with an overwhelming feeling of emptiness and helplessness.
That feisty young stuntman (no surprise) was Lam Ching Ying.
As Sammo said, Ching Ying needed to have trust in you for you to gain his respect.
lam-ching-ying.memory-of.com /tributes.aspx   (2460 words)

  
 Magic Cop review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Lam Ching Ying takes on the supernatural underworld for one last time although the setting here is modern day (well..the eighties anyway) and his priest role is transferred into err…a cop….a magic cop.
The Hong Kong police are baffled when a drugs trafficker, who manages to put up quite a fight, appears to have been already dead at the time of her arrest.
Lam Ching Ying is just the same and despite playing a cop he's still the ghost busting Taoist priest that we know and love.
home.clara.net /carly/magiccop.htm   (385 words)

  
 lam ching ying - Chinese-forums.com
I would rather lam ching ying retire from the showbiz than to die from an illness.
I'm sure it would be touching for him to see us, his devoted fans still admiring, remembering him.
I am sure it would be touching for Ying to see that he and his work is still remembered!
www.chinese-forums.com /showthread.php?t=1483   (540 words)

  
 Mr. Vampire Review
Lam Ching Ying and his students Chin Siu Ho and Ricky Hui are vampire specialists.
Lam and Ricky Hui (Sam Hui's brother, you wouldn't guess though heheheh) go to coffee with a noble man and order coffee, not knowing what it is. Moon Lee is the noble's daughter and is their example and she drinks the coffee, THEN the cream, just to throw them off.
Lam keeps getting his head stuck in between the bars of his jail door, god it's so funny, watching him get frustrated is priceless.
www.thestuntpeople.com /articles/mrvampire.htm   (750 words)

  
 subway cinema | mr. vampire (1985)
Taking place in an isolated Chinese village, Lam Ching-ying plays the earnest, humorless Taoist priest who mans the local mortuary with his assistants: the stupid one (ace HK comedian, Ricky Hui) and the sexy one (kung fu star ascendant, Chin Siu-ho).
Yam, to preside over the reburial of his grandfather, Lam Ching-ying informs the hapless Yam that an irritable Taoist has purposely ruined his grandfather's burial and in doing so he has ruined Mr.
Roberts and the phlegmatic Scalia were Lam Ching-ying's co-stars in an English-language remake of MR.
www.subwaycinema.com /frames/archives/gore2002/vampire.htm   (783 words)

  
 Hong Kong Digital #142a: Mr. Vampire
Taoist priest Kau (Lam Ching-ying) and his bumbling assistants, Man Choi (Ricky Hui Koon-ying; image) and Chou (Chin Siu-ho), seek to end a streak of bad luck that is plaguing the Yam family (including Moon Lee Choi-fung as the westernized daughter).
While some of the humor is overly broad by Western standards, the action (choreographed by Lam Ching-ying and Yuen Wah) is terrific and the film is definitely recommended to both students of Eastern horror mythology and casual viewers alike.
Lam is so effective as the erudite sifu, he would become typecast in the role right up until his death.
www.dighkmovies.com /v3/142/142a.html   (764 words)

  
 Pom Pom and Hot Hot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
They find seven dead bodies of a triad group and in a lovely scene Lam Ching-ying demonstrates how one killer was able to do this — and now its their time to face him.
In a heart-thumping scene he and Lam Ching-ying face off against each other as Jackie and Stephen take on the rest of the gang.
Lam Ching-ying is so good in this film and every time he enters a scene it immediately takes on an energy charge.
brns.com /pages3/action59.html   (586 words)

  
 Master For All Seasons | Lam Ching Ying 林正英
It would be touching for Ying to see us, his devoted fans together, still admiring him, constantly remembering him and his work.
Tell me if you have a fine remembrance of Ching Ying, an unforgettable movie experience, how you got to know him, or you can write about your favourite Lam film, or anything else you would like to share with us related to him.
If you know Ching Ying's life and his work, it will recall nice memories, and if you don't, it will inspire you to get to know his heritage.
www.lamchingying.com   (369 words)

  
 cityonfire.com | The Prodigal Son
When Lam's challenged by Ching official Ngai into a "friendly match," tragedy catches up with Lam's opera troupe, as they're attacked in the night by ninja-like assassins.
If I had to lodge any complaints against the movie, it would be that the way in which the murderers of Lam Ching Ying's opera troupe are dealt with is anticlimactic, and the meshing of comedy and drama is off-setting at times.
Lam Ching-Ying doesn't have eyelashes, but if he did, he wouldn't bat a single one of them at the sight of his entire opera troupe butchered in their beds.
www.cityonfire.com /hkfilms/op/prodigalson.html   (1627 words)

  
 Chinese Movie Review | Magic Cop (1990) Ching-Ying Lam
Actually, Lam was pretty much typecast in this sort of ghost busting role throughout his career, and played a suspiciously recognisable character in a great many films, including the likes of "Exorcist Master".
To solve the mystery, Uncle Feng (Lam), a cop with experience and skills dealing with the otherworldly, is summoned.
Feng is unfortunately partnered with Lam (Wilson Lam, also in the Stephen Chow vehicle "My Hero"), a youngster who is highly skeptical of all things supernatural and is more inclined towards flirting with the old man's daughter.
www.beyondhollywood.com /reviews/magiccop.htm   (795 words)

  
 Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hung Review
Lam Ching Ying has a sword, but as always, his presence just lights up the screen whenever he has anything to do with anything.
Lam Ching Ying makes his dynamo appearance at Kei Ying's altar.
Lam Ching Ying's fights were rather bland too and he would have been better off using his hands, but the role for him was effective.
members.fortunecity.com /stuntpeople/articles/greatherofromchina.htm   (715 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Mister Vampire: DVD: Ching-Ying Lam,Siu-hou Chin,Ricky Hui,Moon Lee,Billy Lau,Pauline Wong,Anthony Chan,Wah ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Lam Ching Ying plays Master Kau, who seems to make a business out of vampire control and storage.
Vampire is exorcist/vampire hunter (played by Lam Ching Ying), whose life takes a turn for the worse when a client refuses to stay dead!
Instead, this hilarious supernatural comedy has a different kind of vampire -- the superstrong, zombielike "hopping vampire." And dealing with the hopping vampires are a long-suffering Taoist priest and his bumbling assistants, who add all sorts of wacky twists.
www.amazon.com /Mister-Vampire-Ching-Ying-Lam/dp/B0000507ON   (1550 words)

  
 DVD Times - Mr. Vampire
Lam Ching-ying stars as Uncle Kau, a Taoist master who as a result of his work frequently comes into contact with various ghouls, ghosts and as the title suggests, vampires.
As the film opens we initially come into contact with his two students, Sheng (Chin Siu-ho) who is the more skilled of the students and helps combat evil with his master, and Man Choi (Ricky Hui), the bumbling comedy sidekick of the two.
I should also imagine that the majority of western audiences would find an added layer of humour within the portrayal of vampires, as their hopping nature is sure to raise a smile due to the bizarre appearance of it all!
www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=5191   (1830 words)

  
 Hong Kong Cinema - Mr Vampire, Chin Siu Ho, Lam Ching Ying
Both Yuen Wah and the late Lam Ching Ying get acting roles and provide the electric action choreography, plus Moon Lee plays the female lead after working with Sammo in Zu Warriors.
Lam Ching Ying plays the long suffering Taoist priest, Uncle Ko, who has two mischievous students in Man Chor (Ricky Hui) and Chou Chun (Chin Siu Ho).
The only disappointment will be the lack of Sammo himself adding to the fun, but maybe him taking the back seat allowed for some fresh impetus and ideas to create this winning recipe.
www.hkcinema.co.uk /Reviews/mrvampire.html   (762 words)

  
 Lam Ching Ying's Memorial Hall
Lam Ching Ying is the famous Taoist Ghost buster.
Known worldwide as the evil-expelling Taoist priest from the Mr Vampire series, he is well-liked and command a respectable group of fans including myself.
Some lifetime admirers and his friends have contributed their thoughts on his career and what he meant to them...
saviour.faithweb.com /lam.html   (306 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Mr. Vampire (NTSC): DVD: Ching-Ying Lam,Siu-hou Chin,Ricky Hui,Moon Lee,Billy Lau,Pauline Wong,Anthony ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Master Gau (Ching-Ying Lam) agrees to help the wealthy Yam family move their patriarch's body -- until he sees the undecayed body.
And after his bumbling assistants fail to properly restrain the vampire, it gets loose, kills its son, and now the vampire hunters are facing TWO vampires instead of one.
The late Ching-Ying Lam became a star thanks to this movie, and his staid, unibrowed priest is a likable guy when you consider everything he has to deal with.
www.amazon.co.uk /Mr-Vampire-NTSC-Ching-Ying-Lam/dp/B0000507ON   (1229 words)

  
 DVD Mr. Vampire ( Remastered ) Hong Kong Movies Lam Ching Ying Chin Siu Ho Ricky Hui Moon Lee Ricky Lau Koon Wai.
Lam Ching Ying, Chin Siu Ho, Ricky Hui, Moon Lee
Master Ko (Lam Ching Ying) faces the daunting task of re-burying a rich man's father - in the hope that the new tomb will bring further prosperity.
Desperately trying to right his wrongs, Master Ko finds himself sinking in deep trouble as apprentice Dan (Ricky Hui) turns into a vampire himself and apprentice Harry (Chin Siu Ho) is reduced to a weak soul possessed by a fierce ghost.
store.motionandsound.com /shop/dvd/11996.html   (168 words)

  
 DVD Vampire VS Vampire Hong Kong Movies Lam Ching Ying Chin Siu Ho Lui Fong Lam Ching Ying.
DVD Vampire VS Vampire Hong Kong Movies Lam Ching Ying Chin Siu Ho Lui Fong Lam Ching Ying.
Lam Ching Ying, Chin Siu Ho, Lui Fong
His Chinese exocrism fails miserably and he is even being chased after by the vampire leading into an exciting and hilarious showdown.
store.motionandsound.com /shop/dvd/5817.html   (225 words)

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