Original
Hong Kong Title: SHAO LIN JIANG SHI TIAN JI [Shaolin Against
the Dead: The Power] also known as: SHAOLIN
VS THE EVIL DEAD 2 and DEMON WORLD
director: Douglas Kung
starring: Louis Fan · Gordon Liu · Marsini Yuan-Lau ·
Siu Ming · Shannon Yoh · Max Zhang · Sinh Wa-Fung
More like a prequel
than a sequel, this film relies on an abundance of action and fighting.
It also benefits from a bigger budget but unfortunately it cannot truly
be appreciated without also seeing the previous entry SHAOLIN
VS THE EVIL DEAD. In addition to the numerous martial arts scenes,
there are - of course - zombies and vampires. Master White returns as
the Shaolin priest must stop his former partner (now a vampire) from turning
the countryside into a wasteland.
Douglas Kung, the
director of the first SHAOLIN
VS THE EVIL DEAD, returns for this much anticipated sequel. (Gordon
Liu, Louis Fan and Shannon Yoh also reprise their roles from the previous
venture although Gordon doesn't show up until the final third.) Douglas
Kung comes from a special effects background; he worked as the action
and stunt director for many movies since 1988 including BEASTS:
CHAINSAW SLAUGHTER and ROBOTRIX.
A Chinese
film with English subtitles; widescreen format (16:9), uncut (100 minutes),
DVD encoded for
ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT; extras include theatrical trailer.
Graphic
Violence/Sexual Brutality
Recommended for Mature Audiences