The Twins Effect
2004
Eastern pop music sensation the Twins (Charlene Choi and Gillian Chung) star in this action/comedy/horror yarn about an evil Duke's attempt to kill and collect the blood of a royal family of European vampires in order to become all powerful. The only surviving member of the family travels to Hong Kong, only to complicate his .. Read more
| Starring | Digger Mesch, Maggie Lau, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Edison Chen |
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| Director | Dante Lam |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema |
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8 out of 11 people found this review helpful
Slamming a stake in to Buffys heart- Eastern style
Ever heard of The Twins? Probably not. Huge media stars across Asia, not only are the girls annoyingly cute but they know how to make the odd movie or two. With a little help from Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen, and more than a nod to the whole Buffyverse, or should that be headbutt, The Twins kick and punch their way through two hours of damn fine entertainment.
Okay, so the girls can be a little too cute and even a little annoying at times but this massive hit across Asia is funny, fast and full of fantastic fight sequences from some of the biggest Asian stars in the industry today. And did I mention that the girls are cute!? Definitely worth two hours of your time. -
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
fangtastic
I really enjoyed this movie it had what it takes to be a good movie, the storyline good but the humour and effect was really good, the opening of the film is just excellent, and I hope that they make another part for it.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Not enough bite
This is an entertaining little film. The opening is completely misleading, a brilliantly shot showdown between martial arts experts and evil vampires in a deserted train station which is much better than anything that follows, but the rest is still quite good. The jokes are variable, and the emphasis on squealy teenage girls is a bit tedious, but the set-pieces are superb, and Jackie Chan's two scenes are worth watching in themselves. 'The Twins Effect' is rather like watching 'Blade 2', 'The Lost Boys' and 'Pretty in Pink' colliding in Hong Kong, but it's rarely boring, and it's rather refreshing to see a film with Asian heroes and Caucasian European villains, rather than the other way round. All in all, worth a look.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Not enough bite
This is an entertaining little film. The opening is completely misleading, a brilliantly shot showdown between martial arts experts and evil vampires in a deserted train station which is much better than anything that follows, but the rest is still quite good. The jokes are variable, and the emphasis on squealy teenage girls is a bit tedious, but the set-pieces are superb, and Jackie Chan's two scenes are worth watching in themselves. 'The Twins Effect' is rather like watching 'Blade 2', 'The Lost Boys' and 'Pretty in Pink' colliding in Hong Kong, but it's rarely boring, and it's rather refreshing to see a film with Asian heroes and Caucasian European villains, rather than the other way round. All in all, worth a look.
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3 out of 5 people found this review helpful
The Twins Effect
The twins effect is a vampire martial arts movie available in Cantonese with English subtitles. It is a Jackie Chan production and he does make a special guest appearance, although it is not for those that liked Shanghai Noon/Knights and the other recent Hollywood flicks he has become known for, this film is a lot more special than that.
It was originally called The Vampire Effect but as a very popular Chinese female pop duo called The Twins (Charlene Choi and Gillian Chung) took the two leading roles the title was changed to cash in on their fame.
The film will appeal to three types of audience: those who love martial arts films, those who love vampire films and those looking for something fresh.
**SPOILER ALERT**
The premise for the film is that vampires are about and a secret society seeks to hunt them down before we all become snacks for the undead. This bloody work is carried out by some martial artists who drink a little vampire blood to give them the edge they need, well it must be thirsty work! Things are going pretty much for the course until a particularly nasty European vamp finds out that he if he obtains a set of keys held by all the vampire princes then he can walk around in sunlight etc and generally eat when ever he wants to. To say anymore on the plot would spoil the enjoyment of watching the film.
The twins consist of one assigned vampire slayer (Chung) and the sister (Choi) of another. It is the twins that really make the film; with some of the freshest and funniest acting going. The fight scenes they carry out are fast and furious and well choreographed with a mix of genuine athleticism and wire work. To add the cherry on the cake the twins are both quite lovely to watch too.
The direction is crisp and the script is sharp. There are only 3 things that let this film down: the make-up for the vampires is quite poor, Jackie Chan seems to be in the film just for the hell of it and adds nothing to its content, and some of the slapstick comedy attempted by the male vampire hunter is quite lame. Thankfully the twins save the day bringing an originality to the film normally only found in European films. The best scene for me was one of them (Choi) communicating only by screaming, her ability to convey her thoughts through this medium was a comic delight.
Their are many other touches of originality in this film - I particularly liked the coffin complete with surround sound stereo and TV screen! And it is the films' many original touches and acting that stops this from being a tired old flop and turns it into a must see movie.
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8 out of 11 people found this review helpful
Slamming a stake in to Buffys heart- Eastern style
Ever heard of The Twins? Probably not. Huge media stars across Asia, not only are the girls annoyingly cute but they know how to make the odd movie or two. With a little help from Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen, and more than a nod to the whole Buffyverse, or should that be headbutt, The Twins kick and punch their way through two hours of damn fine entertainment.
Okay, so the girls can be a little too cute and even a little annoying at times but this massive hit across Asia is funny, fast and full of fantastic fight sequences from some of the biggest Asian stars in the industry today. And did I mention that the girls are cute!? Definitely worth two hours of your time. -
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
fangtastic
I really enjoyed this movie it had what it takes to be a good movie, the storyline good but the humour and effect was really good, the opening of the film is just excellent, and I hope that they make another part for it.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Not enough bite
This is an entertaining little film. The opening is completely misleading, a brilliantly shot showdown between martial arts experts and evil vampires in a deserted train station which is much better than anything that follows, but the rest is still quite good. The jokes are variable, and the emphasis on squealy teenage girls is a bit tedious, but the set-pieces are superb, and Jackie Chan's two scenes are worth watching in themselves. 'The Twins Effect' is rather like watching 'Blade 2', 'The Lost Boys' and 'Pretty in Pink' colliding in Hong Kong, but it's rarely boring, and it's rather refreshing to see a film with Asian heroes and Caucasian European villains, rather than the other way round. All in all, worth a look.
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3 out of 5 people found this review helpful
The Twins Effect
The twins effect is a vampire martial arts movie available in Cantonese with English subtitles. It is a Jackie Chan production and he does make a special guest appearance, although it is not for those that liked Shanghai Noon/Knights and the other recent Hollywood flicks he has become known for, this film is a lot more special than that.
It was originally called The Vampire Effect but as a very popular Chinese female pop duo called The Twins (Charlene Choi and Gillian Chung) took the two leading roles the title was changed to cash in on their fame.
The film will appeal to three types of audience: those who love martial arts films, those who love vampire films and those looking for something fresh.
**SPOILER ALERT**
The premise for the film is that vampires are about and a secret society seeks to hunt them down before we all become snacks for the undead. This bloody work is carried out by some martial artists who drink a little vampire blood to give them the edge they need, well it must be thirsty work! Things are going pretty much for the course until a particularly nasty European vamp finds out that he if he obtains a set of keys held by all the vampire princes then he can walk around in sunlight etc and generally eat when ever he wants to. To say anymore on the plot would spoil the enjoyment of watching the film.
The twins consist of one assigned vampire slayer (Chung) and the sister (Choi) of another. It is the twins that really make the film; with some of the freshest and funniest acting going. The fight scenes they carry out are fast and furious and well choreographed with a mix of genuine athleticism and wire work. To add the cherry on the cake the twins are both quite lovely to watch too.
The direction is crisp and the script is sharp. There are only 3 things that let this film down: the make-up for the vampires is quite poor, Jackie Chan seems to be in the film just for the hell of it and adds nothing to its content, and some of the slapstick comedy attempted by the male vampire hunter is quite lame. Thankfully the twins save the day bringing an originality to the film normally only found in European films. The best scene for me was one of them (Choi) communicating only by screaming, her ability to convey her thoughts through this medium was a comic delight.
Their are many other touches of originality in this film - I particularly liked the coffin complete with surround sound stereo and TV screen! And it is the films' many original touches and acting that stops this from being a tired old flop and turns it into a must see movie. -
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
++++++++EXCELLENT++++++++
This is a very entertaining vampire slaying martial arts action comedy from Hong Kong. Fans of Buffy will love this. There are a host of Hong Kong stars and even a cameo from the great Jackie Chan. Fight scenes are very well choreographed and typically over the top Hong Kong style. You may think why the title? The 2 leading ladies are from a pop group called Twins! Also note that one is a much better actress.
Look out for Twins Effect 2 but it is not as good. There are also plenty of Hong Kong action movies like this. Check them out! Its a shame that Hollywood with its huge budgets don't make as many good action movies. -
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
A movie with bite!!
I love this film, but then again I am a massive Asian movie fan! Ekin Cheng who plays Reeve is gorgeous and an excellent actor, look out for storm riders with Aaron Kwok!
The twins were really good in this film as they have no martial arts training!
This is a fun film and with cameos by Jackie Chan and Karen Mok and of course Donnie Yen doing the fight sequences it is a must for oriental fans! -
Different
Realy enjoyed this film, enjoyed the humour and the action scenes.
The opening scenes will give an entirely different aspect of the film than what it turns out to be. -
LOVE IT !!!
Cute girls and guys in it!!! Vampires were cool !!! I like vampires and the action is superb!!!! Loved the cat fight over the teddy bear....
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Strangley enjoyable
This was mostly in sub-titles and I thought it would be rubbish but I enjoyed it in a strange kind of way! Worth a watch
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What Twins Effect?
I spent a long time wondering what the title had to do with the story. Answer: Nothing! It refers to a pop group that the two leading ladies belong to (I think).
Aside from that confusion this is a fun film with good martial arts wire work and some nice comic touches.
Buy from the LOVEFiLM shop
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The Twins Effect
Eastern pop music sensation the Twins (Charlene Choi and Gillian Chung) star in this action/comedy/horror yarn about an evil Duke's attempt to kill and collect the blood of a royal family of European vampires in order to become all powerful. The only surviving member of the family travels to Hong ...
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