6.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Mr. Vampire III (1987)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.7
Overview
The Vampire Master joins forces with another fellow priest with his two pet ghosts along for the ride to defeat an evil witch and her henchman, whose goals are to defeat the human race. The priests must also overcome the odds of the separation between humans and ghosts.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
The Vampire Master joins forces with another fellow priest with his two pet ghosts along for the ride to defeat an evil witch and her henchman, whose goals are to defeat the human race. The priests must also overcome the odds of the separation between humans and ghosts.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
While primarily an apolitical supernatural horror-comedy, the film subtly aligns with right-leaning themes by championing traditional Taoist practices and established spiritual authority as the effective solution to external threats and chaos.
The movie features an entirely East Asian cast, which, when viewed from a Western mainstream perspective, represents diversity without involving explicit race-swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative focuses on traditional Chinese folklore and does not engage in critical portrayals of traditional identities or make DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
Mr. Vampire III, a Hong Kong horror-comedy, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story centers on supernatural battles and comedic elements, rendering the portrayal of LGBTQ+ identities as not applicable to the film's content.
The film features female characters who participate in supernatural combat alongside male characters. However, their victories against male opponents (human or supernatural) are primarily achieved through Taoist magic, talismans, and specific rituals, rather than direct physical skill, strength, or martial arts in close-quarters combat.
Mr. Vampire III is a sequel in an original film series, not an adaptation of pre-existing source material with established characters or a reboot of legacy characters. There are no instances of characters canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.
Mr. Vampire III is a Hong Kong film set within Chinese folklore, featuring characters who are consistently portrayed as ethnically Chinese by Chinese actors. There is no source material or prior canon establishing any character as a different race, thus no race swap occurs.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.6
Critic Ratings
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