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	Twins Effect "The story, acting, action were all painfully bad." - Ben Poppel Twins Effect (2003) Director: Dante Lam Producer: Carl Cheng, Bey Logan Writer: Jack Ng Cast: Gillian Chung, Charlene Choi, Ekin Cheng, Josie Ho Chiu-Yee, Edison Chen, Mickey Hardt, Karen Mok, Anthony Wong, Jackie Chan Running Time: 107 min Plot: It's said which vampire absorbs all six Vampire Princes' blood opens the dark bible "Day For Night", it can control the human world. Ace vampire slayer Reese's younger sister Helen falls in love with the fifth prince Kazaf, who is a gentle vampire who never hurt humans. One day, The Duke leads thousands of vampires to kill Reese, and so shorts Kazaf's blood, the last one on his killing list. While the Duke is about to open the "Day For Night", Helen and Gypsy arrive at the church and a battle begins. Availability: This title is available at HKflix.com Reviews BEN POPPEL'S REVIEW: Can Ekin fight, can Ekin act? That is the question many of us have been asking for years now. In all fairness it's a matter of opinion. I have always loved Ekin for his charisma and charm he brings to the screen, but as far as fighting goes, well... ok, let's just leave it at "well...". In any case this film wasn't a star vehicle for Ekin but for the Twins; hence the name. And boy, what a disappointment. The story, acting, action were all painfully bad. From the very beginning of the film it looked incredibly promising, with slick production values and colors; also the rain scene at the church couldn't have been better; reminded me of the first batman flick. But as soon as the fighting began between Ekin, Josie Ho and the main vampire, I was like "oh, not another one of these movies". Of course, I really wasn't thinking that the whole film could stay this bad, but let me tell you folks, it doesn't really ever get better. The next fighting sequence was a staff duel between the two twins. I couldn't strop cringing watching this scene, they should've just threw two doubles in the mix and made it at least moderately enjoyable. But no, it was the real twins and IT SHOWED. I almost had to go puke after this scene, it was so bad. Oh yeah, what about the cameo from Jackie, probably the highlight of the film, which of course is not saying much. I was surprised by all the crazy stunts that he preformed for such a small role, charming as always. Then it was back to more BS fighting and, what do you know, even more BS fighting. What a mess. And then there were all the subtle advertisements that they tried to sneak in throughout the movie. Everything from Motorola to Kellogg's. They have to pay for the bills somehow. At times It was like watching a commercial on DVD. Anyhoo, a very bad outing for Ekin, and the twins, and I don't know how Donnie Yen produced such crappy action. Oh well, as they say, "shit happens". Fans of the Twins will probably love this movie (ages 12-16). Getting to see their idols fighting all the vampire baddies and watching them explode on film will be a pure delight. If you thought the Medallion was bad you haven't seen nothing yet. This movie encompassed the worst of the Medallion, Charlie's Angels, Highlander and Blade. Highlight quote of the film, "Our beds are not just for sleeping". Good luck trying to enjoy this film. BEN POPPEL'S RATING: 5.5/10

Twins Effect

"The story, acting, action were all painfully bad."

- Ben Poppel

Twins Effect (2003)

Director: Dante Lam

Producer: Carl Cheng, Bey Logan

Writer: Jack Ng

Cast: Gillian Chung, Charlene Choi, Ekin Cheng, Josie Ho Chiu-Yee, Edison Chen, Mickey Hardt, Karen Mok, Anthony Wong, Jackie Chan

Running Time: 107 min

Plot: It's said which vampire absorbs all six Vampire Princes' blood opens the dark bible "Day For Night", it can control the human world. Ace vampire slayer Reese's younger sister Helen falls in love with the fifth prince Kazaf, who is a gentle vampire who never hurt humans. One day, The Duke leads thousands of vampires to kill Reese, and so shorts Kazaf's blood, the last one on his killing list. While the Duke is about to open the "Day For Night", Helen and Gypsy arrive at the church and a battle begins.

Availability: This title is available at HKflix.com

Reviews

BEN POPPEL'S REVIEW: Can Ekin fight, can Ekin act? That is the question many of us have been asking for years now. In all fairness it's a matter of opinion. I have always loved Ekin for his charisma and charm he brings to the screen, but as far as fighting goes, well... ok, let's just leave it at "well...". In any case this film wasn't a star vehicle for Ekin but for the Twins; hence the name. And boy, what a disappointment. The story, acting, action were all painfully bad. From the very beginning of the film it looked incredibly promising, with slick production values and colors; also the rain scene at the church couldn't have been better; reminded me of the first batman flick. But as soon as the fighting began between Ekin, Josie Ho and the main vampire, I was like "oh, not another one of these movies". Of course, I really wasn't thinking that the whole film could stay this bad, but let me tell you folks, it doesn't really ever get better. The next fighting sequence was a staff duel between the two twins. I couldn't strop cringing watching this scene, they should've just threw two doubles in the mix and made it at least moderately enjoyable. But no, it was the real twins and IT SHOWED. I almost had to go puke after this scene, it was so bad. Oh yeah, what about the cameo from Jackie, probably the highlight of the film, which of course is not saying much. I was surprised by all the crazy stunts that he preformed for such a small role, charming as always. Then it was back to more BS fighting and, what do you know, even more BS fighting. What a mess. And then there were all the subtle advertisements that they tried to sneak in throughout the movie. Everything from Motorola to Kellogg's. They have to pay for the bills somehow. At times It was like watching a commercial on DVD.

Anyhoo, a very bad outing for Ekin, and the twins, and I don't know how Donnie Yen produced such crappy action. Oh well, as they say, "shit happens". Fans of the Twins will probably love this movie (ages 12-16). Getting to see their idols fighting all the vampire baddies and watching them explode on film will be a pure delight. If you thought the Medallion was bad you haven't seen nothing yet. This movie encompassed the worst of the Medallion, Charlie's Angels, Highlander and Blade. Highlight quote of the film, "Our beds are not just for sleeping". Good luck trying to enjoy this film.

BEN POPPEL'S RATING: 5.5/10