A pretty solid Korean suspense film. It doesn't deliver many scares, but puts forth a very interesting premise that is occasionally compromised by adding too much to the plot. Some of the subplots didn't really seem to move the story forward, and a few scenes dragged.
The Wong s...( read more)
Anson Leung, Ekin Cheng, Michelle Mee
When a young photography student (Race Wong) witnesses a woman get hit by a car and bleed to death, she snaps a few shots of the scene, inadvertently discovering that she has a disturbing fascination ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 26, 2005
Stats: 125 reviews
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January 28, 2007
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October 14, 2008
I always thought that if I was ever in the mood for a fantastic horror movie, east Asian filmmakers would never disappoint.
Oxide Pang has disproved that assumption with this convoluted mess of a movie. Sure, it's beautifully shot, and the music is excellent. But the sparse thre...( read more) -
February 4, 2008
Very good film combining the gritty and corny sides of Asian horror into an interesting cocktail of blood!
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June 21, 2007
A tense,brilliantly acted horror/thriller about a photography student who gets bored taking "normal" photos and starts taking pictures of death;dead people and animals.So much so that it becomes an obsession that becomes very dangerous.
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March 26, 2009
Christmas themed torture scene
muy bonita hermanas pero
crit on genre itself?
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January 4, 2009
The first half of it is a pretentious bore. Then, just when you think, "wow, a happy ending" they introduce a ridiculous twist. One or two elements couldve made for a better story. There were interesting pieces in play but wrong moves made.
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June 16, 2008
It looks pretty, but it's slow and, considering the subject matter (lesbian photographer becomes obsessed with death!), it's really really tame, too. Doesn't really know what kind of horror it wants to be, so it all just comes out flat...
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February 9, 2008
pretty good storyline. there twists and turns that aren't seen coming. Americans should watch out. Asian people are starting to have a cornerstone on horror
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January 2, 2008
unnecessary sfx and music... with shinya tsukamoto's wannabe plot line... ha...
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