Atsuro Watabe, Byung-hun Lee, Kyoko Hasegawa
This is a compilation of three different short films entitled 'Cut,' 'Box' and 'Dumplings' by directors from Japan, Korea and China. Each deals with the theme of human monstrosity.
Directed by: Park Chan-wook, Fruit Chan, Takashi Miike
Release Date: October 28, 2005
DVD Release Date: February 28, 2006
Stats: 931 reviews
I wish I had skipped Dumplings and waited for the long version as I felt a little let down after the big shock was revealed early on in the film, after that it just seem to fade out. Was shocked at how bad Cut was considering Chan-wook Park's fantastic portfolio of work, I found ...( read more)
Mweh.. not really my thing.. Although Dumplings was the best out of the 3, they all couldn't really amuse me.
Episodic horror done right. Three tales of terror that will surely induce either the willies, the creeps or the eebie-jeebies, depending on your personal tastes. For me, there was one specific scene that made the hair on the back of my neck stand straight up - just don't ask me...( read more)
THREE EXTREMES are three short films put together by some of Asia's best Directors. Each are reviewed as follows:
DUMPLINGS - This film instantly made it as the sickest film I'd ever seen, with every stomach-churning crunch, I found it very difficult to get to the end of this...( read more)
Three Extremes is a horror compendium from three of the most talented directors working today, although it's far from the kind of clunky Twilight Zonery you'll find in most examples of this genre. The first segment by Fruit Chan is probably the most straightforward of the three, ...( read more)
Fruit Chan's "Dumplings" was shocking at parts but overall disappointing. Park Chan-Wook's "Cut" was amazing like all of his films. Takashi Miike's "Box" was good, but not great. Park Chan Wook and Takashi Miike's films both had amazing art direction, story, direction, and acting...( read more)
Miike and Park churn out another joyous feel-good romp!
This Guy Over Here picks this as one of the Best Horror Films of the 2000s
Dumplings was the best. I didn't understand Cut. Didn't bother to watch finish Box. The reviews were quite good but i was disappointed.
From the wicked minds of three master minds come these three horrific tales that will shake your soul and enlighten your senses.
a) Some of the best Takashi Miike I've seen.
b) The worst of Chan-wook Park, and still awesome.
c) The only good thing Fruit Chan ever did (wihou...( read more)
Unevenness is the strongest facet of Three... Extremes, a diverse and successfully chilling horror triptych. full review
What all three of these stories share is the quality found in Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King: An attention to horror as it emerges from everyday life as transformed by fear, fantasy ... full review
Three of Asia's best-regarded young filmmakers contribute to this terror trilogy, each giving his segment a distinctive flavor of bleak black comedy and elegant dread. full review
Dupmlings All the way even though it was disturbing then i would say cut and then the japanese one Box because it was confusing.
Dumplings, in my opinion is the most gruesome, and Cut, is good, Box is kind of confusing at the end
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