Last seen ASIAN movie

[ChronoGrl]

Battle Royale

Holy shit this was awesome. The action, the great individual characters and all the different stories really make this a fun exciting watch. I can't believe it's taken me this long to see it.

Great movie - I have the book sitting beside my bed waiting for a vacation so I can spend some time with it.

[The Villain]

Great movie - I have the book sitting beside my bed waiting for a vacation so I can spend some time with it.

I'm definitely gonna have to get that.

[kyl3thund3r]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588170/

I Saw The Devil - absolutely brutal revenge flick. amazing story, gore and action. highly recommend it.

"Kyung-chul (Choi Min-sik) is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. He has committed infernal serial murders in diabolic ways that one cannot even imagine and his victims range from young women to even children. The police have chased him for a long time, but were unable to catch him. One day, Joo-yeon, daughter of a retired police chief becomes his prey and is found dead in a horrific state. Her fiance Soo-hyun (Lee Byung-hun), a top secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take bloody vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself to get this monstrous and inhumane killer."

[The Villain]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588170/

I Saw The Devil - absolutely brutal revenge flick. amazing story, gore and action. highly recommend it.

"Kyung-chul (Choi Min-sik) is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. He has committed infernal serial murders in diabolic ways that one cannot even imagine and his victims range from young women to even children. The police have chased him for a long time, but were unable to catch him. One day, Joo-yeon, daughter of a retired police chief becomes his prey and is found dead in a horrific state. Her fiance Soo-hyun (Lee Byung-hun), a top secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take bloody vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself to get this monstrous and inhumane killer."

I love that movie. One of the best Asian movie's i've ever seen.

[leezuki]

ip man 2

i love the first one, the 2nd one is good but not as good as the first.

[The Villain]

Aftershock

This is a very touching and emotional movie but i wished they hadn't skipped over two moments i was waiting for practically the whole movie. It would have been much more emotional and dramatic if they had decided to show them. Still this is a very good movie. The Earthquake scene in the beginning and the disaster scene near the end are done very well and are very complimentary to each other.

[zwoti]

shaolin
confucius
battle of wits

[Fearonsarms]

The Black House (Kuroi Ie)-Despite it's misleading title this is not supernatural J-Horror- It's a very slow burner though but is rewarding if you persevere with it. It's about the lengths people will go to obtain huge insurance company payouts. Also it throws in a bit of psychological philosophy for good measure.

[roshiq]

Aftershock

This is a very touching and emotional movie but i wished they hadn't skipped over two moments i was waiting for practically the whole movie. It would have been much more emotional and dramatic if they had decided to show them. Still this is a very good movie. The Earthquake scene in the beginning and the disaster scene near the end are done very well and are very complimentary to each other.

Yeah...it was pretty emotionally moving story, a brilliant film from China.

[The Villain]

Yeah...it was pretty emotionally moving story, a brilliant film from China.

It really was. Such a sad movie.

[leezuki]

flowers of flesh and blood, was ok.

[Nashi]

Ju-on and Ringu :)

[roshiq]

Tomie (http://asianmediawiki.com/Tomie) (1999)

At the beginning it seems like it's got an interesting creepy story but at the end it just turned out another average J-horror flick.

>>: C

Tomie: Another Face (http://asianmediawiki.com/Tomie:_Another_Face) (1999)

3 part Tomie-anthology. First 2 are pretty weak entries filled with poor acting from some amateur young cast members. 3rd one wasn't better either. Overall, pretty disappointing.

>>: C-

[tuleven]

recently watched a series of movies called Deathnote and just bought Helldriver.

Deathnote was nifty, but i got wasted when i watched them so they kinda blurred together. i'm pretty sure there were three movies, and they all kept my interest through the marathon. i think it was a supernatural mystery. i don't want to go more in-depth with a review because i'm sure what all was clutch to the story and don't wanna ruin it for anyone, but i would suggest it if yer into foreign films.

Helldriver was... action/gore... live-action anime. i'm in love with this type of movie right now. i'd like to know what that genre is called, if anyone knows what i'm talking about; also taking any suggestions! (have seen machine girl, tokyo gore police, hard revenge milly/bloody battle, vampire girl versus frankenstein girl. coming in the mail will be Vampire Effect and Attack Girls' Swim Team versus the Undead.)

[Robert W]

The Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Villainy

[Fearonsarms]

Strange Circus-I'm not really sure about this one. It is worth seeing but it does drag at times-I guess the final third makes up for it.

[Fearonsarms]

Premonition/Yogen (2004) Nothing like the mention of "Akashic Records" to get my attention. So had to see this. It concerns a "newspaper of terror" which shows those who can see it headlines of impending death. It's plot has been done before but I was impressed by its appropriate minimal score mainly using sound effects. However I expected more atmosphere given its subject matter which was serverely lacking compared to other japanese horrors. Worth watching but there's better japanese horrors out there.

[ImmortalSlasher]

To Sir, with Love / Bloody Reunion (in the US). A Korean horror movie. It's not that good. The funniest sequence is when a cop goes into a room with a bat. I never knew bats were standard police equipment...Just a strange movie with bad camera moves in the opening and a twist that most won't believe.

[Ogreman]

GANTZ :) a lot of action and blood, good one!

[Fearonsarms]

Uzumaki/Vortex-I found this film to sound more exciting than it actuslly was-you could never call it gripping or thrilling. However you can tell a lot of work went into it to create the bizarre effects and they were worth sticking around for. But the film doesn't really go anywhere and gives the impression of being made up as they went along plus its only with intense observation that you notice the subtleties of it most would probably be missed. Approach with caution.

[The Grudge]

One Missed Call, can't quite remember the Japanese name, but it was a while back.

[roshiq]

The Intruder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Intruder_%282010_film%29) (2010)

An apartment complex overrun by vicious killer cobras (mostly done by CGI). A very average trashy flick with a bunch of stupid & annoying characters.

>>: C-

[PainIsBeauty]

Chakusin Ari (One Missed Call), good one! I got chills, and I never get "chills":cool:

[roshiq]

Ghastly (http://asianmediawiki.com/Ghastly) (2011)

An evil child horror flick from Korea. Very average.

>>: C+

[stoobsmacdoobs]

Haven't watched much Japanese stuff but a mate told me about this film japanese film 'grotesque' being banned. Too disgusting.. Looked it up... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grotesque_(2009_film)
Has anyone seen it? The sick kid inside of me wants to grab some popcorn and get stuck in.

[zwoti]

true legend
helldriver

[Angra]

Haven't watched much Japanese stuff but a mate told me about this film japanese film 'grotesque' being banned. Too disgusting.. Looked it up... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grotesque_(2009_film)
Has anyone seen it? The sick kid inside of me wants to grab some popcorn and get stuck in.

If it's sick and disguting i'm sure Roshiq probably has.

[roshiq]

If it's sick and disguting i'm sure Roshiq probably has.

Damn! No, I haven't seen it yet! Totally forgot about "Grotesque". Anyway, thanks for the reminder...hope to check it out soon.

[roshiq]

Guilty of Romance (http://asianmediawiki.com/Guilty_of_Romance) (2011)

A sad erotic drama-thriller from Sion Sono....the director of Cold Fish, Strange Circus & Suicide Club. Disappointed.

>>: B-

[roshiq]

The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)

Weird & funny but not as good as the original 1998 South Korean film The Quiet Family (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0188503/).

>>: B

Human Pork Chop (http://www.horrorexpress.com/moviereview/human-pork-chop) (2001)

The film begins with the gruesome discovery of the bones and body parts of a missing woman. The police arrest the top suspects and drag them in for questioning. After a little bullying and persuasion, we are gradually told in flashback how the poor victim met her awful fate. The girl in question was a drug-addicted prostitute who foolishly stole some money from a vicious pimp. When discovered, she is kidnapped, imprisoned, humiliated, degraded, tortured, and finally killed.

A low budget torture flick from Hong Kong. Not bad but there's some disgustingly disturbing elements like forcing the victim to eat shit in the toilet!

>>: C+

[Fearonsarms]

The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)

Weird & funny but not as good as the original 1998 South Korean film The Quiet Family (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0188503/).

>>: B

I had no idea there was an original will deffo check that out cheers :)

Art Of The Devil 2-truly outstanding film in every way, extremely gory but surprising too. The ending may not add up to close scrutiny but I can overcome that being the feast to the senses this is. Highly recommended and far superior to the patchy first film.

[zwoti]

omen
zatoichi: the blind swordsman

[newb]

true legend
helldriver

How's Helldriver

have it in my netflix queue

[roshiq]

PTU: Police Tactical Unit (http://asianmediawiki.com/PTU) (2003)

A slow burn but quite interesting cop-thriller from Hong Kong.

>>: B

Dark Forest [4 Horror Tales] (2006)

A low budget K-Horror that just needed only 15 to 20 minutes or less to tell the damn boring story. But they dragged it too long (more than 90 minutes!) & made it a pretty painful experience, even for a viewer like me.

>>: D

[ChronoGrl]

Chungking Express (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109424/) (1994)

Not horror, but a very well-made character drama. I thought that the first 1/2 dragged a little bit, but I absolutely fell in love with the second half. And then I cried in the end (even though I suppose it was supposed to be a "hopeful" ending) - Not sure what happened, but it just left me feeling a little empty and lonely; could have been my mood, but I felt a little let down. I think the younger me would have liked it more.

3.5/5.

[The Villain]

Sector 7

This was just terrible. I didn't even bother finishing it

[zwoti]

How's Helldriver

have it in my netflix queue

you might want to leave there for awhile, nothing special.


yamada

[Elvis_Christ]

Chungking Express (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109424/) (1994)


Wong Kar Wai is great. I've fallen behind with his stuff. Watched a lot of it in the late 90s early 2000s. Fallen Angels blew me away when I saw it on the big screen.

[Fearonsarms]

Necromancer (2005) Terrible, woeful, limpid bore-fest that I simply couldn't finish. Dull as dishwater and about as exciting as a blocked toilet

[ChronoGrl]

Wong Kar Wai is great. I've fallen behind with his stuff. Watched a lot of it in the late 90s early 2000s. Fallen Angels blew me away when I saw it on the big screen.

Oh, wow, I just put it together that this is the guy who did In The Mood for Love and 2046.

I'm going to be honest - It was quite a while ago that I tried to watch In The Mood for Love and it really bored me to tears at the time; couldn't finish it.

I've heard that 2046 is incredible though, but I've held off since I wasn't a huge fan of ITMfL.

Just added Fallen Angels to my Netflix queue - Thanks for the heads up!

[Elvis_Christ]

Just added Fallen Angels to my Netflix queue - Thanks for the heads up!

Cool hope you dig it! One of my favourite films of the 90s.

[fortunato]

Cool hope you dig it! One of my favourite films of the 90s.

Same here! I'm a huge Kar-Wai fan, too.
I'd also check out Happy Together, Chungking Express, and you should definitely give In the Mood for Love another shot.

[roshiq]

Bangkok Haunted (2001)

>>: C

[ImmortalSlasher]

Dream Home.

This movie reminded me of Antichrist. Both try to be realistic horror films as opposed to the masked killer type. The kills in Dream Home are crazy. So are the things that one shouldn't do in a horror movie. Namely alcohol/drugs and sex. But the movie tries for both realism and horror and I think that is where it fails. Because the horror portion is strong and the realistic portion although well acted is kind of hard to believe that the main character would snap and go to the lengths that she does.

[zwoti]

13: game of death

[Fearonsarms]

Bangkok Haunted (2001)

>>: C

I hated that as well shame as it was so promising.

[leezuki]

ghost in a shell, very good :)

[j2040]

I haven't watched a good japanese horor in forever, i'm going to hunt down a bunch of these titles and have a horror fest!

[roshiq]

Segunda Mano aka Second Hand (2011)

Filipino Horror flick. The plot was decent for a typical Asian horror film but the acting & the scrip made it kinda Soap Opera sort of drama.

>>: C

Spider Forest (2004)

Haven't seen it before. A pretty good psychological horror-thriller from Korea.

>>: A-

[The Villain]

The Butcher, The Chef, and The Swordsman

I thought this was going to be more action based but it's just stupid and corny. I didnt even bother finishing it.

[zwoti]

the front line
missing
x-cross
hard revenge milly
hard revenge milly: bloody battle
1911: revolution

[leezuki]

going to watch cold fish tonight, anbody watched it yet?

[kyl3thund3r]

Meat Grinder. Little boring in parts, but the gore is cranked up. Made it worth it.

http://www.denofgeek.com/siteimage/scale/800/600/145043.png

[Angra]

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p17/Kasper_76/Theraid.jpg

"The Raid: Redemption" 7-8/10


The best Indonesian action movie i've ever seen!!! :D

[roshiq]

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p17/Kasper_76/Theraid.jpg

"The Raid: Redemption" 7-8/10


The best Indonesian action movie i've ever seen!!! :D

Does it have any dance numbers?:)

[Angra]

Does it have any dance numbers?:)


Only 6. :D

[Fearonsarms]

Matango (1963)Mushroom based horror concerning shipwrecked surivors on a remote pacific island. More time is spent with the characters bitching and backstabbing each other than the desired mushroom action. But when the mushroom action comes it is glorious and worth the wait though if you don't like dated special effects you may want to avoid it. Enjoyable trippy fun.

[tuleven]

I Saw the Devil 5/5
Tales From the Dead 4/5

[TheCabin]

Asian or Asian horror? I am not sure which one you are referring to?

[letoatreides3508]

Just finished watching it on my Ipad actually.

I was wondering if you guys could recommend some solid j-horror/asian horror films to me. I've seen the ju-on films and Reincarnation, along with Ringu. But if there's any good ones you can suggest, feel free to let me know.


http://cinemacthulu.blogspot.com

[Angra]

Just finished watching it on my Ipad actually.

I was wondering if you guys could recommend some solid j-horror/asian horror films to me. I've seen the ju-on films and Reincarnation, along with Ringu. But if there's any good ones you can suggest, feel free to let me know.


http://cinemacthulu.blogspot.com

But of course.

Shutter
Kairo
One missed call
Tale of two sisters
Old lady in white

[Stylez]

Just finished watching it on my Ipad actually.

I was wondering if you guys could recommend some solid j-horror/asian horror films to me. I've seen the ju-on films and Reincarnation, along with Ringu. But if there's any good ones you can suggest, feel free to let me know.


http://cinemacthulu.blogspot.com

What kind of Asian horror are you looking for? There are psychological ones such as 13 Beloved, I Saw the Devil and Confessions. If you're looking for one that features ghosts and supernatural beings there's Body 19, Rule#1, Ladda Land. If you're not sure, try some shorts like 4bia/Phobia 1 and 2 or the experimental shorts from Japan. Hope this helps :)

[neverending]

Man, I watched one flipped out movie tonight-

Dream Home.

A gory slasher, satire on the housing shortage in Hong Kong.

Recommended.

[newb]

Man, I watched one flipped out movie tonight-

Dream Home.

A gory slasher, satire on the housing shortage in Hong Kong.

Recommended.

have it in my netflix queue

[FreddyMyers]

ditto........

[ImmortalSlasher]

I like the horror portions of Dream Home. I wasn't too fond of the more realistic parts. I find it crazy that someone would go to extremes over a square apartment in any building. I'm a nature person.

[neverending]

It's a satire....

[ChronoGrl]

Man, I watched one flipped out movie tonight-

Dream Home.

A gory slasher, satire on the housing shortage in Hong Kong.

Recommended.

Roshiq loved that one too - I thought it was pretty good; one of the rare movies that have made me film as of late. Definitely recommended.

...

Save the Green Planet! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0354668/) (2003)

I was pretty disappointed in this one, particularly considering how incredibly AWESOME the trailer is.

3NLbDgyMusk


Had a lot of stuff that was absolutely great about it, but I found it a bit long, drab, and mediocre. Disappointed.

[zwoti]

invitation only
kamui: lone ninja
war of the arrows

and at the cinema last night,
the raid

[DrwYng]

I like how it keeps you guessing throughout the film. Great cinematography - which is something I say about Asian horror films.

[The Villain]

Tomie
Weird, slow and the ending made no sense at all

[crawlspace1972]

Dream Home.
Decent gore. Fun story.

[hammerfan]

Reincarnation

[Fearonsarms]

Reincarnation

Cracking film love it :)

The Red Shoes (2005) Besides the fact that the shoes were actually pink and not red I actually really enjoyed this japanese supernatural horror. It's a challenging film in its delivery but very rewarding.Highly recommended.

[Power Ring]

Original Godzilla

[So High]

I watch ALOT of asian movies. I know I know you couldn't tell. Anyways. Last one I saw was Nightfall. Typical police drama mystery piece. When I mean by typical is it was predictable as to where I figured it out before it was over. I don't know sometimes I prefer that as opposed to the twists that make no sense to when the movie ends there was no mystery into you figuring it out cuz the story twist and turns just to do so. Brief description would go something like this. Ole dude goes to prison. For murder of this girl. Does a quarter. He gets out and kills her dad and he's taunting the head dectective thats on the case. And yeah I can't give away the twists and turns you got to watch it.

[Angra]

"Blackhouse" (1999) 7/10

Original but predictable horror/thriller with an overly long climatic ending.

[Fearonsarms]

"Blackhouse" (1999) 7/10

Original but predictable horror/thriller with an overly long climatic ending.

I agree I thought it could have been shorter-not a bad film by no means but too predictable even though it was delivered in quite an inventive way.

[Shinuyan]

Honestly, Ringu (again) like 5 min. ago

[roshiq]

The Boxer's Omen (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085951/) (1983)

Kind of funny but pretty weird flick, not bad.

>>: B

[roshiq]

The Road (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2063008/) (2011)

This Filipino horror had the potential as it offers a good story with fine camera works but needed a better script & cast. Also the twist at the end was quite unnecessary & silly.

>>: B-

[_____V_____]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515TCkmQSDL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Thanks, Angra.

* * * ½

[Angra]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515TCkmQSDL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Thanks, Angra.

* * * ½


YAY!! :D

You're welcome.

[roshiq]

Seytan (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072148/) (1974)

Turkish Exorcist!! Daring effort!

>>: C

[brainsickhorror.com]

13 Assassins
9/10

Takashi Miike's samurai epic.
The last 60 minutes is non stop hack 'n' slash!

[Angra]

13 Assassins
9/10

Takashi Miike's samurai epic.
The last 60 minutes is non stop hack 'n' slash! sounds boring. Makes me think of Versus.

[brainsickhorror.com]

sounds boring. Makes me think of Versus.

nah it's nothing like Versus. 13 Assassins is set in feudal Japan and actually has a great story; although i didn't mind Versus, pretty good on a low-budget

[ChronoGrl]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515TCkmQSDL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Thanks, Angra.

* * * ½

Really? Couldn't get into it - Maybe I'll try it again.

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Mutant Girl Squad (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1590796/) (2010)

I had actually been looking forward to this one for a while but I have to say that I'm a bit disappointed. I feel like it's just another weird Japanese schlock movie - Just seems to be weird and bloody for the sake of being weird and bloody... Which I get is the point, but I didn't enjoy it like I enjoyed, say, Tokyo Gore Police, Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky, and Meatball Machine.

I lump it with Machine Girl and Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl - If you like those, you'll like these but I ultimately found it meh.

[Dara]

Macabre,It was hugely gory and the story was a bit weak in areas but I really didnt mind, as it was a non stop full on horror fest.

[roshiq]

D@bbe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D@bbe) (2006)

This is the Turkish take on 2001 J-Horror classic Kairo (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286751/). But it isn't a straight remake. Turks took the idea & incorporated some portion of Doomsday theory (from Islamic belief) with it. And surprisingly they have made a better film than the American remake (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454919/) of Kairo. Thought at times it was kind of silly in the acting & visual effects area but overall, I found it decently creepy. Worth a watch.

>>: B

[Fearonsarms]

Ju-On The Grudge 2 (2003) re-watched this to refresh myself with the story and loved it even more this time around. Looking forward to seeing the more recent Ju-On's asap

[ChronoGrl]

Ju-On The Grudge 2 (2003) re-watched this to refresh myself with the story and loved it even more this time around. Looking forward to seeing the more recent Ju-On's asap

I need to give that one another try... I really liked both Ju-On and the remake (probably because Shimizu did both of them), but I really had a hard time getting into Ju-On 2.

[Raincoat Killer]

Dark Water.

[Fearonsarms]

I need to give that one another try... I really liked both Ju-On and the remake (probably because Shimizu did both of them), but I really had a hard time getting into Ju-On 2.

Fair enough-maybe you would prefer Ju-On Old lady In White (2009)? which I've just seen-I absolutely adored it as much as I did Ju-on The Grudge 2 (which I enjoyed LOADS more on the second viewing as I also had a hard time with it the first time I watched it). It is shorter though, only an hour and wow they don't half cram a lot into that hour-not a second is wasted and it goes further into the sinister supernatural territory hinted at in Ju-on 2 plus it stands well by itself so you don't need to have seen all the other ones besides the original Ju-On-The Grudge which is referenced in one scene. Also it looks beyond 'the girl ghost with long black hair extensions' ripped off from Ringu that made the original movie less fresh and inventive as it could have been. This completely makes up for that and gives you a new ghost (amongst other things) to be scared of.

I still need to see Ju-On The Curse 1 and 2 and Ju-On The Gril In Black and excited about them :)

[ChronoGrl]

Well I'm sold! I'll add it to my Netflix queue. :)

[roshiq]

Sector 7 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1934381/) (2011)

Not sure whether its for the English dubbed version or not, but it seems the screenplay was poorly done with a pretty average plot structure like an Asylum or sy-fy channel monster flick. At the end, for its good production value, a faceless weird looking creature & that hot chick on the lead; it passed the 'entertaining' mark for me.

>>: B-

[roshiq]

The Raid: Redemption (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1899353/) (2011)

Nice action flick from Indonesia.

>>: B+

[roshiq]

Tomie: Replay (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279474/) (2000)

As usually slow burn but better than earlier installment, at least there are some typical Asian creepy moments.

>>: B-

[Angra]

Tomie: Replay (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279474/) (2000)

As usually slow burn but better than earlier installment, at least there are some typical Asian creepy moments.

>>: B-

Faaaaaaaaaaart!!

The franchise sucks dunkey balls. Period.

Should've stopped after the first horribly dull sequal.

[Fearonsarms]

I tried watching "Thirst" (2009) for a second time, managed an hour and ten minutes this time but still couldn't watch it all the way through. Apallingly unwatchable.

[roshiq]

The Incite Mill: 7-Day Death Game (http://asianwiki.com/The_Incite_Mill_-_7_Day_Death_Game_-) (2010)

Somewhat inspired by Agatha Christie's timeless classic mystery And Then There Were None, this is a time passing, decent thriller from Hideo Nakata. Worth a watch.

>>: B

[ImmortalSlasher]

Ringu.

It was on TV a few nights ago. One day I'm going to have a double feature and decide if I prefer the original or the remake.

[Angra]

"I Saw the Devil" 9/10

Finally!!

I can only agree with the rest of the people in here. This is the way to make an action/thriller. non stop action and very brutal. Lovely.

My only small "complain" is that the story could've been craftet a little better.

[roshiq]

Epitaph (http://asianwiki.com/Epitaph) (2007)

This Korean horror flick comes with a mere anthology structure where it tells three separate stories that interweave with each other through it's basic period piece setting & characters. At time some multiple flashbacks make the movie a little convoluted, but eventually it manage to pull it off. There are some fine creepy set pieces, but all the stories relies more on emotionally moving contents about love & lose than the shock value. Liked the psychologically twisted last part of the film mostly. For its good production value, some beautiful cinematography & 3 decent ghost stories, it's definitely worth a watch.

>>: B+

[roshiq]

Death Bell (2008) & Death Bell 2 (2010)

Like many other past decade's Asian horror flicks, I could hardly recall anything about 2008's Death Bell. So gave it a watch again before checking out the sequel. Different story & characters but the same format. Decent time wasters.

>>: B

[ChronoGrl]

I tried watching "Thirst" (2009) for a second time, managed an hour and ten minutes this time but still couldn't watch it all the way through. Apallingly unwatchable.

hahahahahaha - I love Chan-Wook Park. I honestly do. And I was so ridiculously excited when I heard about this project... But I found the movie... soooo... boooooring...

[Fearonsarms]

hahahahahaha - I love Chan-Wook Park. I honestly do. And I was so ridiculously excited when I heard about this project... But I found the movie... soooo... boooooring...

I still hadn't the patience to get through all of it needless to say that was the last chance I'm giving it. I don't hate Chan-Wook Park overall-just this movie which is best avoided completely.

Red Room (1999)
Basically this is about what people will do to win money but its intentionally absurd, satirical, pornographic, campy and sick. It includes some genuinely creative uses for household tools such as a hairdryer and a lightbulb. It's lack of seriousness makes the more twisted scenes easier to digest so you find yourself laughing rather than feeling disturbed. I'm sure some people will find it to be nothing more than cheap trash as it's not for everyone. However for entertainment value you can do a lot worse

[Tor_Hershman]

Since most of it is in Japan, with Japanese acTORs, it'll be
"The Revenge Of Dr. X."

[Dead&Bloated]

The last Asian movie I watched was about a mud type monster that raped and killed women. It was quite strange. I don't remember the title.

[Fearonsarms]

Art Of The Devil 3 which was pretty good. If you liked Art of The Devil 2 you will love this as it follows on nicely from that film.There's the expected graphic torture and it certainly makes you wince and shrink back at it-in a good way. The story was reasonable and the supernatural angles were very well crafted. A solid sequel.

[AtomicPanda]

White: The Melody of the Curse. (2011) 8/10

[Angra]

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[Angra]

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p17/Kasper_76/thekick.jpg

"The Kick" 7/10

A Korean family moves to Thailand to open a Taekwondo gym. Here they run into a gang of thugs who has stolen a rare knife... and the party begins.


Has all the signs of a Prachya Pinkaew flick. Awsome choreography, insane stunt-kicks, something getting stolen, and Petchtai Wongkamlao. Only 1 important thing was missing. Tony Jaa. The only person who can make this kind of movie look convincing with his speed and power.
That being said, the young korean fellow in the lead role was VERY, very talented.

Can't really find a lot of negative things to say about The Kick other than the lack of Tony Jaa. The pacing was good, the story was simple (as expected), lots of talented martial artists including the girl from Chocolate, and it had its funny moments. But..

I found it quite odd that Pinkaew had chosen to make a movie with Korean and Thai actors speaking korean and thai. Not that i know any of the languages, but it didn't sound like they had i single word in common.

Also a lot of the gang members ran around with their faces hidden behind scarves so the audience wouldn't notice how few actors/stuntmen Pinkaew was using in this flick. Looked freakin weird.


Oh yea, and the few (thank god) added dancing sequences was incredibly gay.

[DP McCoy]

The Raid - Bone crunching action that moves along at a frantic pace,some inventive moves elevate the film above your average beat 'em up. 8/10

[ChronoGrl]

Re-watched Chan-wook Park's segment "Cut" from Three... Extremes (2004).

The shock value certainly didn't resonate with me as much as it had the first time I had seen it (which, admittedly, was years ago). Was nice to see my Korean boyfriend, Byung-hun Lee, though, and it made me want to watch I Saw the Devil again.

I think the direction is great as well as the set - I think I probably had just built it up in my memory. Not as rewatchable as, say Oldboy, which now I want to rewatch again too.

[hammerfan]

Reincarnation

I really should get more Asian horror movies....

[roshiq]

Gandu (http://www.artsploitationfilms.com/gandu-details/) (2010)

As far I've seen Bengali films, I think this is the 1st ever attempt by a Bengali filmmaker to enroll the 'Bangla cinema' into the exploitation genre of movies that has passed its golden era in European, American & Asian (Japanese) film-circle between late 60s to 70s. The abusive & raw nature in dialogs or character attributes with the backdrop of a gritty lifestyle or dark realism as well as use of explicit sex & violence to manipulate/force or more precisely exploit the viewers to 'taste & feel' the vicious & darkest corner of life...are some basic features in any exploitation movie. And on that ground, GANDU succeeds moderately, IMO. The problem is GANDU is a little exploitation drama that comes with an art house treatment all over. As they have dared to break some boundaries for Bengali cinema, particularly regarding sex and the form & mood of dialogs, lyrics & characters, I think it'd be better to work with a little bit of more drama and a complete story. The film begins with all the frustration, anger & helplessness of poor 'talented' Gandu and it even ends with those same things. Meantime, the viewers become part of Gandu's acid trip which results those delusions of winning a lottery ticket, getting offer from a band and even that 'colorful' explicit sex scene. The cast delivered overall a pretty convincing as well as daring performances, quite worth to check out. Even the characters were interesting & had some great potential to offer something truly memorable but the film suffers for its inconsistent, vague & repetitive storyline; probably due to its excessive art-film approach. The masturbation, sex scenes & the songs added some shock value, which is new & 'exciting' for a Bangla movie & I guess most of the viewers will remember GANDU for those elements only, not for the characters or a story. Too much close up shots & fragmented scenes kinda ruined the mood of watching a sensible movie. I was expecting to join with Gandu & his Bruce Lee fan-friend Ricksha (my favorite character in the movie) in a 'real life' feel crazy ride (not a acid trip) that might go either way...a rise or more downfalls for Gandu. But neither happened & left me frustrated for a 'story'; not a portrayal of a lost youth who is desperately trying to find & prove himself in surroundings that's filled with financial & sexual deprivation in almost every corner of a 'colorless' world.

>>: B

[Angra]

You spelled Gandhi wrong.

[roshiq]

You spelled Gandhi wrong.

LOL! Nope, I spelled it right! Gandu is a hindi or Indian-Bengali word for Asshole or loser!:D

[tachii]

Finally watched Battle Royale

[jaimin26783]

The Ring Virus (1999) is very good korean horror movies. Ring movie fans would like this movie. ring virus is more brutal and other movies in this series.

[leezuki]

the road. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2063008/

was ok, reminded me a little bit like dead end. 6/10

[neverending]

Coldfish.

Brutal, gory crime film.

[Ghoulie Joe]

Three...Extremes. Loved it.

[Fearonsarms]

A Tale Of Two Sisters for the second time-loved it loads more as I noticed a lot I didn't pick up on the first viewing and I'm sure I'll unscramble more layers on a third viewing at some point in the future.

[Gekkakou]

"Versus"

... OMMFG, it is so badass!

[42ndego]

Battle Royale

[Gekkakou]

Golgo Fucking 13. Anyone else a fan of Golgo 13?

[badlydrawngirl]

Girl Hell. Weird, but I kinda liked it.... Although I couldn't find a version with subtitles that would download, so I watched the entire thing not knowing what they were saying..

[Fearonsarms]

Girl Hell. Weird, but I kinda liked it.... Although I couldn't find a version with subtitles that would download, so I watched the entire thing not knowing what they were saying..

Wow I couldn't do that-I've tried but it annoys me too much. I can manage watching the odd scene here and there like with the full uncut version of Phenomena (Integral Version) I have which has some bits in Italian but not too much I couldn't watch an entire movie like that tho.

[taintedparadise]

The Host, anyone who doesn't know it's about A monster emerges from a River and starts attacking people. Got a 7 on imdb :)

[jaimin26783]

I have seen "Zatoichi : The Blind swords man 2003" Its decent movie of Zatoichi series. It's fun to watch swords fight with some comedy and suspense.

[Gekkakou]

Ninja Scroll

I love it, and can't wait for the second one

[Fearonsarms]

Ok I enjoyed A Tale A Two Sisters so much for the second time I watched it again for a third time lol :)

[Suicide Sadie]

Last Asian Horror I have seen is "Bedevilled" (2010).

[nightmare_of _death]

Although I haven't read the manga I watched Uzumaki. I didn't fully understand it and that may of been because I haven't read the manga. I was hyped up about the movie I've read its super scary and what not. To me it wasn't all that scary. To me it was real cheesy but maybe it was meant to be that way.
I've been finding more Asian horror through the library systems I can rent from anywhere in ohio even if its not in any branch I'm in through interloans I love it cause my library has a poor selection. Ok ill stop rambling now

[nightmare_of _death]

Three...Extremes this one is going to need another viewing. I understood "Dumplings" but "cut" and "box" were a little different. I was tired by the time "box" came on so I think that's why I didn't get it but "cut" I really didn't understand. I still have the full version of "dumplings" to watch as I watch the shorter version of it.

[Fearonsarms]

Three...Extremes this one is going to need another viewing. I understood "Dumplings" but "cut" and "box" were a little different. I was tired by the time "box" came on so I think that's why I didn't get it but "cut" I really didn't understand. I still have the full version of "dumplings" to watch as I watch the shorter version of it.

I would agree that "Cut" was my least fave of the three as well but yeah watch Box a second time-I think you will appreciate more on a second viewing.

[Angra]

"The Chaser" 8/10

If it hadn't been for the totally incompetent police department this movie would've been 30 minutes shorter. For shame.

That being said, The Chaser is one suspenseful crime story with some memorable brutal scenes. Reminded me in many ways of "I Saw The Devil".

[Gekkakou]

Persona 4: The Movie

[Despare]

Persona 4: The Movie

Have you played the game? Does it stack up well?

[WittyBitty]

A Tale of Two Sisters. Bleargh.

[Gekkakou]

Have you played the game? Does it stack up well?

Very well, actually. I've been a fan of the Megami Tensei series as a whole

[Fearonsarms]

Black Magic (1975) Been years since I saw this Shaw Brothers occult horror. Wasn't as insane as I remembered it watching this time around but still quite fun and reliably panicky.

[Akane]

Hansel and Gretel, a Korean movie, for me. I already wrote a review about it (http://kowasou.squiddy.net/2012/12/25/hansel-and-gretel-review/), but in a nutshell, I really enjoyed it! I thought they did a really good job with the fairy tale atmosphere.

[Angra]

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"Merantau" 6-7/10

Very similar to Ong-Bak but without any awsome jump kicks. So all in all..... meh.

Did have a few insane stunts tho. My favorite being the jump and fall from a tall building. The way it was filmed was super cool.

[hammerfan]

Muoi

Didn't care for it, I didn't think it was scary at all. I thought it was pretty boring.

[Fearonsarms]

Carved The Slit Mouthed Woman-Harrowing and unsettling Japanese supernatural horror. Low budget but comes with a bleak, sepia-esque toned cinematography that greatly enhances the brutality of the violence. Subtle performances are also the key here-they are never over-dramaticized, the characters are quite natural (or naturally unnatural when needed), refreshingly flawed and measured. Kudos for not shying away from the true horrors of the subject matter where many gloss and sugar-coat it.

[metternich1815]

The last seen Asian (actually from Asia, not a remake) movie was A Tale of Two Sisters (which I watched yesterday). The film was a great psychological thriller with a very interesting plot and really good acting. Additionally, its use of suspense was brilliant. There were several scenes that were quite scary. The scariest scene being the dining room scene after they invited some relative over for dinner.

[roshiq]

301, 302 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112257/) (1995)

A slow burn drama-thriller from South Korea that centers around only 2 characters with their sad but interesting back stories. Not great but a decent watch overall.

>>: B

[Giganticface]

The last seen Asian (actually from Asia, not a remake) movie was A Tale of Two Sisters (which I watched yesterday). The film was a great psychological thriller with a very interesting plot and really good acting. Additionally, its use of suspense was brilliant. There were several scenes that were quite scary. The scariest scene being the dining room scene after they invited some relative over for dinner.

I liked that movie a lot too, and agree that the dinner scene was probably more unsettling than the violent scenes.


Carved The Slit Mouthed Woman-Harrowing and unsettling Japanese supernatural horror. Low budget but comes with a bleak, sepia-esque toned cinematography that greatly enhances the brutality of the violence. Subtle performances are also the key here-they are never over-dramaticized, the characters are quite natural (or naturally unnatural when needed), refreshingly flawed and measured. Kudos for not shying away from the true horrors of the subject matter where many gloss and sugar-coat it.

I've had this in my Netflix streaming queue for a while now, so it's good to hear someone recommend it. I guess it's time to watch it. :)

[Giganticface]

My last seen was Bedevilled, which I enjoyed for the discomfort it induced, but was left feeling a little dissatisfied at the end -- I think because I didn't like either of the two main characters much, and didn't care which one won, and didn't feel much when one of them did.

Before that I watched Kairo (Pulse), which had potential, but maybe to me that aesthetic is getting a little played out. It didn't scare me much, but probably would have liked it a lot more had it been a half hour shorter.

I'm currently in the middle of two Asian movies: Battle Royale, and Terrifying Girl's High School Lynch Law Classroom -- both of which I'm enjoying for the most part. I'll probably post in the "Last Seen Movie" thread when I'm done, probably after tonight.

[roshiq]

407 Dark Flight (http://asianwiki.com/407_Dark_Flight) (2012)

Silly haunted flight flick but not too bad, kinda funny at times.

>>: C

[JasonLuck]

The Eye (2002)

Such an original and interesting story to this movie - really explores the extent of inhumanity that humanity is capable off, despite whether it is visible to us or not, it is nonetheless there.

[roshiq]

Death Tube (http://horrornews.net/5684/film-review-death-tube-aka-satsujin-douga-site-2010/) (2010)

A Japanese Death Game-Survival flick where a group of individuals wake up & find themselves trapped in small rooms & forced to solve puzzles in order to proceed closer to freedom. And the entire thing is showing & sharing with the world by real time footage on a youtube-like video hosting site named Death Tube. But unlike inventive traps (SAW) or mathematical puzzles (Cube), the games that the trapped bunch have to solve are just silly kids' games like hopscotch, hot potato, Rubik's cube, etc. The host or the villain is not some Jigsaw-esque madman or even a creepy puppet, but a few guys in yellow bear costumes who dance around like low-rent team mascots while the victims play out their high stakes games. The instructions come from an animated version of the bear who cheerfully explains the rules.

This film was fun to watch at times but there's no mystery to solve or interesting twists; just another movie about watching a group of people playing weird games in order to survive. And that would be fine if it was 75-80 minutes long, but it was just a hair under 2 hours. Bit oddly, there's also no IMDB page for this movie, even though it's been out for nearly two years and released on DVD through a legitimate Asian Movie distributor.

Anyway, overall nothing new, just an average time waster.

>>: C+

[Giganticface]

Blind Beast (1969). I wrote a blurb about it in this post (http://horror.com/forum/showpost.php?p=945486&postcount=39059) in the Last Seen Movie thread. Overall, not bad.

[roshiq]

Don't Click (http://asianwiki.com/Don%27t_Click) (2012)

Typical Asian horror flick but fairly entertaining. Recommended to my good friend, Angra.:)

>>: B

[Angra]

Don't Click (http://asianwiki.com/Don%27t_Click) (2012)

Typical Asian horror flick but fairly entertaining. Recommended to my good friend, Angra.:)

>>: B


Hm... i'll take it. :cool:

[roshiq]

Modus Anomali (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2182019/) (2012)

A man claws his way out of a shallow grave and finds himself in the middle of a jungle. He can't remember anything, not even his name but uncovers evidence of a stunningly brutal murder and all sorts of grisly little clues start to pop up.

This is a nice little brutal thriller from Indonesia that at times reminded me of the Spanish sci-fi thriller Timecrimes or even to some extent, of Memento! For some trend in recent years, I guess Indonesia is trying hard to put their name convincingly on global genre-map and as an Indo-flick I must say it's clearly an impressive effort but not above few flaws. They shot the film in English language and though the actor on the lead did his best but the cast overall somewhat failed to deliver a satisfying job. There was a big 'twist' at the 3rd or final act but that truth behind the mystery didn't surprised me much.

>>: B

[roshiq]

Marronnier (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWOIBGGGz9U) (2004)

Marino is an average young Japanese girl. She likes hanging out with her friends and doting over her Marronnier doll. The doll, however, has been created by an evil genius that kidnaps women, uses a machine to turn them into wax and sculpts the wax into dolls in the deceased's likeness. But it doesn't end there. The mad doll-maker's assistant, Numai, is even freakier. He stalks Marino, kidnaps her (and her friends), fails to seduce her, gets rebuffed, laughs like a maniac, AND tries to melt them into wax!
But that's before his other doll 'creations' come to life for revenge!

Somewhat like a J-horror manga, this low budget flick offers quite a weird & interesting story, worth a watch for any ardent J-Horror fan.

>>: B

[The Horror fan]

"Jigoku Kôshien" /Battlefield Baseball (2003)

I don't what to make of this movie, it as got to be one of the most strangest, weediest horror comedy movie I have ever seen.

The plot to this Battlefield Baseball is a tough game--it doesn't end until all the members on the opposing team are dead. In this game the Gedo High team is composed of blue-faced zombies, and their opponents on the Seido High team know they don't have a chance at beating them

This movie like no other zombies, I have seen, the first part of the movie is with about the headmaster who is coaching baseball team, They going face the same Zombie team who killed his players in the last time,

which we see before the titles.
We do get see one gory death on scenes but all we see is the aftermath of the dead body parts torn off all over the place, he hated the fact it's same team again.

He one of funniest people in the movie, he had me laughing a number of times

also a New kids as come to the school who seem to be really good at baseball but he stopped playing and then he explains though song , yes a song!, how his dad died, in a very funny song!

As this movies goes on, it's gets weird and wearied and never stops at all until very last scene of the movie.

There some really funny moment in this movie, that I could not stop laughing and great jokes as well, worked really well. and I loved the ending of the movie, thought really classic ending and very funny!

The most bizarre, Horror, Comedy and I never seen anything liked this before!
I give this 9 out of 10

[Strailo]

Let's see here. Just watched Coma, which is a 5 part made for TV mini series (can be found on Youtube people) with 5 different directors (one who has been around the block, 4 new and semi new ones) directing the 5 parts. Each part focus's on a different character and the end ties it all together. Rather interesting movie thing.

I've also watched 3 Extremes. I think I found this one the most...disturbing considering some of the story subjects but still good. Found the ending of "Dumplings" really disturbing and screwing with my writing. I did not need my character to suddenly decide that she didn't want the baby...and got rid of it rather messily.

Note to all writers: Don't watch a movie that will screw with your sense a little bit and then write. After no sleep for 24 hours. Your writing comes out twisted.

Anyways, I'm going back to hunting down the movie I've been looking for since sometime in 2012.