What's the best Asian horror movie you have seen

[bunn100]

Well my vote would have gone to Battle Royale (but not sure if it is a horror) so I will vote for The eye watched it today and thought it was fantastic

[abbycomix]

Wild Zero!

[Dr.Kelvinstein]

Not a fan of this sub-genre at all, though I watch everything simply to keep up. I would say Legend Of The Seven Golden Vampires because Peter Cushing and Roy Ward Baker were on hand to give it some class. Junk is my favorite Asian zombie movie; thought Versus was a mess--the editing and camerwork were just all over the place, like college students who wanted to do a Tarantino/Rodriguez movie. Chinese Ghost Story was probably my favorite visually. Battle Royale and Audition were kinda cool, however the hell you would categorize them. Hated The Eye, Ringu (movie sould be about tomato sauce), and the over-hyped, over-rated American remake. My main problem with Asian horror is that for the horror to work, the comedy also has to work. Even in horror movies with little comedy. Barker, Romero, and many other people smarter than I have pointed this out. The Asian sense of humor just doesn't translate well with American audiences. John Woo might be the exception (just about everything in his masterpiece The Killers worked). The only Asian filmmaker I truly love is Akira Kurosawa, but I like Leone and Sturgis much better.

On the whole, I like my horror American or Euro. Both share the same Gothic and cultural sensibilities that I have.

[starseed]

Junk was a fun Zombie movie

Dark Water was creepy and had some good shocks (saw it in the theater and don't know how it holds up on the small sreen)

I agree about the humor - Stacy for example

[bunn100]

well that is cool everyone has their own tastes which is good. But for me I would much rather pick up a Asian film then watch anything out of america or europe.

As far as comedy in horror movies (and again this is only my personal opinion) I do not think it is necessary, it all depends what mood you want to set.

But if it wasnt for asia right now my dvd collection would never be added to I can honestly say that in the last 5 years there has only been 3 films I wanted to buy which came out of hollywood but I have bought about 25 asian films in the last 2 years lol.

But that is why I love this forum everyone has their own likes/dislikes and opinions and you can learnt a lot from that.

[Sam The Egg]

Not only is Kairo the best Asian horror movie I've seen (and yes, I watched it with subtitles), it's one of the best movies I've seen period.

[bunn100]

WOW I am shocked lol

[Sam The Egg]

at what?

[Dr.Kelvinstein]

I've bought around 700 DVDs in the last three yrs. The Asian stuff is all of John Woo's movies, all Kurosawa's samurai movies, the Better Tomorrow sequels without Woo, Bride With White Hair 1 and 2, Stacy, Junk, Wild Zero, Audition, The Swordsman series and unfortunately I picked up Versus before I rented it. Most other suff I've either rented or have video bootlegs of. The biggest bulk of the rest is American and European horror. Here is my problem with Asian horror (and yes, I can see why people think they're cool--but I'm talking horror as a GENRE)---Horror archetypes evolved out of European legends and English Gothic novels. That IS monster culture as we know it. You can sit down and trace everything from TCM to Deep Red back to The Castle of Otranto, the first horror novel marketed as such. That is why Asian horror will never be anything except a footnote or at best a slim chapter in any English-language film book. With a very few exceptions, and most of them demonstrating foreign filmmakers' takes on American horror movie archetypes, Asian horror should be considered in context with the exploitation film or with Asian filmmaking in general and not with the history of the horror film.

[Sam The Egg]

damn, Doc, you just owned everybody

[WaitxUntilxDark]

The Scariest movie in my opinion is the japanese movie "Audition" Some parts actually make me close my eyes. no movie makes me do that. this movie just has that effect on me.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Kairo
Ju-on

just two out of the ones I find better than Audition

[The STE]

Kaïro: Greatest horror movie to come out of Asia. The Kurosawa name lives on

[Angra]

Ju-on 1

Kairo

One missed call

[slasherman]

Originally posted by Angra

One missed call
I like...I like...not..boring japanese horror

[Angra]

Originally posted by slasherman
I like...I like...not..boring japanese horror


Admit it, punk... You´re just not into asian horror movies.;)

[slasherman]

Originally posted by Angra
Admit it, punk... You´re just not into asian horror movies.;)
...this one wasnt good...cant see why you like this better than for example "Into the Mirror"(korean though)

[Angra]

Originally posted by slasherman
...this one wasnt good...cant see why you like this better than for example "Into the Mirror"(korean though)


That´s an easy answer.

The scares in "Into the mirror" simply didn´t work.
Sure there wasn´t a single original idea in "One missed call", BUT i was sitting with the feeling that Miike knew what he was doing all along. That was cool.:)

[komi]

Untold story - Human meat roast pork buns
Audition
evil dead trap 1 &2
Dark water
freeze me
the imp
ring
splater
suicide slub
grudge
wizard of darkness
cure
Bio zombi
Junk
Phone
Stacy
Dr. Lamb
World apartment horror
Tetsuo :D 1 & 2
Onibaba
Woman in the dunes
Bride with white hair
A chinese ghost story
Mr. vampire
Close encounters of the spooky kind
Butterfly murders
Ebola Syndrome
Happiness of Katakuris
Entrails of A Virgin

[Dave]

Originally posted by Angra
One missed call

Great movie. I bought it from Walmart about two weeks ago.

[noctuary]

Audition is one of the most effective movies I've seen in any genre. If you don't have it spoiled for you, the ending really is shocking. Sure, you pick up on the fact that Asami is not quite right fairly early in the movie, but you don't realize just how wrong things are about to go.

Cure and Tell Me Something are also excellent.

[IDrinkYourBlood]

Audition.

[Inspector Abber]

My favourite is Ring, but it's followed very closely by Ring 0.

I've also seen:

Ring 2 - Which was OK, but not on a par with the other two in the trilogy
Audition - This didn't do it for me, I'm afraid. Had it's moments, perhaps.
Ju-on - Ok - But i preferred the American Grudge
Dark Water - Again, OK, but well short of Ring.

[Angra]

Originally posted by Dave
Great movie. I bought it from Walmart about two weeks ago.


Wonder if "One missed call 2" is any good.:rolleyes:

[wvhorrorfan]

got spooked by

red shoes

the wig

and Kairo

(saw kairo a few minutes after i got it, man i got chilled.)

[Sukie]

Audition freaked me out. Was she softly saying kitty kitty kitty or what? Naarrrggg

[The STE]

Originally posted by Sukie
Audition freaked me out. Was she softly saying kitty kitty kitty or what? Naarrrggg

"Kiri-kiri-kiri-kiri!" It (kiri) means "deeper"

[wvhorrorfan]

got audition via dvd, and saw it, it gave me the creeps.

[Sukie]

Ohhh STE thanks for the education, that's even creepier......

[bbeastieboy]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808

Ju-on



agreed

[AUSTIN316426808]

I had Ju-on and Kairo but after watching both a couple more times since that post,Kairo is alot better.

[slasherman]

Originally posted by Angra
Wonder if "One missed call 2" is any good.:rolleyes:
probably better than number 1

[Despare]

Audition is overrated I think. I really liked it but I think there are many better foreign horrors out there. Off the top of my head recent ones I've seen, Suicide Club and Tale of Two Sisters were both better.

[Angra]

Originally posted by slasherman
probably better than number 1


Nope, it wasn´t. Pretty good though.

;)



I would like to add "Tale of two sisters" to my list. Terrefic movie.

[Nana_baby]

oh well i guess i'll see that then kasper

[urgeok]

the eye, the grudge,

one of those two for me ..

[newb]

Originally posted by urgeok
the eye, the grudge,

one of those two for me ..

I'll have to agree on these choices. I was very excited after watching both of these but then it seemed to go stale and fell into the same ole same ole.........long wet haired ghost girl.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by newb
I'll have to agree on these choices. I was very excited after watching both of these but then it seemed to go stale and fell into the same ole same ole.........long wet haired ghost girl.

yeah .. i'd seen a lot more of them too..
it was turning me off for a bit but i'm actually still enjoying the good ones again..

i realized that even the mediochre ones are usually more competantly made than most of our other choices in the genre.

[scouse mac]

As above, The Eye is the best ive seen so far. The scene in the classroom is classic.

[urgeok]

re. The Eye ..

i think the old man in the elevator was my favorite- most effective scene

[majorbludd]

god damn it I loved UZUMAKI.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by majorbludd
god damn it I loved UZUMAKI.

i just bought this - havent gotten around to seeing it yet

[majorbludd]

it's got a tim burton quality to it....i dunno, you'll see.

[urgeok]

i've seen it compared to cronenberg

[noctuary]

Originally posted by urgeok
i've seen it compared to cronenberg
That's an apt comparison, as it does deal with themes like bodily transformation/horror. It's not handled in nearly as sophisticated a manner as Cronenberg's films, but then again, not very much is. For what it's worth, I thought Uzumaki was a good film

I really don't see any similarities with Burton though...

[Angelakillsluts]

Originally posted by urgeok
re. The Eye ..

i think the old man in the elevator was my favorite- most effective scene

Firstly:

people floating = creepy!

Secondly:

I loved how they did that scene, I think it's one of the most effective scenes I've ever seen in a horror movie. I was on the edge of my seat and every second was pure torture haha I really wanted her out of that elevator as soon as possible :D

Another part I really liked was at the beginning with the old woman approaching her. She couldn't make out the old womans face and you kept expecting her to come into focus as she got closer and closer. I think it was a good way to introduce the idea and it was both creepy and suspenseful.

[Hellsing]

Ya the oldman in the elevator was a cool scene.Can't wait for "PLUSE" And "Maraeito".Has anyone seen the Locker?Very much like the Grudge,I call it "Daughter of the grudge"ha,ha.:D :D :D

[Krueger]

I dont know how hard you are on subgenres and such stuff, but I'd still like to say Battle Royale.
If you dont think it fits in the horrorgenre, ignore this post :P

[feral cat]

Still Ringu, but I have a softspot for Shohuns Sadism (http://ispitonyourmovie.com/index.php?id=90) although its more of an exploitation movie I guess ...

... Love lots of others though

[angel_from_hell]

Definitely, Tale of Two Sisters, very brilliant on any aspects! The acting, editing, directing, the story. Wow!

[noctuary]

An update here... Now that I've seen Kairo, Audition is no longer the best J-Horror movie I've seen.

[persuasian70]

I loved both The Eye and Tale Of Two Sisters. I haven't seen Kairo or Audition, but after reading all these posts I am anxious to do so.

[tultalie]

One Missed Call
Suicide Club
Bunshinsaba

I have alot of favourites in the genre, it is hard to choose just one.