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Bangkok Haunted (2001) DVD review
This 2001 trio of tales from Thailand is one of the lesser ghostly emanations to materialize in the funeral wake of RING.BANGKOK HAUNTED features plenty of flashy technique but little real style; the usual spooky notes are played with reasonable competence, but they never tie together into a coherent or memorable composition.
Re-cycle (2007) – Asian Horror Through the Looking Glass
The intersection between Fiction and Reality has provided an excellent starting point for artistic exploration, at least since Jorge Luis Borges, and here the Pang Brothers use it to reorient a career that has drifted off track since THE EYE (2002). That memorable ghost story was one of the few Asian horror films (along with [...]
The Messengers (2007) – Horror Film Review
The English-language directing debut of the Pang Brothers (the two who gave us the excellent Asian thiller THE EYE in 2002) is a distinctint disappointment if not a devastating disaster. Their patented visual style of cinematic scares is on view, but it seems a bit tired and obligatory by this point; it has all the [...]
The Eye 10 (2005) – DVD Review
Despite the numeral 10 in the title, this is only the second sequel to THE EYE; the title actually refers to ten methods for viewing the dead, one of which was seen in each previous film, leaving eight for this movie to explore. This interesting concept helps retroactively turn the first two EYES into more of a [...]
The Eye 2 (2004) – Film & DVD Review
This follow-up to THE EYE provides another glimpse into the land of the dead. Fans may enjoy the “second sight,” but this EYE lacks the compelling vision of its predecessor. Less a sequel than a variation on the theme, the story has nothing to do with the original except for the basic concept of a young [...]
The Eye (2002) – DVD Review
This is one of the best Asian ghost movies to emerge in the wake of 1998’s RING, the Japanese hit that launched the J-Horror wave. A co-production between Singapore and Hong Kong, THE EYE looks somewhat superficially similar to RING in terms of plot (it is also about a young woman searching for a solution to [...]
