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Summary: dull
Review: This is just China's attempt to re-create Sixth Sense and The Ring (both movies I'm not too fond of either). I knew pretty much what was going to happen after every scene. The movie expects us viewers to feel horror whenever the so-called scary visions of the dead appear. Oh wow, the music got faster and stuff started to fade away back and forth(gets annoying), real scary and psychologically challenging. Too many modern Hollywood Supernatural movie cliches that left me uninterested. I already knew what was going to happen at the end too. It was way too similar to the ending in Mothman Prophecies (which was a decent film). The movie shouldn't even be rated R, more like a PG movie. I felt like I was watching a bad epidsode of "Are you Afraid of the Dark?", you know that old Nickelodeon show. If you're interested in this movie because you thought it's different from all the hollywood horror trash, don't even bother. That's all this movie is, except it's from Asia. Can't believe it got so many rave reviews. Film needs to be a lot more experimental, story and camera-wise. Mediocre cookie-cutter ghost film.
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Summary: disappointed
Review: Hmmm..wasn't overly impressed with this movie and I have to disagree with a few of the reviewers that claimed this movie was scary...in my opinion it failed dismally in that category, Ghostbusters was more scary. The acting was quite good by the lead character, but the young doctor who falls deeply in love with her after consulting her once or twice was pretty mediocre - and that whole scenario was a little unbelievable and cheeeesy. I was quite bored throughout the movie, and i feel the directors failed to capitalise on a pretty good premise for a movie.
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Summary: EYE CAN SEE YOU
Review: A blind woman undergoes an operation to have her eyesight restored, then she begins to see dead people. Think Haley Joe Osmant was scared, wait until you see The EYE. The storyline is full of suspense, the main character was extremely authentic in her role and she had me believing that ghosts exist. The details and special effects in the film are EYE catching. The Pang Brothers who directed the film have done for elevators and hospital corridors what Hitchcock did for showers.
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Summary: 10 stars. One of the best horror films ever.
Review: After the worldwide success of The Ring a few years back many Asian horror titles were given the go-ahead by larger production companies. No longer confined to lower budgets some of these titles, especially out of the Japanese market, have looked slicker and slicker. The Eye, a high budget horror fest from Hong Kong, managed to eclipse just about all of the many Asian horror films I've witnessed in recent years. The story centers around a young woman by the name of Wong Kar Mun. Her age is not revealed but she appears to be in her early twenties. Mun lost her sight at the age of two and has been living in the dark ever since. Mun decides to have a cornea transplant in an attempt to regain her sight. At first, the operation appears successful. Although images appear somewhat blurry, she is able to see the outside world as it is meant to be seen. Except for one major difference; she also sees people others don't see, dead people soon before they actually die. It seems like a pretty routine storyline as far as Asian horror films go but it's the competent direction of this film and the effective scare devices that make The Eye such a winner. This one is a major spookfest; Mun's character is developed so well and we are made to sympathise with her so much that we can't bare it to see her in pain and peril. Spooky visuals abound such as ghosts that jump at Mun unexpectedly and genuinely frightening set pieces such as a scene in an elevator that had me cringing in my seat. Of particular note is the way that sound is used to scare the viewer. The audio track is filled with jumps in tone and eerie sounds. But The Eye is more than just a claustrophobic creepfest, it turns into an adventure film. After Mun discovers that something is seriously wrong with her transplant, she leaves Hong Kong and sets out into the jungles of Thailand in an effort to locate the cornea donor. It is in Thailand that Mun will learn the shocking revelations behind her donor's past. Of course comparisons with The Sixth Sense are inevitable but The Eye is way better. It has a similar concept but makes away with the gimmick ending and replaces Joel Haley Osmond with a beautiful Chinese woman. This film is so good I ended up calling some of my horror movie watching friends and begging them to watch this, something I would rarely ever do. Of interesting note is a mention on the back of the DVD cover box that says that Tom Cruise's production company has quickly picked up the rights to film a U.S. remake. Why? I don't see how anyone could possibly ever improve on this film. "The Ring" was improved on, I actually felt the remake was better but that's different. The original version, while telling a great story, was plagued by a low budget, limited special effects and shoddy pacing. The Eye has none of those problems. Whether the remake ever cuts it or not at least I know I'll always have the original and that is a very good thing.
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Summary: refreshingly chilling
Review: Finally, there exists a horror movie that actually frightens... I turned this movie on the dvd player the other night and watched the first ten minutes, but decided to watch the rest of it the next day, during daylight! The movie just was too creepy to watch alone! haha Just get the movie and watch it, and you'll see why. I bought it and am very satisfied with it.
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Summary: The scariest movie I've ever seen...by a longshot
Review: I've seen horror movies try to scare me wth gore, or big surprises, or disfigured killers. None even come close to the terro I felt by watching this movie. I had to actually switch seats several times, and during many scenes I found myself glancing nervously around the (empty) room. Every second of this film builds to the moment, so even when nothing terribly frightening is coming, you tense up....the scene where the camera quickly tears around corners to the hanging rope had me scared as hell of what might come. Watch "The Eye" alone in the dark...I dare you.
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Summary: Shut off the lights, turn up the sound and enjoy.
Review: This is an amazing movie. Its atmosphere is very well done. So as not to ruin any of it I wont expain the story. Everything seemed so original (at least the way they were done). Please dont let the subtitles turn you away. This movie has so many different things in it: from jump out scares, to deep inside tension that causes you to mumble things like (get out, dont look behind you). I cant wait for another movie like this. Also it is a drama and has quite a few tearjerking moments that blend in very well with the scares. The only things I didnt like were how a couple scenes did not explain themselves well and some are kind of artsy, but I got over them in a second and by the 2nd time I saw the movie they seemed to blend in better and make the movie an overall more enjoyable experience. With scares, tears, great imagery and acting, and some hidden creepy things in the background this movie is a no brainer for fans of the genre.
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Summary: Brilliant. One of the creepiest films EVER MADE
Review: "The Eye" from new HK names-to-watch directors, The Pang Brothers, and just about froze me to the couch. I'm gonna start here with the problem-an inevitable and justified comparison to "The Sixth Sense". This woman who has been blind since age 2, recieves cornea transplants and slowly (and wonderfully) fuzzily regains her sight. The problem is...now she sees dead people...everywhere. Lost souls, much like in previously mentioned "Sixth Sense", that are lost and sometimes pissed off, parade through here though, rather than trickle, and the filmmakers do a terrific job making each one creepier than the last. When even to get into her apartment, she knows shes gonna encounter the neighbor's dead son every single time, she figures out something has gotta give here. The triumph lasts till the midway shock of the film (which I will not even begin to reveal here, but do yourself a favor and don't read the description on the DVD case), and then turns into a "The Ring"-ish hunt for the past and the woman who the eyes came from. Even with a somewhat slow moving third act, after its pseudo-conclusion, it is made up for with a power-punch big effects ending that was very well-done to say the least. Too much said about this is not a good thing. I just say-go see this unless you absolutely can't bear that "spirits all around us" creep-out, and even then, see it but take someone to hide behind.
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Summary: Well-assembled and -acted
Review: "The Eye" is classified as horror, but it plays out much more like a suspense or mystery. If you've seen the American "The Ring," you can expect a very similar method of plot revelation - the characters slowly learn background through cross-country detective work as well as visions of an increasingly revealing nature (much like the contents of "The Ring" video tape). What differs significantly from the latter film, however, is the underlying style of "The Eye" and how it relates to the protagonist, Mun. The focus of this movie is visual, as you might expect with a movie about a blind girl receiving her sight, and as such it succeeds highly. As a horror movie, however, the atmosphere is all wrong. There are a number of scenes that describe the character's own terror, but its portrayal is not sufficient to invoke the same response in an audience. Why? I attribute this primarily to the character's inability to be affected by the visions she sees. As long as one knows that she is ultimately safe, it is absurd to fear for Mun's safety. As an ultimately painless affliction, this movie lacks any real threat that might delineate horror, rather than a deeply unsettling mystery to be solved. This movie is definitely worth seeing, but do so without the expectations lain before you. Yes, this movie will stimulate you and hold your interest, but it's certainly not what one reviewer called it: the scariest movie since "The Exorcist."
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Summary: Were you reincarnated into the wrong body?
Review: Said the doctor to his nephew. This is rapidly becoming my favorite movie line. I enjoyed watching this film, though it wasn't as scary as I heard it would be. Creepy, chilling, intense at some points, but I just cannot say I was very scared. Yes, it is very similar to the "Sixth Sense", and I really liked that movie. The idea that ghosts are always around us, whether we see them or not, is an old one. The story line works and the acting is very well done. I have only started to discover Asian horror films and am presently surprised and pleased to see they are now more available to American audiences. I had heard that an American remake is in the works. I just hope they stay close to the original theme and feel of the story. That is what makes the film interesting. I know many people will be turned off by the subtitles, and that is a shame since it is worth seeing.
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