hi paltik! it's a remake, going through the whole hollywood sterilization process. i'm curious how it turns out though.

thanks xage I was trying to figure out that reference before ichi went out to kill kakihara. I was like kaneko gave ramen to Ichi when did that happen ? Anyways my friend has the region 2 special release version with the hollagram of kakihara on the box it's sooooooooo coooooolllllll   but it doesn't have any eng subs so it really didnt get to me. But the box is really nice. But I like ichi pa rin galing eh. Medyo you gotta have a dark side to you if you enjoy the humor etc. But never the less the quality was good.

  But maybe you can help me out here pare. Sorry paltik don't read xage's response kasi medyo spoiler to ng kaunti    In the last scene ichi goes out finally to kill kakihara and kakihara ends up falling and you know the rest. Was it kaneko's son who killed kakihara ? As the the ending implied ? PArang I'm still guessing that was my conclusion dahil medyo kakihara was delirious na etc. cause the thing that gave it away was the blade scar that didn't show on his head when he finally reached ground. Pls. help me na lang if you've got your own conclusion or your own thoughts thanks !  

I ordered Dark water region 3 !!!!!!  and I found volcano high for you xage !!! same vendor !!!! Kaya leave a message in my main thread kung game ka for volcano high if not I'll just be ordering Dark water !!!

Thansk Swank, but I got to wait for these with my ASIAN DVD online source

Synopsis

At the age of two Mann went blind. Eighteen years later, a new and risky corneal transplant operation restores her vision; but a series of inexplicable events lead her to believe there is more than meets the eye to her new-found gift of sight.


I. The Video

This is my first aquisition among my Asian DVD collection that was produced by Panorama Entertainment. The DVD's is presented in a widescreen format. Unfortunately the presentation showed some bad compression output that is very apparent during dark sequences. Nevertheless, it did not even worsen my viewing as the special efffects made by Centro Digital (HKs ILM version)was absolutely FLAWLESS

8/10

II. The Sound

The element that sent chills upon viewing this movie was its stunning achievement in sound and music. The Pang brothers have probably followed the chilling footsteps of japanese director Hideo Nakata whose music and sound presentation in his films (especially the EYE) plays a major factor in the term SCARE. Upon the films opening sequence, you will immediate feel that this would definetly be a scarey themed film

A very well and Two Thumbs Up job on Panorama Entertainment as it made an excellent DTS original audio track presentation ( A Must have for all owners who could play DTS sound). Unfortunately and I mean really unfortunate was for those who can't play DTS, viewers/listeners will have to rely only on a DD2.0 track since there's no 5.1 track available on the disc.

10/10

III. Special Features

The subtitles are of excellent quality no no typical wrong spelling nor wrong grammar visible and really help the chillin pace of this film.

And for the extra, well there's absolutely the basic chapter selection and three non HK trailers mainly, Blow (Us Film), Avalon (Polish/japan Film) and Nowhere to Hide (Korea Film)

Very average release, too bad because a movie of this quality should deserved a better treatment.

6/10

IV. My short note

Once I popped in my brand new copy of THE EYE DVD , Man was I so horrified by the fuzzy, glitchy, pixelated, stuttering mess ( the usual DVD rot prob ) that appeared on the screen (And take note I could not stop,eject nor forward it). As I was cursing,  it comes to my mind of having mail it back to my online distributor to exchange my defective disc and suddenly the image shattered like glass and a crystal clear picture showed a message written in Chinese (Somethin like Stop Piracy). Oh well an excellent JOKE !! *note this is just one shock factor brought by this DVD more upon viewing the film!


V. Overall Recommendation

Highly recommended for terror fans in the whole world (Hey, the DVD is region free so no worry)!! I never thought until I saw this film that HK (ofcourse with the intrend help of CENTRO Digital) truly add another definition of CG to Asian horror films and I mean not the cheesy thing but the sure scary thing...

Two Thumbs UP!! and a lot of Goosebumps

9/10


For further movie info check out www.theeyemovie.com

xage, I noticed some HK movies [ex. naked killer, etc.]  released on two or more different DVD label[ Mei Ah, Universe] Which among them has a better version overall? Thanks!

The One I posted in this thread, which is the MEGASTAR DVD release. Now Why?

1.)  The best picture transfer
2.)  Cheap
3.)  Better than its other Region counterparts (MEGASTAR's release was the unrated/uncut one)
4. ) A lot of info about the film
5. ) 5.1 Dolby Digital

Hey xage!  I was wondering if you know where I could get Tsai Ming-Liang films at a good price.  Here's the list of his films I'd like to have:

1.  What Time Is It There?
2.  The Hole
3.  Vive L'Amour
4.  Rebels Of A Neon God
5.  The River

Thanks chief!

i've seen mentions of attack the gas station, the isle, volcano high and some other korean movies, but i don't think they've been given enough notice. saw hi dharma a few days ago and it shows that they're definitely gaining momentum over hk.



another entry to korea's line of gangster comedies, the plot is predictable. gangsters get into trouble, hide out in a monastery, clash with the monks living there, but they end up bonding together in the end.

execution is another story though, and some scenes are downright hilarious. Park Sang-myun (also in my wife is a gangster) has perfected the slow, slightly chubby stereotype (which might lead to him being casted in mostly similar roles in the future). some parts of the plot aren't built up and given up for dead, and could've been omitted. still all in all, an enjoyable film.

the universe release has korean and cantonese dd5.1, although the cantonese dd5.1 sounds a bit louder compared to the korean track (don't mind me, i'm just a stickler for watching movies in the original language).

if you haven't seen them yet, other korean goodies include shiri, the 2000 blockbuster - action/spy thriller with some nice plot twists



and of course, my wife is a gangster which was also blasted by locals over there, but still kicks ass for me (i must have a thing for locally criticized flicks) - gangster comedy with awesome awesome fight scenes (the one in the rain can kick matrix's ass anytime)

Just watched this film ( Courtesy of Parc )



JOINT SECURITY AREA ( J.S.A )

     A great investigative film, The highest invested film in Korean history. Winner of the Golden Bear Award at The 51st  Berlin International Film Festival. Best Film at the Festival Du Film Asiatique De Deauville in France. Best Film, Best Actor, Best Sound and Best Art Director at the 38th Grand Bell Awards in Korea. Best Foreign Film at the Blue Ribbon Awards in Japan. Best Ten Foreign Film of the Year from 'Kinejun' The Japanese Leading Magazine.

Click below for complete details:

http://dvdasian.com/cgi-bin/dvdasian/12833.html

     If you are expecting the usual action fight scenes in J.S.A., there isn't any. It's more of an investigative drama rather than an action flick. J.S.A. focuses more on friendship, courage, politics and loyalty to your country.
    Some of the recent films i've watched in terms of action sequences, personally i think My Wife's A Gangster is on top of my list. Other films include 2002, Public Enemy, China Strike Force, Musa and Volcano High School.

Has anybody seen this film??



Cover looks promising.

I will recommend to you 2 Korean movies that I have watched (though someone already mentioned these 2)

1. SHIRI (available now in R1), but the korean version has a Special 2-disc edition, comes w/ DTS.

2. JSA (Joint Security Area), not really an action movie. nice plot twist.

....

and there is a new DVD... action/comedy

WASABI (DTS) - japanese/french movie starring Jean Reno and Hiroko Hirosue.

Written and produced by Luc Besson, directed by Gerard Krawczyk (Taxi 2), it was filmed in Japan, and currently available only in R3 (japanese language w/ english subs) and R2 (french language and subs).

http://www.dvdasian.com/cgi-bin/dvdasian/13633.html

i've seen Shiri on dvd, but did not i like it that much...

got to view The audition dvd last night...
and boy was i susprised to see it!

even though i'm not big at shock films, i must admit that
i kinda liked this film. i just had to pause several times during the last scenes and just tell myself that this are just special effects! i also had to lower down the volume since those sound effects also made me cringe.

there was also a directors commentary for the last scene only, but he did not talk to much about the film, or anything else for that matter

this movie kinda reminds me of the movie Misery
with Cathy Bates and her sledge hammer, didn't she win a oscar award for this movie?

anyway...just like misery, the lead actor and the girl had very good chemistry on the screen. and i just wished that the ending went the other way.

just a warning this is not for the week of heart!
rent it at your own risk!

bently

Has anybody seen this film??



Cover looks promising.

Sir, I found a review ---> 2009 Review --- under the Review Forum...the link I posted earlier leads to a dead link

Has anybody seen this film??



Cover looks promising.

YESSSSSSS!!!!!  Rented it yesterday.  Superb sound, excellent video quality, GREAT story, MAGNIFICENT John Woo-like action.  Wonderful.  Just wonderful.  One of the best Asian films I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot!).  

The only negative thing I can say is that it was kind of long.  Some parts shoulda been edited.  Nonetheless, A MUST-SEE!!!