Asian Horror Movies

homerxhomerx Join Date: 2003-04-01 Member: 15094Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Anyone watch these?</div> This has become a big hit in my country. Almost twice a month they show Asian horror movies (subtitled of course) and they scare the crap out of everyone!

Good examples are the Ring series: Ring 0, Ring, Ring 2, and Ring Spiral (Btw, Hollywood made a remake of the Ring but it sucked compared to the real deal)

Also The Grudge and The Grudge 2 (I heard that Hollywood plans on making a remake on the Grudge too)

And the most scariest movie I have seen as of yet is The Eye. If you haven't seen it yet, grab a DVD and watch it!
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    The eye rocked XD
    Me and some friends used to have nights where we'd watch whole collections of asian films... mainly the fighting ones of course but stuff like the eye or the ring got in there too.

    that elevator thingy creeps me out to this day =s
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  • homerxhomerx Join Date: 2003-04-01 Member: 15094Members
    Yes, the elevator scene was scary as hell, but for me, the scariest part is the caligraphy scene <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    The Eye? I'd pick it up if BlockBuster has it, they usually wouldn't have something like this.
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  • eedioteediot Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13903Members
    eh, usually if i ever get the courage to go outside, i stick with the action or comedy movies... call me old-fasioned, but i like the tried and true <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> at least i know im not wasting my time... and i have so little time to waste <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
    Watched the ring....it was creepy....

    The Eye....never heard of it. But that's because poeple in HK barely air commercials of pwning stuff. Instead they spend their time airing stuff about beauty products and shampoo....
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  • RyoOhkiRyoOhki Join Date: 2003-01-26 Member: 12789Members
    Ringu was a bit of a letdown for me. It didn't scare me at all, and I was all hyped up. I havn't seen the American version, except for the video, and it freaked me out a heck of a lot more than the Japanese one.
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  • TeKniKaLTeKniKaL Join Date: 2003-01-27 Member: 12802Members
    Oh boy the kid in Grudge. Nightmares.
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  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    No really a Horror movie at all, but on the topic of asian-esque movies, be sure to watch Battle Royale <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • UZiUZi Eight inches of C4 between the legs. Join Date: 2003-02-20 Member: 13767Members
    Like watching sock puppets have sex, same substance less stimulating.
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    The ring was ok but I never genuinely found it scary =/
    While it got rave reviews and 'OMG SCARY' comments I honestly think 'the eye' surpasses it in every way. Infact after reading this thread I went out and bought it on DVD =3

    Never seen the american version... I'm not entirely sure I want to lol XD

    Oh and Battle Royale was pretty good stuff too.
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  • DreadDread Join Date: 2002-07-24 Member: 993Members
    A good topic, I'm always interested in expanding my knowledge of horror films. So far I've only seen the both version of The Ring(japanese and usa) and the 'Audition'. That was pretty interesting...these japanese horror movies seem to require a lot of concentration and thinking from the viewer(compared to your usual action blast with Sylvester Willis Schwarzenegger), but they're certainly worth the effort <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    I can remember watching godxilla on a movie channel once <!--emo&::gorge::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-JediYoshi+Mar 8 2004, 07:43 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JediYoshi @ Mar 8 2004, 07:43 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> No really a Horror movie at all, but on the topic of asian-esque movies, be sure to watch Battle Royale <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    And stay clear from the second one.
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  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    edited March 2004
    Battle Royale 2 is still good, it's not really the same thing, it's more of a war film than a shock flick, like the first one.

    I'd recommend Dark Water, some people don't really like this one, but i thought it was great on the whole.

    Another movie i can recommend is Versus. It's not <i>really</i> a horror, it's got a lot of comedy in it, but it is about zombies and opening the gates of hell and stuff. It's got good actually, funny gore and hillarious characters.

    By "The Grudge" i presume you're referring to Ju-On. I didn't know there was a second one, but if the first is any to go by, i'm sure it's a winnar.

    I absolutely adore Ringu and Ringu 2 (i feel the second is better), Ring 0 was still good, but it was a drama really, and while it was good to get some background on Sadako's life, it wasn't really my thing. The US remake wasn't <b>that</b> bad really, it changed a lot of things, and spoiled a few things, but on the whole it could have been a lot worse.

    I guess Audition could be lumped in with the horror genre, but really it's more of a drama all the way through, until the cringeworthy climax, to be honest it's quite boring, but interesting.

    Straying further from the horror genre there's Ichi The Killer. Man, this movie is just brutal. If you do watch it, make sure you get the uncut version. It's sadistic, gory, painful to watch and quite funny in parts. It is without a doubt an excellent movie.

    *EDIT: Just as a tip. Look out for Tartan's "Asia Extreme" movies. They're all horror, thriller or action films with lots of gore and the like, generally they're all excellent. At least every one i've seen from the Asia Extreme range has been.
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    lol at versus XD

    It's so bad it's good, though some of the actual fighting in it is pretty impressive. Especially keeping in mind the knife maniac actually used real knives for all those stunts o.O
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  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Geminosity+Mar 8 2004, 10:39 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Geminosity @ Mar 8 2004, 10:39 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> lol at versus XD

    It's so bad it's good, though some of the actual fighting in it is pretty impressive. Especially keeping in mind the knife maniac actually used real knives for all those stunts o.O <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I am pretty much positive that a lot of the comedy and such is intentional, especially that crazy guy. He is probably my favourite character in any asian movie i've seen, next to the likes of Kakihara from Ichi The Killer or Kiriyama from Battle Royale. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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