Asian horror like the new "Three ... Extremes" beats an American film like "Saw II" at its own game. "Extremes" consists of three more artfully directed short tales from Hong Kong's Fruit Chan, South Korea's Park Chan-wook and Japan's Takashi Miike. Their tales are indeed extreme. Read the full review
Three extreme horror stories: A novelist, still guilt-ridden over the childhood death of her twin sister, receives a mysterious invitation to meet at the site of her sister's demise. A retired actress longing to retain her beauty seeks the rejuvenating effects of a doctor's "special" dumplings, only to discover they contain one horrifying ingredient. A film director is abducted by a vengeful stranger and forced to make an impossible choice.
Directors: Fruit Chan, Takashi Miike, Park Chan-wook
Starring: Hye-jeong Kang, Kyoko Hasegawa, Atsuro Watabe, Jung-ah Yum, Bai Ling
Run time: 125 minutes
Release date: Oct. 28, 2005
Rating: R for strong disturbing violent content, some involving abortion and torture, and for sexuality and language.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B+
"Their tales are indeed extreme."
Austin American-Statesman: 3 of 5 stars
"The bite-size movies are exercises not so much in repulsion as eerie dislocation."
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