Three...Extremes

So, after seeing and really enjoying Funny Games, I've sort of been looking for more foreign horror movies, and I just found another good one...Three Extremes! This trilogy of J Horror by three prominent directors is, sort of, a Masters Of J Horror, if you will.



Here's what you'll get: The first story (by director Fruit Chan) is called Dumplings and it's a tale of youth and what some people will go through to keep theirs, and while this might conjust images of plastic surgery gone wrong, where this movie goes will make the worst plastic surgery nightmare pale by comparison! Th second story (by director Chan-wook Park) is called Cut. This is the tale of a young director who's held hostage by a psychotic extra, during the course of the hostage situation, everyone does things that they never imagined they would do. The third and final story (by director Takashi Miike) is called Box. Box is probably the most cerebral of the trilogy, this story of a young girl who has recurring nightmares because she accidentally killed her sister as a child turns into something that you'll never see coming!

Personally, I thought that Dumplings was the most consistently cringe inducing of the lot, the other two were good short films too! Three Extremes is the perfect Saturday night horror movie, the stories are quick and to the point and if you want to watch just one, you can watch it within an hour and save the other two for later!

I'm giving Three Extremes four out of four cigars, because once I dove into this movie, I couldn't wait for the next movie! If J Horror is your thing, you're gonna love this one (if you haven't already seen it). So until next time, when I'll reveal my secret to long life (it involves rest, exercise, a healthy diet and NOT DYING!), remember that the best movies are bad movies!