May 31, 2006

RING - THE FINAL CHAPTER (1999) Sadako on TV again

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RING - THE FINAL CHAPTER (1999, Japanese TV series, IMDB title - Ringu : Saishusho ) All-region DVD ( HK Video) Long-winded TV series adap...
May 17, 2006

KAMIKAZE GIRLS (2004) - HK DVD review

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KAMIKAZE GIRLS (Japan, 2004) HK region 3 NTSC DVD (released by Widesight) Truly bonkers, both visually and plotwise, this Japanese comedy cr...
May 16, 2006

ZEE-OUI (2004) - Thai DVD horror review

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ZEE-OUI (Thailand, 2004, aka THE MAN EATER) Region 3 PAL Thai DVD A famous serial-murder case gets a bloody re-telling Li Hui, a Chinese far...
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May 06, 2006

DINOCROC and THE BRUTAL RIVER - A couple of huge crocs!

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DINOCROC (2005, USA) and THE BRUTAL RIVER (2005, Thailand) 2 recent films with monster CGI crocodiles on the loose I enjoy monster movies, ...
April 27, 2006

VOICE (WHISPERING CORRIDORS 4) Thai DVD review

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VOICE - WHISPERING CORRIDORS 4 (2005, Korea, aka 'VOICE LETTER') PAL all-region Thai DVD (released by Rose) Fourth in the Whispering...
April 19, 2006

MUSHISHI (2005) - a wonderful new anime series

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[Text UPDATED November Jan 2007] A new anime without robots or guns or pocket monsters - just a mysterious guy sorting out elemental spirits...
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DORM (2006) - a coming-of-age story from Thailand, with ghosts

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(Updated September 2013) My coverage of charming Thai ghost story Dorm (Dek Hor) is rather fragmented in Black Hole Reviews, because I u...
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April 17, 2006

DRAGONHEAD (2003) a realistic Japanese disaster movie

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DRAGONHEAD (2003, Japan) Movie review A downbeat, spectacular, post-apocalyptic drama Imagine you're on a train on your way back from a ...

SHARK SKIN MAN AND PEACH HIP GIRL (1998) Hip Japanese gangsters

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SHARK SKIN MAN AND PEACH HIP GIRL (1998, Japan, aka Samehada otoko to momojiri onna ) Bloody, good, gangster shootout comedy Very enjoyable,...
April 15, 2006

VILLAGE OF EIGHT GRAVESTONES (1977) DVD review

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VILLAGE OF EIGHT GRAVESTONES (1977, Japan, aka YATSU HAKA-MURA) Hong Kong region 3 NTSC DVD review (Panorama Entertainment) A gory epic murd...
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The DAUGHTER - a Thailand DVD horror

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THE DAUGHTER (Thailand, aka Phee thuay kaew ) Thai PAL all-region DVD Low budget Thai video-movie rips THE EXORCIST the cheapest way possib...
April 09, 2006

HAAN (2005) Pearl Harbor double-agent

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HAAN (2005, South Korea, a.k.a. HAN GIL SU) Korean region 3 NTSC DVD Disappointing WW2 espionage drama The premise seemed very promising fo...
April 06, 2006

SPECTREMAN (1971) - Gorilla TV

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SPECTREMAN (1971, Japan) An outrageously bad seventies live-action superhero TV show from Japan Thai PAL VideoCD review Hells bells! I thou...
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April 03, 2006

Update: TETSUJIN 28 - Region 2 UK DVD

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TETSUJIN 28 is a remake of a classic Japanese anime that was redited as GIGANTOR in the USA. Latest news is that the first 5 episodes of t...
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March 20, 2006

YOKAI DAISENSO (2005) - Takashi Miike's Great Goblin War

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THE GREAT YOKAI WAR (2005, Japan, titled YOKAI DAISENSO) Hong Kong NTSC Region 3 DVD boxset I've been waiting for this one for over a ye...
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March 19, 2006

JIGOKU - Visions of bloody HELL

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Cinematic depictions of Hell - a starter guide I've always been fascinated with visions of the afterlife. Having seen some mysterious an...
March 15, 2006

JOYUREI / GHOST ACTRESS / DON'T LOOK UP (1996) from Hideo Nakata

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GHOST ACTRESS aka DON'T LOOK UP (1996, Japan, titled JOYUREI) Directed by Hideo Nakata Film review White dress, black hair, haunted fil...