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The Eye 2 [DVD]
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Format | PAL |
Language | Cantonese |
Runtime | 1 hour and 34 minutes |
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Second helping of fantasy horror from the Pang brothers. Joey Cheng (Qi Shu) is in a fragile emotional state following her third consecutive relationship break-up. When her most recent married lover Sam (Jesdaporn Pholdee) starts avoiding her calls, Joey tries manic retail therapy to ease her pain - and then, in a cry for help, stages a half-hearted suicide bid. But her overdose triggers a series of unsettling phantom visions that increase in intensity when she discovers she's pregnant. When a mysterious female ghost starts following her every move, she realises to her horror that she is bearing the reincarnation of Sam's wife (Eugenia Yuan), who committed suicide over their affair...
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- Package Dimensions : 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 3.53 Ounces
- Item model number : 5023965353924
- Media Format : PAL
- Run time : 1 hour and 34 minutes
- Release date : October 3, 2005
- Subtitles: : English
- Studio : Tartan
- ASIN : B000ANVNMG
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #521,628 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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I mentioned "predictable" because the narrative actually tells you what's going on if you simply pay attention. To me, it was clear about half-way (or a bit more) through the movie, which left me with that frustrating feeling of waiting for the character in the movie to "catch up" and finally "get it." Mind you, that's not necessarily a bad thing. I simply don't know if it was deliberate on the part of the film-makers or not. In other words, was the "surprise" spoiled for me because I figured it out in advance or was it deliberately designed so the audience was supposed to know before the main character (and thus lending to a completely different type of tension)? Because so many clues were given outright, I must conclude that it was a deliberate decision to let the audience in on the "secret" in advance. Although this tactic did reduce the "surprise" factor, there were enough other "ahhh!" moments of revelation that were well played and satisfying.
Unlike many Asian horror movies, I find the Pang brothers' movies much easier to follow in terms of narrative and character and thus much easier to enjoy. You're not left scratching your head in consternation, wondering what you just saw and thinking you must have missed some subtitles because the ending made no sense and came to no conclusion. Both "The Eye" movies have very clear plots, with a starting point at which the world starts to go terribly wrong, a build-up of the mystery and suspense, then a careful unfolding of the mystery in a way that is a bit like a detective story (the audience 'experiences' the exposition along with the lead character), and finally an actual conclusion that is, I feel, satisfying.
Personally, I liked the original movie better but not because the second one lacked anything. It's simply like choosing between two flavors of ice cream that you really like. I did find the lead character of the first movie more likable and could relate to her better but that was an aspect of the character and not the acting because the acting in both movies was excellent.
I hope there will be a third movie and I hope that it will be yet another delicious "flavor" to savor like the first two have been.
(Warning: Movie is a definite R rating. No bad language, no nudity that I remember, but very adult themes (pregnancy, abortion, suicide, rape, etc.) Blood and gore. Some horrifying death scenes. Not for the faint-of-heart or overly squeamish. Nevertheless, "The Eye" movies are NOT Western-style slasher splatter-fests. It doesn't flinch from gore but it also doesn't revel in it the way too many 'Western' horror movies do.)
But the Pang Bros don't quite catch lightning in a bottle for "Eye 2," which has some wonderful horror moments and unique twists, but has a rather predictable plot and a heroine who seems pretty emotionally unstable. It's an entertaining horror flick, but it feels like it could have been more -- and the most interesting parts of it involve Buddhist theology.
After a huge farewell shopping spree, Joey Cheng (Qi Shu) overdoses on pills. Why? Because her weak, guilt-ridden married lover has finally dumped her. Fortunately she's found in time, and after a stay in the hospital, she heads back to China -- where she finds that she's also pregnant. But even creepier, she's starting to see people -- and creatures -- that aren't there.
But seeing them isn't everything. The ghosts are starting to interfere in others' lives -- one of them saves her from a rapist, and she sees another trying to enter the body of a newborn baby, much to her horror. The increasingly unstable Joey doesn't know how to keep the the ghosts from attacking her baby, and she'll take drastic action to keep them from succeeding...
"Eye 2" is actually more fascinating as a study of Buddhist philosophy (only touched on in the first movie) than as a horror movie. In fact, the Pang boys drop a giant hint about the ghosts' intentions early on, so expect to know what's going on long before Joey ever figures it out -- lots of karma and atonement here. This fascinating aspect almost makes up for the fact that as a horror movie, it... really isn't.
Danny and Oxide Pang manage to conjure up a very creepy atmosphere at times, with traditional Korean spooks, a rape scare and a healthy dose of blood'n'gore, as well as the grey-faced dead who hang around pregnant women. Unfortunately the plot is a bit flat, without much mystery or suspense -- it's basically a series of scenes where Joey sees ghosts and acts crazily. Creepy, but rather plotless.
Nor is Joey a particularly compelling character -- she seems rather unstable to start with (what with the repeated suicide attempts and adulterous affairs), although she's a bit more likable by the finale. And Qi Shu does a decent job with her, almost overacting but usually staying behind the line, even when she's screaming about ghosts under the table or freaking out when she sees mysterious creatures.
"The Eye 2" suffers from a slack middle section, but the beginning and ending (and some of the ghost scenes) are wonderful and quite creepy. Worth watching, though the plot is lacking.