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66 out of 100

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8.1 out of 10

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  • Starring: Byung-hun Lee, Ling Bai
  • Summary: A bracing triptych of horror stories uniting three of East Asia's most compelling directors -- Japanese cult figure Takashi Miike, Hong Kong's Fruit Chan and Korea's award winning Park Chan-Wook. (Lions Gate Films)

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Eric Campos
    90
    So here it is, an arena rock type film event for lovers of Asian cinema. Good news is that you won't have that annoying ringing in your ears the day after. Better news is that you'll have food for thought way after witnessing these spectacles.
  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    What all three of these stories share is the quality found in Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King: An attention to horror as it emerges from everyday life as transformed by fear, fantasy and depravity.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Richard James Havis
    60
    The result falls somewhere between psychodrama and horror. Cult cinema fans should come away satisfied, though the stories are probably too brutal to reach much into the mainstream.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. JackM
    9
    I only saw the Director's cut of Dumplings, but I will have to say it's a very good story. No lame ghosts, no "scary" bumps in the night, just humans being as twisted as they can be. I recommend this to ALL fans of horror who have enough attention span to occasionally read a book. Other people may be turned away by the lack of hollywood scares (thank god!). Enjoy!… Expand
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  2. KevinE.
    6
    I am shocked how positive this filmed is being recieved and how most other horror films are being dismissed. We have some terrific directors, great acting, decent cinematography... but that doesn't make the outcome any better. The stories are for the most park boring. Dumplings was effective but the story wasn't developed right. Cut was the best of the 3 but it resembled the violence in Chan-wook's Oldboy too much and wasn't a necessary see. Miike's box was the most beautifully shot but there was nothing to be scared about. The twist at the end was kind've cool. Three... Extremes it is not. More like Three... Simples. Not very scary, not very effective... but at least interesting. Worth seeing once... but see these director's other works if you want to see something really scary and really extreme.… Expand
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