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  • 2005
  • R
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 2 h 6 m
  • 2005
  • R
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 2 h 6 m

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)

Directed By: Fruit Chan, Park Chan-wook, Takashi Miike

Written By: Haruko Fukushima, Pik-Wah Lee, Bun Saikou, Park Chan-wook

  • 2005
  • R
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 2 h 6 m
  • 2005
  • R
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 2 h 6 m

Three... Extremes

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
66
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 24 User Ratings
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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)

Directed By: Fruit Chan, Park Chan-wook, Takashi Miike

Written By: Haruko Fukushima, Pik-Wah Lee, Bun Saikou, Park Chan-wook

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Bai Ling

Mei (segment "Dumplings")

Lee Byung-hun

Director (segment "Cut")

Kyoko Hasegawa

Kyoko (segment "Box")

Pauline Lau

Li's Maid (segment "Dumplings")

Tony Ka Fai Leung

Lee (segment "Dumplings")

Meme Tian

Connie (segment "Dumplings")

Miriam Chin Wah Yeung

Ching (segment "Dumplings")

Sum-Yeung Wong

Old Hairdresser (segment "Dumplings")

Kam-Mui Fung

Vomiting Woman (segment "Dumplings")

Wai-Man Wu

Nurse (segment "Dumplings")

Chak-Man Ho

Wang (segment "Dumplings")

Miki Yeung

Kate (segment "Dumplings")

So-Foon Wong

Kate's Mother (segment "Dumplings")

Kai-Piu Yau

Gynaecologist (segment "Dumplings")

Im Won-hee

Stranger (segment "Cut")

Kang Hye-jeong

Director's Wife (segment "Cut")

Dae-yeon Lee

Actor in School Girl Uniform (segment "Cut")

Gene Woo Park

Assistant Director (segment "Cut")

Mi Mi Lee

Kyung-Ah (segment "Cut")

Gyu-sik Kim

Old Man Mannequin (segment "Cut")

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
66
73% Positive
16 Reviews
27% Mixed
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
66
73% Positive
16 Reviews
27% Mixed
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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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.
By Eric Campos FULL REVIEW
80
A black-blooded hoot.
By Michael Atkinson FULL REVIEW
75
Blood, grotesquerie and humor mix equally in the first two, but the full combo makes a savory witches' brew for Asian-cinema cultists (or Halloween lovers in need of a gore fix).
By Jami Bernard FULL REVIEW
70
Connoisseurs of horror are bound to play favorites here (this amateur votes for Box), but there's one more thing that connects these three films--the brilliant cinematography of Christopher Doyle.
By Bill Gallo FULL REVIEW
63
Gore fans will want to bump the two-and-a-half-star rating up a star, whereas those who can't handle on-screen violence will want to stay the hell away.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
50
"Cut" is the most interesting of the three shorts because Park uses the opportunity to take stock of his career and the excruciating cruelty of his movies.
By J.R. Jones FULL REVIEW
40
All three look great and the filmmakers deliver a certain artiness, but their overall triviality and the unpleasantness of the first two make for an extremely distasteful experience.
By Kevin Crust FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 24 User Ratings
7.5
71% Positive
17 Ratings
25% Mixed
6 Ratings
4% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 24 User Ratings
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25% Mixed
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4% Negative
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Production Company Applause Pictures
Release Date Oct 28, 2005
Duration 2 h 6 m
Rating R
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Tagline From the Nightmares of 3 Horror Masters
Website http://www.threeextremes.com/
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Awards

Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Hong Kong Film Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Golden Horse Film Festival
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations

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