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Aug 01, 2014A_Falkov rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Oh Yeah! The day has finally come when Hong Kong/Chinese Horror has caught up to Korea and Japan for quality and freakyness. I have suffered many dashed hopes in recent years, while the aforementioned J- and K-Horror genres have fallen into self imitation. Director Juno Mak's new flic may be a bit dependent upon CGI, but this is done pretty artistically with references to many horror films of the past, from classic Chinese vampire films as well as many references to International horror thrown in, all the way to a short nod to Nosferatu and the Silent tradition thrown in. However, this film will do nothing to alleviate the old-school Chinese superstition about living in homes where people have died (particularily suicides). Oh well, this is definitely worth checking out. Definitely the best thing on the ''New'' shelf for this genre right now - in any language. *This review is based on the subtitled version, I like to hear the actors act. If the dubbing sucks, well what do you expect?