Three Extremes Reviews

This is the first Three Extremes collection and it comprises of Dumplings from Hong Kong director Fruit Chan, Cut from South Korean director Park Chan-wook, and Box from Japanese director Takashi Miike. The Dumplings segment was later extended and turned into a full film, so I'm going to keep an eye out for it (I missed it Film4 recently).

Dumplings - It has quite a grating score to begin, then the serene music counters the rather ghastly imagery of the later stages. Ling Bai's character is rather ecentric. I really liked the use of colour in this section, but maybe thats just me..

Box - Left me with a sense of confusion, and I'm still not sure what actually happens in it... Again, a really good selection of music in that it gives a slightly childish-creepy vibe to it.

Cut - I found this segment very clever. A bleak, dark comedy at times, contrasting with the twisted nature of the situation.

Overall I thought it was a rather good selection from Eastern Asia's most prominent directors. They weren't as close to the other Asian horror films I have watched in the past, more of a twisted drama a lot of the time. It's worth watching as it is certainly interesting, but it's not for the squeamish. Prepare to be confused.