THE EYE, 2002
Movie Review

A blind girl gets a cornea transplant so that she would be able to see again. However, she got more than what she bargained for when she realised she could even see ghosts.

CLICK HERE and watch TV SHOWS FOR FREE!

Take a look at what's new today!

REVIEW:

The Pang Brothers, with their snappy name, were heralded as true purveyors of eastern horror when they arrived with the much revered, The Eye. I think much of their critical acclaim came from the fact that while this offering had all the usual elements good eastern horror movies has it differed in the sense that the plot unfolded more like a thriller building to a more action packed climax than you’d expect from a horror. That, for me, is actually what isn’t enjoyable about the film as it loses its sense of suspense and abandons any attempt to really scare the audience and concentrate mainly on the drama of the story.

The story follows Wong Kar Mun, a blind girl given the chance of sight by having a double eye transplant. The absurdity of this procedure is actually assumed as many absurdities are in the genre and sets the story up nicely. The girl herself is nervous about this intrepid adventure but likeable in her role. After the operation the film spends a lot of time with her and how she copes after the operation. Not just the physical discomfort, but more importantly the psychological adjustment of once being blind but now able to see. If this weren’t a horror movie it may make for a more powerful drama. As it is, it isn’t long before Wong Kar Mun’s new eyes seem to be playing tricks on her.

After post-op meeting with young Doctor Wah, and being instructed to use her eyes and not rely on her touch as she did before, she experience two kinds of disturbances in her vision. One is very obvious to her when the landscape she looks at becomes something else altogether. Not metamorphosis, more like a past memory presenting itself in front of her. The other is being visited by people that clearly don’t exist to others, one being a young boy from a neighbours’ flat.

With these startling events and natural concern, Wong and Dr Wah investigate the nature of this trouble. In a typically eastern way having tracked down the source of the eyes donor, they uncover the story of the donor, a young troubled girl named Yee. It appears she had some clairvoyant abilities and was seen as a witch in the village she lived in, and it seems that these powers have transferred to Wong, all so far so good.

EXCITING WRITING AND FILM CONTESTS - FULL FEEDBACK on ALL ENTRIES

SUBMIT your SHORT or FEATURE Script Voted #1 screenplay contest in the world!

SUBMIT your FILM Feature or short films. Get it seen and moderated!

POETRY CONTEST All entries get exposure on this site!

COMIC BOOK FILM and SCRIPT CONTEST Submit your SUPERHERO stories!

This entire section of the film is perfectly palatable eastern horror cinema with the atmosphere and faith that don’t necessarily scare but certainly leave a sense of discomfort. However having investigated the story to its end, Wongs ordeal while being understood is not dealt with and she herself, rather than see the things Yee saw, now has her own apparitions. This apparition which comes to fruition, actually changes the mood of the film leaving its horror sensibility behind and feeling more like a disaster movie. This is somewhat jarring but no less dramatic it’s just a stuttering change in style. The directors, obviously aware of the interest from Hollywood, have emboldened the end to give it a more cinematic experience rather than offering a brooding suspense thriller, which is fine.

This is a good picture that has the very best of eastern horror and tries to do more with it. I’ve talked of the change in style negatively but compared to some such formulaic dirges of horror pictures out there at least this does something different.

Review by Stefan Leverton 13/03/10

CLICK and SEARCH more MOVIES! Search Classic Movies	ARTISTS PROFILES Pages of over 1,000 actors and directors	NEW MOVIE REVIEWS Read Today's POSTED REVIEWS	500+ MOVIE GENRES See films with various plots and situations

WATCH TV Daily Television of RECENT and CLASSIC television	WATCH SHORT FILMS Best films from all over the world!	MOVIE TRAILERS WATCH all the upcoming movies!	TOP 100 GREATEST SEX SCENES Watch the top movie scenes of all-time!

OUT ON DVD See what's out at the comfort of your home!	BOX OFFICE RESULTS Weekend summaries of the top money earners!	WATCH VIRAL VIDEOS Funny and Insightful films everyday!	DAILY NEWS Top ET News everyday!

SUPER- HERO NEWS Weekly Comic Book movie summary!	TOP 10 MOVIE LOVE STORIES WATCH the top 10 love stories in film history	GREATEST MOVIE KISS WATCH the top 10 movie kisses in film history	GREATEST MOVIE KILLS WATCH the top 10 movie kills in film history

YouTube MySpace Facebook Twitter