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DVD ~ Angelica Lee
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Angelica Lee, Lawrence Chou, Chutcha Rujinanon
  • Directors: Danny Pang, Oxide Pang
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language Cantonese Chinese, Mandarin Chinese
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Palisades Tartan
  • DVD Release Date: 27 Jan 2003
  • Run Time: 99 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00007JGI8
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 21,402 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The Eye ("Jian gui") incorporates a very old suspicion that has prevented many people from ticking the "cornea" section on their Donor card. From the age of two, Mun (Angelica Lee) has been blind and has learnt to live her life through her other four senses, but after a cornea operation she discovers she has a "sixth sense". As her sight slowly returns she notices shadowy figures prowling around her that are definitely not normal human beings. So begins a quest for the eye donor, during which Mun discovers that people's superstitions still remain as strong as ever.

Hong Kong directors Oxide Pang Chun and Danny Pang have not made another generic horror in the wake of Ring, nor an ultra-violent picture in the style of Battle Royale. A clearer comparison is with The Sixth Sense, but unlike M Night Shyamalan's film The Eye uses stunning visual effects to evoke a deeper sense of the unknown and a deeper understanding of death without the trappings of Christianity (here suicide does not lead to eternal damnation). Ultimately, The Eye is a supernatural suspense story, with Mun turning detective and learning a little more than she bargained for about her own mortality.

On the DVD:The Eye offers a short (eight-minute) "making of" documentary which is extended further in the Pang Brothers documentary. As with all Tartan products the disc is full of trailers, but has some added value with Justin Bowyer's film notes. There is the option to play the film without English subtitles, and the subtitles have been improved in contrast to earlier Tartan releases by the addition of a black rim around the italics. Sound and vision are exceptional and will certainly add to any jumpy reactions. Let's hope this one also gets the two-disc special edition treatment in the future. --Nikki Disney



Special Features

Making Of documentary
Pang Brothers documentary
Stills gallery
Scene selection
Original trailer
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Chilling, 5 Dec 2002
I bought this film on the strength of a review I saw and my enjoyment of the 'Ring' series of films. I can honestly say it's one of the best chillers I've seen for many years, the inevitable comparisons to Sixth sense are unfair, this film is so much better.
The 'Ring' series work by a very slow build up of dread, leading up to a focal point at the end of the film, this can mean the start of the film is quite slow, 'The Eye' works in no such way.
You are extremely quickly drawn into the film and held fast, cowering behind your sofa until the films excellent climax.
This film will not make you jump, nor will this film scare you with graphic images like 'Audition'. This film works on fear, and its scary moments will bore themselves into your psyche and rob hours of sleep from you.
A true masterpiece that for my money, is absolutely flawless.

"Get out of my chair............ GET OUT OF MY CHAIR!!"

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Watch with caution. Seriously., 6 Feb 2004
First off, let me just say: I don't scare easily - to be honest, in all the 19 years of my life that I've watched films, I've only been scared by one film - The Exorcist. But even then, it was only the bit when the demon face showed up for about 4 frames. And when the Priest's recently deceased mother went back down into the subway, for some reason.

Anyway, that was when I was about 16. Then when I was 18, I saw 'The Ring' on TV, and Jesus Christ, it scared me so much. This got me hooked on Japanese films, and I bought the 3 "Ring" films (the japanese versions). But the more I watched it, the less scared I got.
Then two weeks after, I went shopping, and saw 'The Eye' DVD. It looked cool, so I bought it. I watched it later that night. And let me tell you, my dear readers: I haven't been the same since.

To this day, I still can't go anywhere in my house at night without the lights on. Plus, I've honestly developed a phobia of elevators (watch the film - you'll see what I'm talking about then).
For me, the most scary part was the "Why are you sitting in my chair?!?" scene - that was the only time ever in my life that I actually went "AH!". (except when I played "Resident Evil 2" - when the licker jumped through the one-way mirror).
I've honestly never felt the fear and dread build up in me like that. A close second was the elevator scene.
If you watch this, prepare to be so scared that your brain will jump out of your ears. It is seriously chilling. I get so scared every time I watch the movie. Every time.

I've probably hyped it up too much now!!! It is a beautiful movie though, definitely one of my favourite. You have to watch this, it is amazing, though the climax at the end ruined it for me. Personally, I think it could have done without.

If you cross "The Sixth Sense" with "At First Sight" with a japanese theme, you'll get a general idea of this movie. No-one makes scary movies like the japanese do.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hold on tight..., 9 Mar 2003
I enjoyed this film immensely because it actually managed to evoke that icy fear we have of the dead and the weary susperstitions about ghosts. Also the fact that this film was based on a true story makes it even more disturbing.

From the first and frankly the most chilling encounter Mun (Anjelica Lee) has with a ghost in a hospital, it becomes a compelling mystery to discover the true source of her "gift" and in the process enter a world of unsettling and imaginative terror.

The Eye doesn't altogether rely on shock techniques to scare you, though when it does it's definitely not for those of a nervous disposition. Instead it works away at your psyche and taints it with apprehension and unease and this is how the film succeeds as a horror. There is no blood or gore and the imagination woven with each ghostly meeting is first class. Just be careful the next time you eat a slice of char siu.....

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