"Bloody Reunion" had me suckered in with the "the best Korean horror film in years" label that it brandished on the DVD cover. Well, I guess whomever is reviewing for beyondhollywood.com doesn't watch a lot of Korean horror movies, because this movie is nowhere near being in the top 10 of Korean horror movies.
That being said, don't get me wrong, I am not saying that "Bloody Reunion" is a bad or boring movie far from it. It did have its moments, and there were some fairly interesting deaths along the way, plus a nice twist of events. However, the movie turned out to be rather mundane and predictable in the end.
As for the horror aspect, well it just hardly wasn't there. "Bloody Reunion" is more of a slasher movie than it is a proper horror movie, especially because you don't really get thrilled or have that 'edge of your seat' sensation at any point throughout the movie.
The people cast for most of the roles were actually doing good jobs with their given roles. And the characters in the movie were really nicely fleshed out and detailed, that was one of the better aspects to this movie.
There are some really interesting horror movies coming out of Asia quite often, "Bloody Reunion" however, is just a bit too average and doesn't really stand out. There are far better horror movies, even Korean ones, out there, if you enjoy Asian horror films. If you are new to the Asian horror scene, then "Bloody Reunion" is a good starting point, but for us veterans to the Asian horror scene, it just doesn't really make the cut - pardon the pun!
Class dismissed...
That being said, don't get me wrong, I am not saying that "Bloody Reunion" is a bad or boring movie far from it. It did have its moments, and there were some fairly interesting deaths along the way, plus a nice twist of events. However, the movie turned out to be rather mundane and predictable in the end.
As for the horror aspect, well it just hardly wasn't there. "Bloody Reunion" is more of a slasher movie than it is a proper horror movie, especially because you don't really get thrilled or have that 'edge of your seat' sensation at any point throughout the movie.
The people cast for most of the roles were actually doing good jobs with their given roles. And the characters in the movie were really nicely fleshed out and detailed, that was one of the better aspects to this movie.
There are some really interesting horror movies coming out of Asia quite often, "Bloody Reunion" however, is just a bit too average and doesn't really stand out. There are far better horror movies, even Korean ones, out there, if you enjoy Asian horror films. If you are new to the Asian horror scene, then "Bloody Reunion" is a good starting point, but for us veterans to the Asian horror scene, it just doesn't really make the cut - pardon the pun!
Class dismissed...