Lee Sinje,
Siu-Ming Lau,
Zeng Qiqi,
Rain Li,
Lawrence Chou
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The film is based around the concept of the "recycle" bin in a computer, a writer enters an in-between world of spirits.
Directed by: Oxide Pang, Danny Pang, Oxide Pang Chun
Release Date: August 15, 2008
DVD Release Date: September 23, 2008
Stats: 319 reviews
Courting the supernatural for ideas for her next novel, a romance writer finds herself trapped in a surreal land of abandoned ideas (and people). The incredible visuals make it worth seeing (particularly the horrific trip inside a cave-like womb festooned with fetuses), but it d... read more
Bizarre and nightmarish fantasy from the Pang Bros. with a none too subtle stance on abortion. Expertly handled and executed with some wild FX work.
What starts out as an interesting concept about a surreal alternate universe (think Alice In Wonderland meets Silent Hill) haunted by the discarded thoughts and ideas of a struggling writer, oddly enough ends up feeling like a (not so subtle) "pro-life" propoganda film. Strange.... read more
Despite the fact that the Pangs are pioneers in the resurgence of Asian horror, some of the scare tactics used and visual plot devices are dated compared to contemporaries. Re-cycle walks a fine line between style and substance, and it essentially functions as a ghost train rid... read more
Average and strange Hong Kong's dark supernatural about a novelist realises while she started work on a book with supernatural theme that the events depicted in her fictional work are unfolding in the real world. The special effects and visual effects are excellent so are the pro... read more
Some nice visuals, but ends up being just a very ellaborated anti-abortion ad.
Good, but unfortunately not great Pang brother film. There are some great moments, but it's very much a "journey" film, which I've never been that fond of. However, the ghost story in this is excellent.
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I gotta say, there is a part in this film that is anti-abort... read more
The plot is intriguing -- it took me some time to really figure out what the ending meant -- but the execution is too much like Silent Hill, i.e., like a video game.
The first thing that strikes you is the beauty and clarity of the images (fabulous transfer to DVD, almost like HD), the brilliantly effective use of music and the artful use of the camera Full Review
Re-cycle...seeks to discover previously unexplored pathways sheltering unfamiliar frights. If, in the end, the trip rambles aimlessly through some dull patches, you have to admire the Pang's effort to... Full Review
The film's final minutes erupt in a display of politicized melodrama so hysterical that it could almost be taken for camp if it wasn't so noxious. Full Review
The imagination in some of these sequences is reminiscent of the likes of Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Terry Gilliam, which is why it's a shame the story isn't on the same level. Full Review
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