Exposition heavy horror mystery with no horror. Relies far too much on the cliches and scenes recognizable from other horror films be they Asian or not. Only rescued by the genuine love that comes across from one doll to her previous owner.
Im Eun-gyeong,
Kim Yu-mi,
Hyeong-tak Shim,
Ok Ji-yeong,
Cheon Ho-jin
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5 young people, a quiet doll maker in a wheelchair and her dedicated helper, a chained old man in the basement and a mysterious young girl in red... all together in a lonely doll museum in the woods. ... read more
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June 23, 2008
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April 27, 2007
Weird, beautiful looking but with some clunky effects. There's also a rather sad backstory between the female protagonist and the 'girl in red'. The ending always threatens to make me cry, because I'm soppy like that.
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June 13, 2007
next to the tale of two sisters, this korean film is one of my favorite asian horror flicks. the story is about a photographer who invites 5 people to pose for her as models for new dolls. thinking that this is such a privilege for them, they succumbed to the invitation and went ... read more
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January 24, 2011
01/24/11: saw this 01/22/11: so scary. watch at newell with 7 other people. few really scary movies.
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July 13, 2008
I don't get why Hae-Mi was so scared of Mina, hell if one of my dolls from childhood came alive, I'd be happy (as well as amused). This did have some spooky scenes but really I thought the stalking bits were funny rather than scary (some of the deaths were very random).
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June 29, 2008
it was pretty good. the doll maker was creepy....
i liked the idea of pairing home furniture with parts of life-size dolls (the ceiling light, the mirror, and the toilet, oh God the tiolet). creepy dolls....
Mina was cute!
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