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Rating: 3.3/5
Review: "The frightening night DVD review"

More horror movies from China are being made. China horror movies tend to be more ambitious as they want to confuse audience. Like this, it seems like a straight-forward stalker movie but there's supernatural thrown in to confuse the audience whether it's really a supernatural or a stalker movie. And this is not the only one. Others like Mysterious Island did the same. Trailers for upcoming horror movies prove that China do want to confuse or distract audience.

The story: The frightening night starts off with a sexy actress having a sense that she's being stalked by a mysterious guy. She gets a lawyer and soon takes up a role in a horror movie. And the usual, she feels the location of the shooting is mysterious and weird. Weird things happen. Blah blah. There are suspicions in the crew including the director of the movie. Pretty straight-forward until when the supernatural stuff kicks in. It is not an original horror movie but the brisk pace makes the movie watchable. China horror movies now are also showing some skin to spice them up. This has some sensual stuff but it is mild and there's no nudity.

Overall: It is an okay horror movie. It does not raise the bar but it proves that China can make some decent horror movies.

DVD special features: 0/5

There are 2 trailers before the DVD menu and cannot be skipped or fast-forwarded. DVD quality is surprisingly not bad. Unlike Mysterious Island, this is more sharper and clearer.

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