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Rating: 3.4/5
Review: "Kidnapper DVD review"
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This is a rare Singaporean movie that goes into the genre thriller. Most of the local movies are comedy or horror comedy. The director who is famous for local horror movie The maid and Rule #1 is behind the thriller which sees an average man finding his kidnapped son. Watching the trailer may give you the impression that Singapore actually tries to make a fast-paced thriller. Though the pace is not as fast as it should be because it is dragged down by too much emotions and this becomes more of a melodrama. Kelvin Tong, the director, intends to see this as a melodrama thriller which he is not wrong.
DVD special features-2.5/5
There is a sole making of (22 minutes) which Kelvin talks in english about the movie and the ideal cast role. On the other hand, the cast talk about their experiences. Thankfully, the making of is subbed in english. There is a trailer (2 minutes) for the movie which is useless as the making of has already featured a trailer.
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Rating: 3.7/5
Review: "Phobia DVD review"
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One of the best thai horror movies I have seen. The movie is made up of four stories under the runtime of 1 hour and 56 minutes which means it is fast-paced. The third story is not that intense or thrilling but the other three make up for it by their fast-paced plot and thrills. Since there is a second movie, there should be a third one following up but I guess there won't be any since now more of this kind of horror movies are coming out.
DVD special features- 3.5/5
There is a featurette (2 minutes) on how the whole idea of coming out with four different stories put together into one movie. There is the making of (9 minutes) which is seperated into four parts. One part for one story. The directors and cast talk about the hard part of filming the stories. There are deleted scenes (23 minutes) which are also seperated into four parts. They are disappointing as they are not much, they are just extending the scenes. Not much of characters' development too. There is a rocking music video (4 minutes) and finally a trailer (2 minutes) for the movie.
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Rating: 3.4/5
Review: "Kung Fu Wing Chun DVD review"
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With the Ip man movies getting popular, it is obvious a movie about the origins of wing chun will come out. The sad thing is that it isn't as fast paced as the other Ip man movie but still has its own watchable values. The fighting scenes are not as top-notch as the Ip man movies even the third one but still watchable. The story is a little slow but still bearable. Overall, it is okay for a watch but I am not sure if I will bother for a second viewing as the story is a little slow and the fighting scenes are few.
DVD special features- 2/5
There is a generic making of (11 minutes) which shows behind the scenes. There is a trailer (2 minutes) for the movie.
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Rating: 3.6/5
Review: "300 DVD review"
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It has a cool comic book style with slo-mo action scenes which should be great. The plot is simple enough to understand. 300 spartan soldiers going off to protect Sparta by defeating loads of bad guys. Filled with blood and half-naked macho guys.
DVD special features- 1.5/5
There is a easter egg which is a short featurette (6 minutes) about bringing the graphic novel into life. The director discusses about it. There is even a shoot which the director have to be convinced that the style would be right for the movie.
Rating: 3.4/5
Review: "Kidnapper DVD review"
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This is a rare Singaporean movie that goes into the genre thriller. Most of the local movies are comedy or horror comedy. The director who is famous for local horror movie The maid and Rule #1 is behind the thriller which sees an average man finding his kidnapped son. Watching the trailer may give you the impression that Singapore actually tries to make a fast-paced thriller. Though the pace is not as fast as it should be because it is dragged down by too much emotions and this becomes more of a melodrama. Kelvin Tong, the director, intends to see this as a melodrama thriller which he is not wrong.
DVD special features-2.5/5
There is a sole making of (22 minutes) which Kelvin talks in english about the movie and the ideal cast role. On the other hand, the cast talk about their experiences. Thankfully, the making of is subbed in english. There is a trailer (2 minutes) for the movie which is useless as the making of has already featured a trailer.
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Rating: 3.7/5
Review: "Phobia DVD review"
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One of the best thai horror movies I have seen. The movie is made up of four stories under the runtime of 1 hour and 56 minutes which means it is fast-paced. The third story is not that intense or thrilling but the other three make up for it by their fast-paced plot and thrills. Since there is a second movie, there should be a third one following up but I guess there won't be any since now more of this kind of horror movies are coming out.
DVD special features- 3.5/5
There is a featurette (2 minutes) on how the whole idea of coming out with four different stories put together into one movie. There is the making of (9 minutes) which is seperated into four parts. One part for one story. The directors and cast talk about the hard part of filming the stories. There are deleted scenes (23 minutes) which are also seperated into four parts. They are disappointing as they are not much, they are just extending the scenes. Not much of characters' development too. There is a rocking music video (4 minutes) and finally a trailer (2 minutes) for the movie.
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Rating: 3.4/5
Review: "Kung Fu Wing Chun DVD review"
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With the Ip man movies getting popular, it is obvious a movie about the origins of wing chun will come out. The sad thing is that it isn't as fast paced as the other Ip man movie but still has its own watchable values. The fighting scenes are not as top-notch as the Ip man movies even the third one but still watchable. The story is a little slow but still bearable. Overall, it is okay for a watch but I am not sure if I will bother for a second viewing as the story is a little slow and the fighting scenes are few.
DVD special features- 2/5
There is a generic making of (11 minutes) which shows behind the scenes. There is a trailer (2 minutes) for the movie.
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Rating: 3.6/5
Review: "300 DVD review"
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It has a cool comic book style with slo-mo action scenes which should be great. The plot is simple enough to understand. 300 spartan soldiers going off to protect Sparta by defeating loads of bad guys. Filled with blood and half-naked macho guys.
DVD special features- 1.5/5
There is a easter egg which is a short featurette (6 minutes) about bringing the graphic novel into life. The director discusses about it. There is even a shoot which the director have to be convinced that the style would be right for the movie.
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