Three... Extremes

Name: Three... Extremes
Genre: Horror
Released: October 28, 2005
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Byung-hun Lee, Ling Bai

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Lions Gate Films | Release Date: October 28, 2005 | R

Starring: Byung-hun Lee, Ling Bai

Summary: A bracing triptych of horror stories uniting three of East Asia's most compelling directors -- Japanese cult figure Takashi Miike, Hong Kong's Fruit Chan and Korea's award winning Park Chan-Wook. (Lions Gate Films)

Director: Chan-wook Park and Fruit Chan and Takashi Miike

Genre(s): Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 125 min

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Eric Campos

So here it is, an arena rock type film event for lovers of Asian cinema. Good news is that you won’t have that annoying ringing in your ears the day after. Better news is that you’ll have food for thought way after witnessing these spectacles. Read full review

Mike Russell

There's a sense of diminishing returns here -- "Extremes" leads with its strongest short and ends with its most esoteric. But all three offer provocative, distinct and gorgeous twists on horror and splatter conventions. Read full review

Stephen Hunter

Like a bouquet of poisoned flowers -- beautiful, delicate and lethal. A trio of horror films from three "extreme" Asian directors, it shows how much evil fun talented bad boys can have on a very small scale. Read full review

Lawrence Van Gelder

Though Three ... Extremes may seem tame to jaded fans of what has been termed New Asian Horror, it serves as a fine introduction to the genre for those who are curious but squeamish. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Few directors are as "extreme" as Miike, but ironically, his entry in Three... Extremes is the least explicit; its suggestive tale of envy and guilt resembles Edgar Allen Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" more than Miike's usual six-per-year gorefests. Read full review

Ty Burr

Gore fans will want to bump the two-and-a-half-star rating up a star, whereas those who can't handle on-screen violence will want to stay the hell away. Read full review

Kevin Crust

All three look great and the filmmakers deliver a certain artiness, but their overall triviality and the unpleasantness of the first two make for an extremely distasteful experience. Read full review

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JackM

Dec 14, 2006

I only saw the Director's cut of Dumplings, but I will have to say it's a very good story. No lame ghosts, no "scary" bumps in the night, just humans being as twisted as they can be. I recommend this to ALL fans of horror who have enough attention span to occasionally read a book. I only saw the Director's cut of Dumplings, but I will have to say it's a very good story. No lame ghosts, no "scary" bumps in the night, just humans being as twisted as they can be. I recommend this to ALL fans of horror who have enough attention span to occasionally read a book. Other people may be turned away by the lack of hollywood scares (thank god!). Enjoy!… Expand

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KevinE.

Apr 27, 2006

I am shocked how positive this filmed is being recieved and how most other horror films are being dismissed. We have some terrific directors, great acting, decent cinematography... but that doesn't make the outcome any better. The stories are for the most park boring. Dumplings was I am shocked how positive this filmed is being recieved and how most other horror films are being dismissed. We have some terrific directors, great acting, decent cinematography... but that doesn't make the outcome any better. The stories are for the most park boring. Dumplings was effective but the story wasn't developed right. Cut was the best of the 3 but it resembled the violence in Chan-wook's Oldboy too much and wasn't a necessary see. Miike's box was the most beautifully shot but there was nothing to be scared about. The twist at the end was kind've cool. Three... Extremes it is not. More like Three... Simples. Not very scary, not very effective... but at least interesting. Worth seeing once... but see these director's other works if you want to see something really scary and really extreme.… Expand

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Meth-dude

May 23, 2019

While not being a bad anthology, Three... Extremes lack scares, good development and logic. If you're looking for scary or "extreme" stories, you will probably leave disappointed, but if you're looking for a fun time and don't expect much out of it, you might end up enjoying it.

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RobertOBrien

Jul 28, 2015

Definitely one of the better anthology horror films, not like that's saying a lot. We have very talented director's, competent cast, pretty cinematography but the stories seem to fall flat for the most part. Nothing bad, just underwhelming.

My DVD of this has two discs, one for 3Definitely one of the better anthology horror films, not like that's saying a lot. We have very talented director's, competent cast, pretty cinematography but the stories seem to fall flat for the most part. Nothing bad, just underwhelming.

My DVD of this has two discs, one for 3 Extremes, and one for a feature length version of the first story in the film Dumplings. Maybe the feature length will allow the story to be developed better than it was in 3 Extremes.… Expand

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