The Eye (2002)

Horror In Art Form

I love being scared. I started watching horror movies as far back as 4 years old. I even made it a point to rent every horror movie at both of my local video stores. And if a movie gave me nightmares for 2 days, I wanted to find one that would make it 3. It could've been anything. Later on I'd realise I was exposed not only from the standard American horror legends like Romero to Raimi, but also Bava and Argento from Italy and of course Hitchcock.

While that was a good long run, I became desensitised at a fairly early age by slasher and/or gore films. Only few films would leave lasting impressions on my psyche. Then I came across asian horror. Japanese staples like Ringu and Ju On were instantly in a different league. The off kilter timing and sincerity in telling a story wouldn't just scare the fairly jaded horror movie fan in me, it would shake every fibre of my being. The paranoia I felt after seeing movies like Begotten or Silence of the Lambs or even the last scene in Blair Witch could not compare to the atmosphere built by the aforementioned movies. With Asia restoring my faith in the genre, I branched out even further. And this is where The Eye comes in.

The Eye is the scariest movie I've ever seen in my life. Short of spoilers, that's the best description I can give. For what it is, it's the perfect movie in it's genre. It literally immerses you into the atmosphere and spits you out without a moment's notice. I personally felt like a deer in headlights each time, stronger than the last. And when it's all over, life itself can feel like a nightmare. At least for a while. I no longer love being scared. I am simply terrified.

Watch this movie at 2 in the morning alone with the lights off. September 5, 2008

Good movie!!!

This movie is awesome. I suggest you watch this one BEFORE you see the american version!!!

I like the plot line, and i actually jumped in a few scenes. This movie is good enough that i will watch it more than once.....hmm, i think ill go watch it now... March 27, 2008

I think I'll close my Eye to this from now on!

I saw this original version with an open mind figuring that since we just remade it here in America "It must be pretty good right? WRONG?!! This movie lacks in any real purpose or plot in that this movie is slow paced and boring much of the time and lacks in any thing even closely resembling a plot! And I particularly hate the ending where the main character Mun both faces a circumstance similar to the girl who's cornea she got donated went through! That being that before the young girl commited suicide she tried to warn everyone in the village about a fire naturally though since everyone believed her to be cursed and ostracized her for it no one would listen until it was too late! Well anyway we experience an "Eye" numbing flash between the past and present as Mun tries to warn a bunch of people on a traffic jammed bridge about a possible explosion and of course no one would listen! and as if that wasn't bad enough cinders from the explosion burn her eyes to the point of giong blind again! How stupid and corny is that?!! To say nothing of being something of a Final Destination RIP-OFF! I just hope that the recent remake with sexy Jessica Alba is much better but I'm not counting on it! March 7, 2008

Starts out promising, ending is let-down

First off, this film is not very frightening. True, it has a couple chilling creepy moments (like the elevator) but other than that, I was actually surprised by the lack of scares. The story was easy enough to follow and from what I remember, wasn't confusing. However, the end of the film pretty much ruined the rest of the movie for me. It was just weird, but not in a cool way. It just seemed off and it reminded me of another movie I've seen that had the same type of idea- Final Destination, which was alot better. It wasn't a bad movie, just an uninteresting one with a lack of chills. February 12, 2008

AAHHHH!!!

I LOVE horror movies, however this I cannot watch by myself or in the dark with anyone. I was petrified by this movie, it got so bad that I bought The Eye 2, a coupkle years ago when it came out and still haven't watched it. I think I sh** myself. December 7, 2007

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