Where others may diagnose death for a failed film, a certain cinematic surgeon endeavors to breathe new life into moribund movies through extreme and invasive procedures. Whether it be rescuing invaluable elements from train wrecks for transplant, identifying cause of symptoms or resurrecting doomed patients with wholesale rewrites, Cinematic Surgery aims to show that even the most tragic or insolvable cases can be saved in the operating/editing room.
Such is the current culture in the filmmaking world that the very notion of suggesting ‘remake’ is considered sacrilege, a soul selling throw down to the cynical moneymakers bleeding dry a stable of beloved movies of the past in pursuit of sales through nostalgia and association, all to the detriment of goodwill and creativity. But the problem isn’t in the concept, it’s in the choices.
On occasion, there has been a film put out that sells itself through the strength of its tantalizing premise,...
Such is the current culture in the filmmaking world that the very notion of suggesting ‘remake’ is considered sacrilege, a soul selling throw down to the cynical moneymakers bleeding dry a stable of beloved movies of the past in pursuit of sales through nostalgia and association, all to the detriment of goodwill and creativity. But the problem isn’t in the concept, it’s in the choices.
On occasion, there has been a film put out that sells itself through the strength of its tantalizing premise,...
- 1/24/2014
- by Scott Patterson
- SoundOnSight
It seems a rarity to find an Asian ghost tale that doesn’t revolve around giant wet spots on walls, or 12 year old girls with six feet of hair. When I do happen to stumble upon one who’s focal scares haven’t been figuratively beaten to death over the last few years, I tend to make serious mental note; such an occurrence is that uncommon. Since you’re reading this, it may be needless to say I recently stumbled upon one of those eyebrow raising gems…
R-point, a Korean chiller written and directed by Su-chang Kong opens with a chilling distress call from a missing platoon presumed killed in the line of duty. South Korean military officials assign Lieutenant Choi (Woo-seong Kam) and eight other soldiers to investigate the mysterious R-Point, and locate the missing men, be it dead or alive. Lieutenant Choi is a cold but calculated leader,...
R-point, a Korean chiller written and directed by Su-chang Kong opens with a chilling distress call from a missing platoon presumed killed in the line of duty. South Korean military officials assign Lieutenant Choi (Woo-seong Kam) and eight other soldiers to investigate the mysterious R-Point, and locate the missing men, be it dead or alive. Lieutenant Choi is a cold but calculated leader,...
- 9/24/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Matt Molgaard)
- Fangoria
From Su-chang Kong, director of the critically acclaimed Korean shocker ‘R-Point’, comes The Guard Post (aka GP506), a similarly genre-bending foray into the cinema of fear that further cements his reputation as one of the most original filmmakers working in Asian cinema today. Already a hit on DVD, The Guard Post is now coming to Blu-ray, adding a whole new in-your-face dimension to this gore-drenched chiller. Combining the claustrophobic atmospherics of ‘The Orphanage’ with the tense paranoia of ‘The Thing’, Kong’s latest is part murder-mystery, part horror story – a terrifying tale of a group of soldiers caught up in a mysterious and haunting vortex of desperate alienation and homicidal madness. When [...]...
- 12/14/2008
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
R-Point director Su-chang Kong has returned with The Guard Post (aka GP506 ) and for you connoisseurs of international cinema with multi-region players, we've got the details on this titles Region 2 Blu-Ray debut. The Guard Post streets on December 29th. Special Features include: The Briefing Room (behind the scenes); The Barracks (set design); Guard Post Head Office (special effects and make-up); storyboards; trailer gallery. The film is also available now on region 2 DVD. Here's an official synopsis: When communications with a secret guard post situated on the North-South Korean border unexpectedly fall silent, an army platoon headed by a military investigator is dispatched overnight to re-establish contact with their fellow soldiers, one of whom is the son of the...
- 11/25/2008
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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