3 Extremes II |  | Directors: Ji-woon Kim, Nonzee Nimibutr, Peter Chan
Actors: Leon Lai, Hye-su Kim, Bo-seok Jeong, Suwinit Panjamawat, Eric Tsang
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  10 reviews
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), Korean (Original Language), Thai (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 140 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 19306
UPC: 031398193067
EAN: 0031398193067
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
Release Date: April 25, 2006
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| • | The follow-up to the grisly and chilling THREE EXTREMES, this release presents three more short films directed by three members of the New Asian Horror movement. In "Memories," Kim Jee-Woon, director of the macabre and beautiful A TALE OF TWO SISTERS, tells a story of a woman with amnesia wandering the streets while her husband tries to find her--but instead discovers a mutilated corpse. In "The W |
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Product Description
Threeextremes took you to the edge. Now threeextremes ii pushes you over with three more nightmarish tales of terror from asias horror masters! Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 05/22/2007 Starring: Kim Jee-woon Peter Ho-sun Chan Run time: 129 minutes Rating: R
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 The sequel that is two years older than its predessesor. February 13, 2009
DonOfTheDead (New York)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Let me start off by saying that if it were possible to give half stars, I would give 3 EXTREMES II three and a half stars. However, this is not an option, and though the second of the film's three segments nearly put me to sleep, I think it made the already excellent third that much better. So, four stars it is.
I'm not one for Asian horror films. It isn't anything that I could go into detail about, i.e. - I don't like Asian horror films because of A, B, and C. There is just something about the genre that doesn't quite appeal to me. Not to say that I don't like Asian cinema. I do. Akira Kurosawa is one of my all time favorite directors and that isn't just because he inedvertantly gave birth to C-3PO and R2-D2. However, THREE, and its successor turned predecessor THREE... EXTREMES, are both quality films.
3 EXTREMES II showcases three short films by three directors from Southeast Asia. The openning act MEMORIES is by South Korean director Kim Ji-Woon. Kim directed A TALE OF TWO SISTERS the latest Asian horror film to be refilmed as PG-13 American teen bait. Though a bit convoluted, MEMORIES is a surprisingly tight and suspenseful little number. While it does feature the camera tricks and gimmicks that usually drive me crazy in Asian horror fare, Kim does it tactfully and effectively making for a pretty chilling experience.
THE WHEEL is a film from Thai director Nonzee Nimibutr, and is not only the anchor that nearly sinks the whole collection, but is also the worst segment of either collections now known in the states as 3 EXTREMES I & II. This tale of cursed puppets in rural Thailand suffers from a boring script, a terrible pace, and acting more wooden than the puppets themselves. It's bearable only during initial viewing. I don't think I'll ever sit through it again.
COMING HOME is quite possibly the greatest short film I have ever seen. In my opinion, it is worth owning the DVD for this segment alone. Hong Kong director/producer Peter Chan weaves an absolutely haunting tale of the perseverance of the human spirit. I won't go into a lengthy review because I could write a novel about this film, so I will simply say SEE IT! DO IT NOW! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!
All in all, 3 EXTREMES II is a worthy entry to any horror film collector's library.
 WARNING! Don't BUY THIS! November 14, 2007
Kris Kawaii (Racine, Wisconsin USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wow, this was 3 Extremes 2? *sigh* It wasn't so entirely bad that I fell asleep through it, but it was somewhat a waste of money. The first story, Memories (Kim Jee-Woon) was about a lost lady which was boring, but one of the better out of the three. The second story, The Wheel, was about these cool looking dolls, but it didn't make much sence and the third one was the best! If you do end up buying this, you'll want to look forward the third one. Going Home was about a creepy guy that's basically living with his dead wife whom he thinks will come back to life soon..It was a pretty good story. Now, this was nothing compaired to 3 Extremes. We all know how "strange" Cut was right? Well, I'd rather watch Cut 3 times instead of these movies. That's how much I missed the original. So let's just keep it at that. The directors, bless their hearts, gave what they could. And it just wasn't enough to knock 3 Extremes out of the water. Better Luck next time. Even though I vented on how not good this movie was, I still have this in my collection and I highly doubt i'll be selling it any time soon. I keep it for "Going Home". Blah.
 DISAPPOINTING BUT FOR "GOING HOME" August 24, 2007
J'Ro (Tulsa, OK)
This is a movie comprised of 3 different shorts. The first story is one about a distraught husband in search of his missing wife and the missing wife trying to find her way home. It is very predictable. I knew from the onset what had happened to the wife. It is pretty much a waste of time. The second story concerning puppets is absolutely absurd. I found it insulting to my intelligence. However, the third story, "Going Home," almost redeems the dvd. I have never seen anything like it. It is a story about a man who has lost his son, and a man who is waiting for his wife of three years to revive.
The policeman father goes in search of his missing son and happens to knock on the door of the elusive Mr. Yu. When Mr. Yu denies having a daughter, the father's suspicions are alerted because his son has often talked of seeing Mr. Yu's daughter -- a tiny little 3 year old dressed in red.
The third story stars the amazing Eugenia Yuan (The Eye 2). In both movies this woman says very little but when she does, she grips your heart. She is incredible. As I watched the third story, I half-believed the husband was going to actually revive his wife, but at times I wondered if he was just insane.
The last minutes of this story are shocking and even heart-wrenching. To me it was worth the price of the DVD just to see Eugenia Yuan's performance. There really is no other actress like her.
This DVD is a gamble. The first two stories are silly, but the last one is intriguing. If you can purchase this DVD for a reasonable price you might want to, just so you can watch the third story. But that's up to you.
Deep, but simply not as good as original. March 12, 2007
B. Marold (Bethlehem, PA United States)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
My greatest contribution to people wanting opinions about this flick is that it is several steps down in interest from the original '3 Extremes' with work from three different directors. Like it's predecessor, it is certainly better than most American and European horror. But, in trying to weave interesting and evocative stories, these writer / directors loose their audience. At least they lost me. If I want complex, highly symbolic plots with lots of dream sequences, I'll watch Fellini or Bergmann. Horror films are supposed to grab you by the short hairs and not let go. These three barely raised my eyebrows.
The first, 'Memories', totally lost me to boredom. The second, 'The Wheel' is another essay in the evil puppet / doll genre. The third, 'Going Home' is the most novel, but it was still hard to connect the two main themes, and if I have to think about a horror plot, I suspect the filmmaker is trying too hard and missing the point of horror.
 Haunting and Lyrical July 25, 2006
Lark Ballinger (Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA USA)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
***Please note that the reviews for 'Saam Gaang' (Three.../3 Extremes) and 'Saam Gaang Yi' (Three... Extremes/3 Extremes II) are all mixed together. My review is for 'Saam Gaang', released in 2002.***
Peter Chan's 'Going Home' makes this collection worth watching. A haunting examination of loss and and the clash between Eastern and Western ideologies, 'Going Home' paints an elegiac portrait of isolation and longing in modern day Asia. The cool colors set a mood of emptiness and despair, while the understated performances are poetic in their simplicity. The child actor who plays Cheung is simply amazing; his emotions are utterly convincing and it's easy to forget that he's acting.
Unfortunately, the other two pieces, 'Memories' and 'Wheel', leave much to be desired. 'Memories' somehow manages to be tense and predictable at the same time, so I have to give the director credit for at least being able to instill some sense of terror in the audience. But ultimately, the hackneyed plot is yawn inducing, though the scenes are shot beautifully.
Finally, that leaves 'Wheel', a confusing mess if there ever was one. Throughout the short, I kept wondering if censorship was the reason I hadn't been scared yet.
All in all, most would probably be happier renting Saam Gaang. Although regardless of your decision, I am sure that 'Going Home' will spark some thought-provoking conversation on the dangers of globalization and the dilution of culture to Americanization.
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