The Tale Of Two Sisters (DVD)

The feeling you get when Janet Leigh takes a shower or Jack Nicholson enters a hotel bathroom, how long do you think a film can sustain that feeling of gut wrenching suspense? In the case of ‘A Tale of Two Sisters’ the answer is well over an hour and hence it gains the moniker of “the most terrifying film I have ever seen”. An impressive claim which I will struggle to justify on paper (particularly without ruining the scares) but if I persuade only ...
...in a darkened room without the comfort of the pause button it will be worth the effort. The film tells the story of two sisters (unsurprisingly) Soo-mi (Lim Su-jeong) and Soo-yeon (Mun Geun-yeong) who return to their family home after time away convalescing due to an unspecified illness. Their family consists of their mild mannered father (Kim Kap-su) and wicked stepmother (Yum Jung-ah). Whilst trying to readjust to family life, particularly their ...

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...you not scared (yet) at the idea of looking under your kitchen sink? Then, A Tale of Two Sisters is for you! The story *********************************************** I don't want to get into too much detail, as I believe that horror films are far scarier when one doesn't know the story. In a few words, Su-Mi and Su-Yeon are two sisters (no kidding!), who return to their family home to live with their dad, Mu-Hyun, and his new wife Iun Joo. ...
...is about to occur. The film is Certificate 15. It was directed in 2002 by Korean director par Kim Jee-Woon. The older sister is played by Im Soo-Jung. I think she fits the role perfectly. The younger sister is played by Moon-Geun-Young. My opinion about the film ******************************************** It's really hard to tell, as I am torn between two feelings. Starting with the good bit, as a horror film, "A Tale of Two Sisters" is unbelievably ...

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...I often find these are the best films, as you don't have any preconceptions about them. Having said that, this would be a wickedly creepy, disturbing, tense psychological thriller any day of the week. And the tension is throughout the entire film, not just the first half hour. The story is basically two sisters returning to live with their father and step mother after a prolonged stay in some sort of institution. It does not make it clear why they ...
...and her father and step-mother. The house itself is the creepiest place you can imagine, dark and in shadow for the most part. Not long after they arrive, strange things begin happening to the sisters, although nothing overt to begin with. It's hard to say anymore without delving too deeply into the plot which is complex and twisted, and giving away some of the twists. The story appears to be explaining itself only to dart off at another tangent ...

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In the time honoured tradition of Far Eastern horror films this will undoubtedly leave you with a head scratching "huh?" come the end credits. The film follows the story of two sisters, Su-mi and Su-yeon, and their interaction with their father and step-mother, Eun-joo. The first two-thirds of the film consist mainly of the tensions between the older sister (Su-mi) and her parents, interspersed with some genuinely creepy scenes that although very ...
...We learn that the girls' mother is dead and that they blame Eun-joo, Su-mi goes so far as to refuse to speak to her father because of his new wife. The viewer is left increasingly intrigued as despite Eun-joo's best efforts at acting as a dutiful wife we see the father, Moo-hyeon, leaving the marital bed to sleep on the couch downstairs. It appears that Eun-joo, in turn blames Su-mi for her husband's lack of interest in her, resulting in some deliciously ...

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I bought the two disk dvd of this film from Amazon, as I am very much into asian horror films and had been waiting in eager anticipation to see it. Without giving too much of the plot away, the story starts with two sisters Su-mi (Im Soo-jung) and Su-yeon (Moon Geun-young) returning home after a mysterious illness. The relationship between the sisters is extremely close, and Su-mi is very protective of her younger sister. When they arrive back at ...
...It is difficult to explain the film as it contains alot of twists, and also visual imagery which is important to the plot. Kim Jee-woon's A Tale of Two Sisters was one of the most terrifying films I've seen in recent years, It created a tense atmosphere that I haven't experienced in a film before. It is beautifully filmed, and It almost felt like watching a piece of artwork. Slightly different from the Japanese horror films I've seen, this Korean ...

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