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2004 · horror · anthology · auteur

Three... Extremes

Directed by Fruit Chan, Takashi Miike, Park Chan-wook2h 5m2004

Features an anthology centred on the experiences of a witch doctor, a film-maker and a disgruntled extra determined to take revenge on him, and a novelist as well as her twin sister.

Our read: Three... Extremes (2004) reads as a heavy, kinetic, inventive horror · anthology · auteur entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.

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Heavy, kinetic, extreme horror / anthology, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb6.922kRT83%Metacritic66TMDB6.8413
  • heavy
  • brisk
  • extreme
  • inventive
  • bleak
  • cold
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How Three... Extremes feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want three East Asian horror masters serving distinct, deeply disturbing midnight-cinema shocks.”

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