Wordiezett So much average

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Tokyo-1997 The title of this show is called THE RED SHOES mainly because of the blood around the shoes. This is my second favourite horror movie and was really scary. I had nightmares at night after I watched it. I personally find this show quite original. The two mothers thing showing the main character getting possessed on and off was terrifying. This show probably has one of the most terrifying opening scene. This show is very well paced. It shows the main character loving the shoes so much for the first 1/3 of the movie, for the next 2/3 of the movie everything just goes awfully wrong. Every time the main character tries to throw away the Red Shoes, they just come back. The subway scene around the ending of this film is probably one of the most terrifying scenes in cinematographic history for me. This film has its mystery elements and is really entertaining in various ways and keeps one at the edge of their seat. The flaws in this film is that this film gets really complicating towards the end and I did not understand the last scene which the young girl dance in front of the mirror. The ending requires really a lot of thinking. Other than that, this film is just awesome and is really frightening. I really enjoyed the mystery elements of this film. This film is very much like One Missed Call because the backstory about the ghost was only explained until the very end. Throughout the whole film, you do not know why weird stuff are all happening. This makes the weird and scary stuff much more frightening. Highly recriminated Score:10/10

Onderhond Somehow my dislike of Korean films has never had much influence on my appreciation of Korean horror. It's considered a part of the Asian suspense wave but at the same time it's substantially different from its neighboring countries. I never expect too much of these films, but watching Bunhongsin was actually a very welcome surprise. While the film remains well within the boundaries of the genre, it proved one of the best outings out there.The thing that links most Asian horror films are the slender, pale ghosts with long, black hair draped in front of their faces. They aren't exactly lacking in Bunhongsin, but that's where the similarities end. While J-Horror often craves ugly ultra-realism and scares, their Korean counterparts are extremely stylized and fare on a solid dramatic base.Underneath the horror lies a tale about adultery and the tough life of a single mother raising a young daughter, craving her dad. This core story is actually pretty well developed and receives its fair share of screen time. Above that lies a story about haunted shoes going after whoever tries to steal them from their rightful owner. And the curse itself is of course due to a tragic event in the past.Like I said, if you've seen a few Korean horror films before, there's nothing that will shock or surprise you here. The films plays according to the genre rules and does little to cross those artificial boundaries. On the other hand, that's exactly why it'll be called a true genre film in 20 years time.So why all the fuss? Well, even though there are some small hick-ups, the presentation of the film is seemingly perfect. Visually the film is nothing less than impressive. The use of lighting is magnificent, with lots of flashing lights, toned-down colors, neon lighting and a Doyle-like choice of scenery, making this a very colorful film while remaining its dark edge.Shots and framing are equally strong, with many strong images resulting in memorable scenes. The music is just as impressive, with many different choices of music, all of them suiting the scenes they are set to, always improving the intended atmosphere. The only critique lies in the editing, which could've been a bit tighter, and the range of styles and effects applied, making the style of the film a little too chaotic. But those are really just minor quirks.One thing to keep in mind is that Bunhongsin isn't exactly the most scary film out there. Maybe it's because I'm used to this kind of horror film by now, but don't expect many scares or extreme suspense. The tension is held well and the atmosphere is spot on, but Bunhongsin is probably better described as a tense supernatural thriller than a real horror movie. Not that it matters much, but it's often good to approach films like these with the correct expectations.The ending is pretty cool (especially the short second ending), the film never bores, remains beautiful throughout and is just plain good at everything it tries and does. So if you're looking for an excellent genre film, Bunhongsin is probably a very good bet. Lush visuals, pretty score and a good solid story to drag you through the slower parts. Very nice surprise indeed. 4.0*/5.0*

Claudio Carvalho After finding that her husband is unfaithful and cheats her with a lover, Sun-jae (Hye-su Kim) moves to a decadent cheap apartment at Goksung Station with her daughter Han Tae-soo (Yeon-ah Park). While traveling home in the subway, Sun-jae finds a pair of pink shoes and brings them home. Tae-soo becomes fascinated by the shoes, which brings greed and jealousy to whoever sees them, while Sun-jae has visions and nightmares with ghosts and blood. When her friend Kim-mi Hee steals the shoes, she has an accident and dies. Meanwhile, the architect decorator Cho-in Choi (Seong-su Kim) that is dating Sun-jae, researches and discloses that the mystery is related to a picture of 1944. His further investigation unravels the tragic fate of the original owner of the shoes."Bungongsin" is another creepy and scary South-Korean ghost story, with a dense atmosphere highlighted by a great cinematography and lighting and good special effects. Like in other South Korean horror movies, the final twist in the very end is quite confused but not difficult to understand: Sun-jae is the reincarnation of Oki, a ballet dancer from the 40's that was killed by the jealous Keiko, who also desired the choreographer Jun Ha-Sub that had photographed Oki with her pink shoes. Keiko stole Oki's pink shoes, but was cursed and had a tragic end. The old lady witnessed the crime, and in the present days she shows where Oki's remains are buried. In spite of returning the shoes to Oki, the curse continues and another jealous or obsessive woman will find it again. All the murders in the present days have been committed by Sun-jae. I liked the direction of Yong-gyun Kim and the performances of Hye-su Kim and the girl Yeon-ah Park, but I honestly have not identified in which fairytale from Hans Christian Andersen the story of this film is based on. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Sapatos Vermelhos" ("Red Shoes")

kleptocracy-1 I have watched a lot of Asian horror films lately, and this is certainly one of the best of the lot. The cinematography is top notch, and is made even more powerful by the lighting effects.The casting is good, the acting fine, and the direction superb. There are some images in this movie you won't be able to shake.I've noticed some people didn't like the pacing, and thought the plot borrowed too much from some standard elements of Asian horror. Personally, I think the movie was intentionally a bit oddly paced, as it leads you to the twists more effectively. From what I can tell the "borrowed" elements of plot and image merely cement this film's place in the Asian style of horror. In other words, I don't see that as a downside. All cowboy movies have horses. Big deal. It's part of the genre. There are still good ones and bad ones with many similar elements.Asian horror is the same way, and this film is one of the good ones.