Horror Film Club (June 28th) - R-Point
06-22-10, 05:16 PM
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Horror Film Club (June 28th) - R-Point
R-Point (2004)
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Several scenes weren't even filmed due to money and time factors.
This included an extended opening where Lieutenant Choi's platoon is decimated while in battle with the Viet-Cong in a lumber camp.
This scene would then be followed by the filmed opening in Ho Chi Minh city.
One scene in the trailer is shown as a night scene while it is a day scene in the finished movie.
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07-05-10, 11:20 AM
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Re: Horror Film Club (June 28th) - R-Point
I can't believe that I am going to be the first person to comment on this one. Well, here it goes ... I thought this one was all right. I didn't find it scary in the least, and I'm tired of seeing movies with young long-haired Asian women trying to be creepy. While it wasn't a knockout or anything, I'm happy that I got the chance to see it. I probably wouldn't have seen it if it weren't for this club. I hope that people are still enthused about this. I know I was absent for a bit, but I've caught up again and ready for more.
07-07-10, 03:47 PM
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Re: Horror Film Club (June 28th) - R-Point
I don't mean to sound too critical about the movie. It certainly wasn't a bad movie, but it wasn't a scary horror movie. I do stand by my comment about the long-haired Asian women being used as a scare device. I realize this film is a few years old now; it's just that I've seen it so many times before at this point.
07-11-10, 11:40 PM
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Re: Horror Film Club (June 28th) - R-Point
Watched it tonight and thought it was a decent flick. I would have never heard of it if it hadn't been mentioned for the club though. It has a pretty creepy atmosphere and it had a few chills near the end. A little slow in the middle and the brief scene with the worst American actor they could find was slightly humorous. I felt the cast did a good job of acting though and you could really feel their dread.
It was refreshing to watch a movie dealing with war from something other than the American side which I don't typically see very often. I agree with clckworang that the "creepy Asian woman" scares have been played out. They could of at least had a man in that part to be a little different.
Anyway, not great, not terrible.
***1/2 out of *****
It was refreshing to watch a movie dealing with war from something other than the American side which I don't typically see very often. I agree with clckworang that the "creepy Asian woman" scares have been played out. They could of at least had a man in that part to be a little different.
Anyway, not great, not terrible.
***1/2 out of *****
07-21-10, 11:06 AM
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Re: Horror Film Club (June 28th) - R-Point
I think this was the best choice for a horror movie in this club so far. It is a little known movie, and does real well IMO. It isn't the scariest movie, but it does have it's moments. Also the character build in this, I think is good but a little typecast. Every stereotype in the genre is here in some aspect or another. All in all 6/10. Good movie I think, and what the club should be about.,
