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Cello Reviews

2005

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Directed with a sure hand by Woo-Cheol Lee, this complex and suspenseful Korean horror thriller tells the story of Mi-ju, a virtuoso cellist who survives a brutal car accident and decides to spend more time with her family, becoming a music teacher. But just when her life seems to be in order, a series of eerie and alarming .. Read more

Starring	Sung-Hyun-Ah, Park Da Ahn
Director	Lee Woo-Chul
Genres	Horror, Thriller, World Cinema

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- - 7
  - 0
  CELLO
  
  This is one of the most subtle, yet ultimately unnerving horror films I have seen in years. Beautifully photographed, with stunningly stylish sets, the story ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - DavidRiley
  - 4 reviews
  - Accrington
  - 21 Nov 2006 at 11:59
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- - 0
  - 0
  Yet another great Korean chiller
  
  A very dark, macabre and complex horror thriller in that style that only Asian filmakers seem able to do (as well as the odd frenchman!). An original film with ... read more »
  
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- 945599
- - gingerspike
  - 259 reviews
  - Grimsby
  - 08 Dec 2010 at 23:27
- - 0
  - 0
  not as fit as a fiddle
  
  The story had good potential but the 'shocks' are done in such a pedestrian tv movie style that there is no real build up in tension prior to the late ... read more »
  
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- 943211
- - itstinks
  - 550 reviews
  - North of Reading
  - 29 Nov 2010 at 10:28
- - 1
  - 0
  Another reason to sleep with the lights on..
  
  I am a big fan of foreign horror movies, especially asianextreme movies and was looking forward to this korean horror, it looked to have all the right ... read more »
  
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- 898513
- - Sarbs
  - 119 reviews
  - Essex
  - 13 Jun 2010 at 22:02
- - 0
  - 0
  Off Key
  
  Dire Korean horror, a genre that has now passed away and all the cliches with it. Cello, with its random and inexplicable events, is more like a an extended ... read more »
  
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- - Bribaba
  - 146 reviews
  - London
  - 23 Apr 2010 at 22:46
- - 0
  - 0
  cello
  
  Girls just want to play cello, or don't they. Beautiful film in macabre ways only asians can make.
  
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- 846854
- - juradino
  - 625 reviews
  - London
  - 09 Jan 2010 at 05:26
- - 0
  - 0
  Another great Korean flick!
  
  This is fabu.....highly recommended!!!!
  
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- 833436
- - blackgal
  - 211 reviews
  - Worksop
  - 22 Nov 2009 at 11:22
- - 0
  - 0
  Just OK
  
  There are some spooky moments, there are some jumpy moments, but the film does not invite you in emotionally enough to care about the main characters and does ... read more »
  
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- 822016
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - gottago
  - 34 reviews
  - High Peak
  - 17 Oct 2009 at 11:26
- - 4
  - 0
  Scary enough for me
  
  Watched this alone late at night on a new big telly with grand picture and surround sound. Not the best idea I've had. Scared the bejeezus outa me. You ... read more »
  
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- - William Brown
  - Edinburgh
  - 02 Jun 2009 at 13:05
- - 0
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  Worth watching
  
  As some others have said, the film was let down a little by the way it ended, but I found the rest of it really enjoyable. The horror elements were, as you ... read more »
  
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- 751613
- - JulianCAO
  - 12 reviews
  - London
  - 03 May 2009 at 02:29
- - 0
  - 0
  CELLO
  
  WENT ON TOO LONG WITH NOT MUCH HAPPENING AND A STUPID ENDING .
  
  SOME GOOD SCARES BUT LONG IN BETWEEN
  
  NOT ONE OF THE BEST ASIAN HORRORS BUT ... read more »
  
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- - TREV
  - 216 reviews
  - Surbiton
  - 15 Apr 2009 at 09:55
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- - 7
  - 0
  CELLO
  
  This is one of the most subtle, yet ultimately unnerving horror films I have seen in years. Beautifully photographed, with stunningly stylish sets, the story ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 387105
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - DavidRiley
  - 4 reviews
  - Accrington
  - 21 Nov 2006 at 11:59
- - 4
  - 0
  Scary enough for me
  
  Watched this alone late at night on a new big telly with grand picture and surround sound. Not the best idea I've had. Scared the bejeezus outa me. You ... read more »
  
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- 765281
- - William Brown
  - Edinburgh
  - 02 Jun 2009 at 13:05
- - 2
  - 0
  Good watch
  
  The main character is called Mi-ju and to start off with you think she has it all but things go badly for her when her career as a musician and a teacher are ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Birmingham, West Midlands
  - 05 Feb 2007 at 11:09
- - 2
  - 0
  Customer Review
  
  The film was a waste of and hour and ahalf of my time.
  
  Whilst the plot began well and made for an interesting film, it took and bizarre sinister turn... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 1
  - 0
  Things are not as they seem...
  
  What can I say about this film? It's damned good. There's more twists and turns in the plot than a skinned rattlesnake in a barrel of salt and you ... read more »
  
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- 430154
- - Serafina
  - 14 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 15 Apr 2007 at 11:30
- - 1
  - 0
  Disappointing
  
  I rented this as a fan of Korean film and the AsiaExtreme brand. The trailer was particularly inviting, with its reference to 'The Others' and 'A ... read more »
  
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- 463009
- - Mattowar
  - 17 reviews
  - Wath upon Dearne
  - 02 Aug 2007 at 14:33
- - 1
  - 0
  Another reason to sleep with the lights on..
  
  I am a big fan of foreign horror movies, especially asianextreme movies and was looking forward to this korean horror, it looked to have all the right ... read more »
  
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- 898513
- - Sarbs
  - 119 reviews
  - Essex
  - 13 Jun 2010 at 22:02
- - 0
  - 0
  Horror Beauty:
  
  Maybe its just me being such a huge fan of 'A Tale of Two Sisters' ... but the Korean Horror films of today are just getting better and better. Alike ... read more »
  
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- - EssexDal
  - 14 reviews
  - Chelmsford
  - 02 Nov 2007 at 11:35
- - 0
  - 0
  its fantastic
  
  i am a big fan of asian cinema... and this movie certainly adds to my favourites... the direction, the acting and the suspense is really good.. this movie has a... read more »
  
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- - neelxxshb
  - 285 reviews
  - london
  - 19 Nov 2007 at 18:59
- - 0
  - 0
  Not great
  
  Fairly run-of-the-mill Korean horror, not particularly original.
  
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- 516225
- - Mr2tastypieces
  - 8 reviews
  - Barking
  - 22 Jan 2008 at 11:34

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  Directed with a sure hand by Woo-Cheol Lee, this complex and suspenseful Korean horror thriller tells the story of Mi-ju, a virtuoso cellist who survives a brutal car accident and decides to spend more time with her family, becoming a music teacher. But just when her life seems to be in order, a ...