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R-Point Reviews

2004

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In summer 1972, strange radio transmissions are received from soldiers of Battalion 53 -- soldiers who were thought to be dead six months earlier. Traumatized Choi Tae-in, still recovering in the hospital from a battle in which he was the only survivor, is sent with a platoon of hicks, nuts and psychos to investigate the source .. Read more

Starring	Kam Woo-Sung, Soh Byung-Ho, Oh Tae-Kyung
Director	Kong Su-Chang
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema

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- Combat zones provide fertile ground not just for straight war movies, but also for supernatural tales. Witness Rob... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19
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  - 3
  The war on terror
  
  Like The Ring, and Audition, this film is permeated throughout with a sense of dread and fear. With a minimum use of gore, and the emphasis on atmosphere, this ... read more »
  
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  - Tommo
  - 6 reviews
  - Hove, England
  - 21 Dec 2006 at 16:34
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  - 0
  gothic comfort apocalypse
  
  Search party is sent to clear up the mystery of an area known as R-point in 1972 Vietnam. Radio transmissions had been received there suggesting that soldiers ... read more »
  
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- - juradino
  - 701 reviews
  - London
  - 23 Apr 2011 at 19:16
- - 1
  - 0
  What was the R-Point?
  
  Starts off really well and continues with a great story which is very atmospheric and also rather minimal, however I did feel let down by the end, not as some ... read more »
  
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- - funkymonkey
  - 19 reviews
  - South Croydon
  - 01 Feb 2010 at 18:55
- - 2
  - 1
  R-Point
  
  I was recommended this by a friend, although I don't really see anything new about it. Sure it combines Vietnam war movies with Japanese horror... but.. for... read more »
  
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- - CJH
  - 159 reviews
  - Dundee
  - 09 Oct 2009 at 14:39
- - 2
  - 0
  R-Point
  
  I remember borrowing this off a friend a few years back, but I can still remember the perfect chills it left me with. I found it brilliantly scary, and ... read more »
  
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- - UmbrellaCorp
  - 10 reviews
  - Felixstowe
  - 18 Mar 2009 at 07:26
- - 0
  - 0
  worthy
  
  In the end I wondered about the links to STDs but this was worthy of a watch. Like Russian films and haunting reflection of that war and those times.
  
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  - gloucester
  - 03 Mar 2009 at 21:49
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  - 0
  lets itself down
  
  the idea of the film sounds good but the story line wandered and it was difficult to follow exactly what was happening and who was who.
  
  The end of ... read more »
  
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- - viperone
  - 1 review
  - London
  - 17 Feb 2009 at 16:23
- - 0
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  Great!
  
  This is an amazing film to watch. Not a gore horror but more of a psyological horror. Most people tend to be left confused in the end but if you pay attention ... read more »
  
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  - Stoke-on-Trent
  - 29 Oct 2008 at 14:09
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  Eerie
  
  Very well done ghostly horror. Well worth a watch, gets the skin crawling and the hairs tingling!
  
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- - LawrenceofArabia
  - 11 reviews
  - Chelmsford
  - 02 Oct 2008 at 09:23
- - 0
  - 0
  A bit dull
  
  Very formulaic, though there were some nice touches. The Americans that arrive briefly though are terrible actors, I'm sure one of them was reading off a ... read more »
  
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- - Sam Lowry
  - Skylight City, Brazil
  - 16 Jul 2008 at 22:01
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  Not bad!
  
  This film certainly isn't amazing, but it's definately worth the watch.
  
  It is quite long (or atleast seems it), and is mainly based on the ... read more »
  
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- - daveleeuk
  - 18 reviews
  - Poole
  - 20 Jun 2008 at 22:43
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- - 21
  - 3
  The war on terror
  
  Like The Ring, and Audition, this film is permeated throughout with a sense of dread and fear. With a minimum use of gore, and the emphasis on atmosphere, this ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 396400
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Tommo
  - 6 reviews
  - Hove, England
  - 21 Dec 2006 at 16:34
- - 9
  - 1
  An enjoyable film
  
  R-Point is an entertaining and enjoyable film, which is bloody at times, has some good looking and impressive scenery/sets, some occasional humour, and an ... read more »
  
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- - DJM666
  - 274 reviews
  - Walsall
  - 31 Dec 2005 at 20:43
- - 5
  - 3
  Predictable Stuff.
  
  Entertaining, but very predictable tale of soldiers sent to look for missing troops during Vietnam War. Some genuinely creepy moments are not really used to the... read more »
  
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- - drunkenmaster
  - 479 reviews
  - Merthyr Tydfil,
  - 15 Mar 2006 at 16:49
- - 4
  - 0
  A little disappointing
  
  R Point uses the The Blair Witch Project as a reference on the dvd cover and this is understandable but slightly hopeful.
  
  A group of Korean soldiers ... read more »
  
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- - breatheasier
  - 27 reviews
  - BRIGHTON
  - 18 Apr 2007 at 12:39
- - 3
  - 1
  Yeah....
  
  This film tries to be a cross between a war movie and recent Eastern horror flicks. Sadly, it doesn't quite manage to fully convince as either, despite a ... read more »
  
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- - Ned0
  - W.Yorks
  - 06 Mar 2006 at 22:14
- - 2
  - 0
  R-Point
  
  I remember borrowing this off a friend a few years back, but I can still remember the perfect chills it left me with. I found it brilliantly scary, and ... read more »
  
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- 728237
- - UmbrellaCorp
  - 10 reviews
  - Felixstowe
  - 18 Mar 2009 at 07:26
- - 2
  - 1
  R-Point
  
  I was recommended this by a friend, although I don't really see anything new about it. Sure it combines Vietnam war movies with Japanese horror... but.. for... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - CJH
  - 159 reviews
  - Dundee
  - 09 Oct 2009 at 14:39
- - 1
  - 0
  Genius
  
  Exactly what you would expect from a Tartan movie - violent, a bit spooky and lots of surreal action.
  
  A confusing film that even reaching the end of ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Brighton, England
  - 20 Mar 2006 at 08:37
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  Great ghost story!
  
  A radio transmission is received,from a platoon,of soldiers that disappeared in the mysterious r-point.
  
  Thats the premise of this korean modern ghost... read more »
  
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- - Nicola
  - Sleaford,Lincolnshire
  - 14 Apr 2006 at 15:29
- - 1
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  Superior chills from a genuinely creepy Korean Horror!
  
  Korea has been producing excellent cinema for quite a number of years now and R-Point certainly deserves to make the list of 'Must-See' Korean Movies. A... read more »
  
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- 261038
- - Gary Sinclair-Stedman
  - Plymouth, Devon
  - 05 Jul 2006 at 12:10

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- Combat zones provide fertile ground not just for straight war movies, but also for supernatural tales. Witness Rob... read more on Time Out
- 48931
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19
- The year's undiscovered horror masterpiece... sure to send shivers up the spine.
- 40003
- - Neo
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:24
- Blair Witch meets Full Metal Jacket
- 40002
- - Bizarre
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:24

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  In summer 1972, strange radio transmissions are received from soldiers of Battalion 53 -- soldiers who were thought to be dead six months earlier. Traumatized Choi Tae-in, still recovering in the hospital from a battle in which he was the only survivor, is sent with a platoon of hicks, nuts and ...