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Volcano High Reviews

2001

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High school has always been a problem for Kim. Having gone through eight in his short life because of his inability to control his supernatural powers, Kim isn't too excited about his next one. Transferred to the mysterious Volcano High, Kim arrives only to find that he may have found a place where he belongs. There, teachers, .. Read more

Starring	Kim Kyeong-Su, Ryang Jang, Yo-Seon So, Chae-I Yu
Director	Kim Tae-Gyun
Genres	Action/Adventure, World Cinema

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- - 9
  - 0
  Bonkers But in a Good way
  
  Visually stunning as it is incomprehensible. Suspend your disbelief (believe me, your gonna have to!) and enjoy two hours or so of amazing fight scenes, crazy ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - David Stone-Haigh
  - Salford, Lancs
  - 02 Jan 2005 at 07:55
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- - 0
  - 0
  Terrible... I don't recommend it
  
  I thought at first that this was going to be a great film... oh how wrong I was. I skipped through a lot of it out of sheer boredom. I didn't even ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 03 Nov 2011 at 08:43
- - 3
  - 0
  Key moments now deleted scenes
  
  Well it's not often you watch a film and they cut out so many key scenes that it leaves the final edit incoherent and nonsensical. I watched the deleted ... read more »
  
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- - cheekyangus
  - 5 reviews
  - Perth
  - 05 Aug 2010 at 12:44
- - 2
  - 1
  Make sure to remove Bonus disc
  
  Be careful, the bonus disc is automatically selected when you add the movie to your list. There is nothing much on the bonus disc and I can't believe ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 21 Jun 2009 at 18:11
- - 1
  - 0
  Well lets see...
  
  Ok so it was never going to be Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, House of the Flying Daggers etc but lets face it on renting this I didnt expect it to be anything ... read more »
  
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- - redgey
  - 1 review
  - Stafford
  - 19 Feb 2009 at 21:51
- - 0
  - 0
  Customer Review
  
  Should have trusted the 1-star review. This film was lacking in plot, decent effects, humour, the lot; there wasn't even much in the way of decent violence... read more »
  
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- 580183
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 0
  - 0
  Disappointing...
  
  Story. Setup. Characterization. Special Effects. 'Cool Factor' - ALL PRESENT, except it's missing the most vital ingredient of ANY action film .... ... read more »
  
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- 471209
- - schnapes
  - 5 reviews
  - Stockport
  - 02 Sep 2007 at 01:41
- - 0
  - 0
  this is bollocks
  
  as above. i was expecting so much more. the trailer really hyped it up, but when it rolled it was tripe. i hope the fnords who watch this and like it are very... read more »
  
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- - daniel underhill
  - astin's
  - 10 Nov 2005 at 20:27
- - 0
  - 0
  2 1/2 stars
  
  the overload of special effects on this movie made it humorous. the fights were boring and the rest of the high school drama that unfolded was uninteresting at ... read more »
  
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- - ericloveshouse
  - brighton
  - 28 Oct 2005 at 22:23
- - 0
  - 0
  2 1/2 stars
  
  the overload of special effects on this movie made it humorous. the fights were boring and the rest of the high school drama that unfolded was uninteresting at ... read more »
  
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- - ericloveshouse
  - Brighton
  - 20 Oct 2005 at 13:14
- - 0
  - 0
  Suppose it's OK
  
  This movie really is for the people that absolutely loved the effects in movies such as Kung Fu Hustle, and Shoalin Soccer! ... Great CGI and fighting effects ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - England
  - 10 Oct 2005 at 23:49
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- - 9
  - 0
  Bonkers But in a Good way
  
  Visually stunning as it is incomprehensible. Suspend your disbelief (believe me, your gonna have to!) and enjoy two hours or so of amazing fight scenes, crazy ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 61616
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - David Stone-Haigh
  - Salford, Lancs
  - 02 Jan 2005 at 07:55
- - 3
  - 0
  Key moments now deleted scenes
  
  Well it's not often you watch a film and they cut out so many key scenes that it leaves the final edit incoherent and nonsensical. I watched the deleted ... read more »
  
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- 911644
- - cheekyangus
  - 5 reviews
  - Perth
  - 05 Aug 2010 at 12:44
- - 2
  - 0
  III - Invincible, Idealistic and Incomprehensible
  
  Very strange mix of Superheros, martial arts and what can be assumed Battle Royal social critique. It fails spectacularly on the last aspect, just on the fact ... read more »
  
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- 12873
- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 29 Jul 2004 at 16:55
- - 2
  - 0
  Cool visuals, but confusing plot
  
  Impressive wirework, with added CGI make for a visually entertaining movie, but the plot is a bit of a mish-mash. Check out the (lenghty!) deleted scenes, ... read more »
  
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- 95502
- - a customer
  - York, England
  - 22 Apr 2005 at 16:28
- - 2
  - 1
  Make sure to remove Bonus disc
  
  Be careful, the bonus disc is automatically selected when you add the movie to your list. There is nothing much on the bonus disc and I can't believe ... read more »
  
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- 774014
- - a customer
  - London
  - 21 Jun 2009 at 18:11
- - 1
  - 0
  Learn To Use The DVD Frist
  
  As an avid fan of the 'Hong Kong Legends Collection', it was not a problem for me to enter the setup, and alter the language and subtitles in the audio ... read more »
  
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- 6532
- - Jamie Sherlock
  - Corsham, Wiltshire
  - 27 May 2004 at 09:16
- - 1
  - 0
  Well lets see...
  
  Ok so it was never going to be Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, House of the Flying Daggers etc but lets face it on renting this I didnt expect it to be anything ... read more »
  
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- 712289
- - redgey
  - 1 review
  - Stafford
  - 19 Feb 2009 at 21:51
- - 1
  - 0
  School's out.
  
  Where does a movie go when all it has to depend on are its visuals? The exact same visuals that, courtesy of The Matrix, we have seen a hundred times over all ... read more »
  
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- - adiw
  - Leicestershire
  - 15 Mar 2005 at 21:44
- - 0
  - 0
  Goofy Martial Arts
  
  As long as you don't take your martial arts films too seriously, this is pretty entertaining. It's crammed full of (intentional, I think) over-acting ... read more »
  
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- 8512
- - MikeyboyPaines
  - 53 reviews
  - Fareham
  - 28 Jun 2004 at 13:28
- - 0
  - 0
  an abysmal film that will rot your brain
  
  This film fails spectactularly at its attempt to be like 'The Matrix'... the hammy acting made me cringe.
  
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- 8928
- - a customer
  - London, UK
  - 05 Jul 2004 at 19:59

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- Volcano High
  
  High school has always been a problem for Kim. Having gone through eight in his short life because of his inability to control his supernatural powers, Kim isn't too excited about his next one. Transferred to the mysterious Volcano High, Kim arrives only to find that he may have found a place where ...