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R-Point on DVD (2004)

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Average rating: (61%)
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Starring: Kam Woo-Sung | Soh Byung-Ho | Oh Tae-Kyung
Director: Kong Su-Chang
Studio: TARTAN VIDEO
Run time: 101 mins
Certificate: 15
User collections: K-Horror | Sweet and Sour | My Asian Journey | Reasons to love Asian horror | fave films
Genres: Action/Adventure | Thriller | World Cinema
Languages: Korean
Subtitles: English
Released: 23/01/2006

Brief synopsis of R-Point

It's 1972. Six months ago on an island situated south of Ho Chi Minh City and known as R-Point, nine Korean soldiers went missing. A radio transmission requesting help is still heard every evening... Now a rescue party - nine soldiers, has nine days to rescue the missing... Korean dialogue with subtitles.

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The year's undiscovered horror masterpiece... sure to send shivers up the spine.

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Blair Witch meets Full Metal Jacket

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Rated - 4 starsThe war on terror

Tommo from Hove, England , 21/12/2006

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 is like Full Metal Jacket meets The Grudge. Although I can see how some viewers may feel short-changed by the lack of explanation and resolution, I felt it strengthened the experience - s**t happens, just enjoy the ride!

  15 out of 18 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 2 starsAn enjoyable film

DJM666 from Walsall [Highly rated reviewer] , 31/12/2005

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 interesting story. IT is somewhat confusing though, with nothing really explained in the end. There is also no real character development (most of the characters are one-dimensional) and therefore for the most part you cannot tell one soldier from another. The acting is pretty good, but most of the soldiers do seem to be over-acting for most of the movie. Not a bad film, and probably a little bit better on the whole than Deathwatch, but in the end you are left feeling that there was an interesting idea which was never really used to it’s full potential.

  8 out of 9 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 2 starsPredictable Stuff.

drunkenmaster from Merthyr Tydfil, , 15/03/2006

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 full as it becomes evident that something supernatural is going on. One to watch if you like the genre cross over films, but not one to get too excited about.

  4 out of 6 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 2 starsYeah....

Ned0 from W.Yorks , 06/03/2006

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 hearty effort.

It's not that R Point is a bad film, it's just that the 2 genres don't fully gell.

It is quite good but it's not as good as it somehow promises.

  2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
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