EssenceStory Well Deserved Praise

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

FountainPen This attempt at making a motion picture is rubbish, fails on all points. For one thing , I couldn't always understand what the "actors" were saying because their accents in English are atrocious (and no subtitles on my DVD). Stay away from this garbage unless you want to torture yourself with meaningless drawn-out scenes and ridiculous scripting, The 1 out of 10 is my maximum. This is an INFURIATING film. I waited for something significant, but it never did, and there was zero resolution at the end. RUN AWAY from this flick !

Michael Ledo A group of film students in Singapore need to make a film. They discover if they burn a camera in a particular pit, a film will be there the following day. The film is a ghost story of some kind and admittedly it was better than the kids could make, so just go with it. They burn more cameras as this becomes an anthology with their own story tying it all together.The short stories were interesting, most with a twist. I thought the lady finger tale was too long. Asian style Creepshow. Soft 4 stars.Guide: No swearing, sex, or nudity.

jbrbsmom If you are looking for something a little different, this is a well done Malaysian movie. Main characters offer something to the spirits and surprisingly get something back...that is the general plot summed up but it is far deeper than that and exceptionally well done. They offer a camera and get a creepy movie in return.Not "scary" if you are looking for something that is full of heart pounding edge of your seat moments, but there are a few here and it is generally "creepy" and conceptually and psychologically it is quite a good thriller.Generally a good pace and you are kept going through the whole movie with many good twist and turns right up until the end.The acting is pretty good and the plot is good and it is something that I have not seen before and I watch a LOT of horror. I put this on the top of the genre and really enjoyed it and highly recommend it to people looking for something enjoyable to watch.

Maximum Extreme Maximum Extreme was invited to the gala premiere of Afterimages, a Singapore made horror flick featuring 5 short stories based on various local folktales and superstitions. Five of our lucky readers were also able to attend the premiere thanks to our awesome ticket giveaway.The premise is that a bunch of friends burn paper effigies as offerings to the dead during the local Hungry Ghost festival. You can send the deceased pretty much anything by burning a paper version of the item, iPhone, house, TV, car. The friends burn a paper camera but in a strange twist of fate, they get something back from the other side. Each day after the students burn their offerings, they find a movie reel in the ashes. Invariably these curious cats decide to go ahead and watch whatever is on these movie reels. What they discover is 5 spooky tales that intertwine with their own fate.Do they make it out alive or does curiosity kill these cats?? You'll have to watch to find out. This of course leads to the burning question, is this movie worth your money and time?Well, it's a decent effort. The tales are pretty creepy and the movie plods along at a good pace leaving little time to get bored.I quite liked the premise behind the various tales but while they may be creepy, they never actually become scary.What I didn't like about the movie was the sub-standard special effects and more importantly, the poor acting that was frequently on display. To be honest, some of the acting really is terrible which makes me wonder how those actors ever got past the audition stages??These poor performances really push the movie into comedy territory at times.The best performance comes from veteran actor Vincent Tee whose chicken rice tale is probably one of the better short stories on offer. We were fortunate to have had the chance to chat with Vincent after the screening and he's clearly a really decent bloke.Bottom line is that this movie will pass a couple of hours, you will be entertained, but it's ultimately very forgettable and if you're looking for a pre-Halloween scare then this is definitely not gonna do the job.FOR THIS AND OTHER REVIEWS CHECK OUT MAXIMUMEXTREME.NET