Gin Gwai 2 (The Eye 2) - China

          Director:  Oxide Pang Chun, and Danny Pang
          Year:  2004
          Plot:  “After a failed suicide attempt, a pregnant woman gains the ability to see ghosts.”


          I finally decided to watch this one.  I really enjoyed the first one and thought this one had to be good.  I am happy to find that this one was in fact good.  It wasn’t scary at all, but the storyline kept me very interested.  The idea was different from the first one which is definitely refreshing.  Some movies that change it up for the sequel fail with the quality.  This one though seemed to do really well, but did lack scares.  Still even if it wasn’t scary, it was worth the time to watch it.  I also enjoyed the ending, they really wrapped it up in and good way.
          It took me all day to watch this movie, not because there was anything that actually made me take that long besides a little boy.  I had to keep putting it off to occupy my nephew, so I don’t have too much to talk about.  The longer I put off my reviews, well the shorter they get.
          I have to say that this woman was really bad at killing herself.  I mean really, it shouldn’t be that hard.  She tries quite a few time and fails.  Also this turned out to be one of those karma type movies.  You do wrong and your life gets flipped upside down.  Our main character isn’t the only one though, but that’s something that you need to see.


          I would suggest this movie, especially if you liked the first one.  Though, you might want to put this one off when you are looking for a scare.  This won’t waste your time entirely.

Gin Gwai (The Eye) - China

          Directors:  Oxide Pang Chun, and Danny Pang

          Year:  2002

          Plot:  "A blind girl gets a cornea transplant so that she would be able to see again.  However, she got more than what she bargained for when she realised she could even see ghosts.  And some of these ghosts are down right unfriendly.  So she embarks on a journey to find the origins of her cornea and to reveal the history of the previous dead owner."

          Well having seen the remake first, I already had the basic understanding off what was going on.  Knowing that however didn't make the movie any less enjoyable.  There aren't too many "scare" scenes, but that is rather normal for an Asian horror seen as it is more about the build up than the actual scare.  Now this aspect leads to more interesting storylines such as this one.  

          The scares disappear pretty much all together at the end, at that point it is more about an emotional connection to the characters.  If you've fallen into the world enough by that point, you will really love the ending.  If it was just about the scares for you, you might be a little disappointed.  I on the other hand really enjoyed this movie.  I have to say that I didn't really like the remake even when watching it for the first time, but this one used my time wisely.

          I suggest this, if you have seen the remake, I still suggest you watch Gin Gwai.  It's a really good movie.  If you haven't seen the remake or this one, watch Gin Gwai and skip the remake.  The original tells a more complete story.