Lion’s Gate To Release Asian Horror Anthology “Three” as “Three Extremes II” in April

Posted by Sean on February 27th, 2006   Filed under: DVD, Movies

Three… Extremes is a unique horror movie that features short films from 3 of the most well-known asian horror directors including Japan’s Takashi Miike, China’s Fruit Chan, and Korea’s Chan-wook Park. I’m looking forward to seeing it when it comes out on DVD tomorrow, but here’s the thing I didn’t know: Three… Extremes is actually the sequel to a 2002 horror anthology called simply “Three”. Lion’s Gate have just announced that they will soon be releasing this original movie on DVD under the name Three… Extremes II. Technically none of the short films are related in any way so I suppose it doesn’t really matter if they are reversed chronologically, but I’m sure it’s still bound to cause a bit of confusion. Three… Extremes II features movies from 3 directors that are slightly lesser known in North America: Peter Chan (Going Home), Ji-woon Kim (Memories) and Nonzee Nimibutr (The Wheel). Look for it in stores on April 4th.

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Comments (5)

  1. I think Asian horror is superior to North American horror. You never see a Japanese version of Friday The 13th. Its always the other way around. Should tell you something.

    Posted by Bassmasta-Baychuk on February 27th, 2006

  2. it would be interesting to see one of these famed directors take on something like a Friday the 13th remake or Nigthmare of Elm St.

    Posted by Chopper aka Mikie on February 27th, 2006

  3. Yeah, it would be neat. I really liked the original RING and GRUDGE and how they weren’t so flashy like the American versions.

    Posted by Bassmasta-Baychuk on February 27th, 2006

  4. well the differences are cultural. Ringu and the Grudge are esentially asian versions of Friday the 13th. the only difference is that we don’t notice how generic and conventional they are because we’re not well-versed in asian cinema. there’s been a whole bunch of Ringu ripoffs but they they seem much more original to us because the style is much different than the American genres we’re used to.

    Posted by zak on February 27th, 2006

  5. I guess in way it is. They’re obsession is with the supernatural, whereas American is more societal.

    Good point though, Zak. :)

    Posted by Bassmasta-Baychuk on March 1st, 2006

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