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I watched the second half of my horror/thriller picture from yesterday.

It was even bloodier and more macabre than the first half. But quite wonderful in its way.

Korean writer/director Kim Jee-Woon made this and, while I am not an expert on this kind of thing, it is quite wonderful in its way.

Akmareul boatda / I Saw the Devil (2010)

I have a hangover from watching it.

A cop seeks revenge when a serial killer does away with his fiancé. The revenge is slow in coming, first he must track the guy down, and sweet. Prolonged and brutal.

I had to turn my eyes a couple of times.

The workmanship in this film is astounding. It is in color but, at the right times, colorless in its way of boosting the intensity for moments of severe anxiety. The director toys with our emotions much like the hero toys with the villain as he slowly ends his awful life. No quick exits for him.

I will give it a 4 out of Netflix5.

Here is a clip. Warning. It is very violent.

Labels: films