Review of The Eye (2008) by Mikep. — 19 Feb 2008

Not completely terrible, but there wasn't very much to like!

This review of The Eye (2008) was written by Mikep. on 19 Feb 2008.

The Eye has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Mgg. (1) on 02 Apr 2008

Pure crap, we've seen it all before…

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By Ramblinoc. (1) on 05 Feb 2008

Dull, insipid, horrendous, pathetic Hollywood remade (AGAIN) of very good Asian Horror movie. Avoid unless you have a taste for the naff…

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By Gladviewer (1) on 21 Jun 2008

Not scary, a few spooks, but not horror-film-genre-worthy. Had no plot, or a very poor one at that…

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By Stephen Cole (251) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 21 Feb 2013

A quirkily efficient genre exercise that knows exactly where and when to administer its cattle-prod shivers…

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By Jayh. (423) on 28 May 2008

I was never convinced with the story, therefore I never found the movie compelling, and it should have been…

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By Ryencoke (33) on 05 Feb 2008

This had to quite honestly the worst movie I have ever seen. The Chinese version of this film is awesome…

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By Frank Scheck (1,741) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 11 Jul 2014

Sacrifices the quietly creepy qualities of the original in favor of ramped-up horror film techniques that by now seem distressingly familiar…

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By Tasha Robinson (753) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 25 Jul 2011

The major problem is the death of a horror film: It's startling, but not particularly scary…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 18 Jun 2012

Unfortunately, the final act (the Mexico sequences) illustrate where to take a ghost story if you want to exchange old-fashioned horror for…

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By Michaeld. (130) on 07 Oct 2008

They did a great job on close-up pre action jump shots. A great way to catch attention. For the writers of this movie, mad props. 10 out of 10…

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Review of The Eye (2008) by Mikep. — 19 Feb 2008

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Pure crap, we've seen it all before…

Dull, insipid, horrendous, pathetic Hollywood remade (AGAIN) of very good Asian Horror movie. Avoid unless you have a taste for the naff…

Not scary, a few spooks, but not horror-film-genre-worthy. Had no plot, or a very poor one at that…

A quirkily efficient genre exercise that knows exactly where and when to administer its cattle-prod shivers…

I was never convinced with the story, therefore I never found the movie compelling, and it should have been…

This had to quite honestly the worst movie I have ever seen. The Chinese version of this film is awesome…

Sacrifices the quietly creepy qualities of the original in favor of ramped-up horror film techniques that by now seem distressingly familiar…

The major problem is the death of a horror film: It's startling, but not particularly scary…

Unfortunately, the final act (the Mexico sequences) illustrate where to take a ghost story if you want to exchange old-fashioned horror for…

They did a great job on close-up pre action jump shots. A great way to catch attention. For the writers of this movie, mad props. 10 out of 10…

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