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| While reviewing Nightmare,
I realised that Asia needs my help in the movie-titling
field. I've discovered another area they need
my assistance: Green lighting projects. That way,
when someone comes up with an idea like the one
behind The Record, I can say, 'The
world only needs one I Know What You Did Last Summer.
In fact, the world didn't even need that one.'
Yep, somebody in Korea thought it'd be a good
idea to knock off that Kevin Williamson-penned piece
of shit. Too bad, 'cause till I saw The
Record, I was under the impression Korea
was the greatest country in the world for current
horror movies.
Don't waste time looking for an evil bit
of vinyl; I guess 'the record' is
the recording of some murderous events. It should
probably be called 'The Video', then. Anyway,
this Korean teen vehicle is about some geek guy
whose death gets videotaped during a prank gone
awry. Not very awry, mind you, because he's
stabbed with a knife, and everyone's surprised
he dies 'cause the knife was supposed to
be blunted. Those involved end up hunted by someone
altering his or her voice, sporting a knife, and
wearing a red suit. See, it's not a hook
and poncho, so no one will ever guess where the
idea came from…or the voice alteration idea.
That's brand new.
The Record borrows heavily from
I Know What You Did Last Summer,
then turns into Scream for a
little while, before going right back into I Know's
territory. Territory that was well travelled before
I Know…What we get, then, is a very Western
Eastern movie that is way too mild to have been
Category III (R and beyond). At least it teaches
everyone important safety rules like 'Don't
leave your window down when there's a knife
wielding maniac near your car.' |
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| Video |
| The film's presented at 1.33:1. The DVD's
pretty sloppy, about 2nd generation VHS quality,
with annoying digitising. |
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| Audio |
| The film's in muffled Korean with imbedded
Chinese and English subs. At least the subs are
bold so they don't get lost on the print.
There's also a buzzing in the audio. The audio
noise is slight, so it MAY be because my equipment
was up too loud, but then it wouldn't have
had to be up so loud if the audio hadn't been
muffled. |
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| Extra Features |
| There is an 'intro' provided, but
it was written in konji, so I got no idea what it
says. I don't think it would really count
as an extra, regardless. Unless it reveals how to
access an Easter egg that is a good movie hidden
on the disc. |
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