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Gidam (2007)
10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful :-
South-Korean horror thats not to be missed!, 7 January 2008
Author: gialli from Sweden
Epitaph is an South-Korean horror film taking place on hospital in South-Korea year 1941.Its during world-war II and Japan occupation on Korea.Its more an mixed horror/love-story as the film has like 3 separate love- stories that at first seems a bit confusing but in the end make sense and linked together.Don't get me wrong the movie has some fine scares and is mostly an horror-film.The hospital look is creepy.I must say one of the best Asian films I ever seen.Its so very beautiful movie and nothing like I watched before from Asia.I also like the music-score that fit the film near perfect.Acting is very good.Not a very bloody and violent film, but it has some nice scenes of pure horror.Story is a bit hard to follow but anyhow its an excellent piece of film.Epitaph played on cinema in South-Korea Summer 2007 and its now out on DVD in S-Korea.Don't now if it was an box-office hit in S-Korea but it would surprise me if not as horror films are very popular over there.Not to be missed if you like Asian horror.I give the move 9/10
beautiful psychological film about love and loss with only a touch of horror, 8 July 2008
Author: cakeshovel from Germany
This is a beautiful film. It's no typical horror movie, in fact I would not classify it as horror at all. There are a few scares but if you expect permanently getting frightened you will be disappointed.
The film is visually very well done. The spirit of the setting and the time, a hospital in 1941 occupied Korea, is caught with much care for detail and in atmospheric images. The speed of the movie is rather slow and considerate. It consists of three episodes concerning various characters who are present at the hospital then. These three stories are independent from each other even though they overlap constantly as they happen almost simultaneously. This may occasionally appear somewhat confusing. One story does not contribute to the other's plot development. They are much rather linked by topic. In each episode one protagonist has to face the experience of love and loss. Each time, this character experiences how the boundaries between reality and dreams, the conscious and the subconscious, become blurred for him, and we as the viewers share this experience. Still, each story is unlike the other with entirely different outcomes. Ghosts play a role in each of them. There are moments of shock and horror for each of the protagonists when trying to deal with their losses but more than that they feel saddened and despaired, and there are moments of beauty and happiness when memories of what used to be emerge for a while.
It's a melancholy film much more than a horrifying one. A psychologically intense journey well worth watching.
Don't watch this expecting another Ringu, 9 May 2008
Author: WingsOfWax from Denmark
...But if you do watch it anyway, you won't be disappointed. Just don't expect an all-out horror film; there's lots of drama and love story in this one too. Yes, the story is a little jumbled because of its non-linearity, but if you have the patience, this movie is worth it.
Parts of this film reminded me of The Cell, which is not a bad thing at all. The surrealistic imagery is successful, and even though it was hard to follow, the stories were entertaining.
In conclusion, this movie requires patience, and it is a little hard to follow, but if you keep with it, the interesting story elements will entertain you.
7 from me.
3 out of 7 people found the following comment useful :-
Tries too hard to be sophisticated, 9 March 2008
Author: brucev13 from Netherlands
What seemed like a promise and at least original turns out be dull and very confusing. Now you could say that it takes time to appreciate the story and the construction of this story. But i do think that if that is the case that the story has to be interesting and entertaining. "Epitaph" just isn't. Sure there are some creepy scenes and there seems to be some atmosphere that could have made this movie into a genuine horror classic. The problem is that the story (3 different stories) is not that complicated but because of it's construct doesn't make sense at all. Only if you have the patience to sit through the movie you will get some clarification at the end. What is the purpose of telling the story like this. Is there really more to it? Is there a depth never seen before in a movie? Answer:NO! It just tries hard to conceal it's flaws and in the process have the appearance of sophistication. And believe me that it is pretty flawed. I couldn't tell you if the actors are any good. There are only brief moments of conversations between characters that were conventional but not enough for me to care about any of the characters. Overall this horror isn't scary. And it doesn't offer drama that touches me or is a least bit interesting. Not for me!
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