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In Hong Kong, the eighteen years old Wong Kar Mun (Lee Sin-je) has been blind since she was two years old. She submits to a surgery of cornea transplantation, and while recovering from the operation, she realizes that she is... Full review

This is not the first time that a movie where the main character gets corneal transplants which not only make her see, but give her paranormal capabilities has been done. A good reference is BLINK, where Madeleine Stowe was the... Full review

About three months ago, I was paging through cable and found a film that looked intriguing. After watching for about five minutes I had the pants scared off of me, so, being the complete wuss I am, I turned it... Full review

Wow. This movie completely caught me off-guard. It had been lying on my shelf for months, some friend gave it to me and since I don't usually watch much films made outside U.S. I hadn't really given much thought for... Full review

Of all the horror movie genres in existence, ghost stories have always been my personal favorites. The Haunting, Ju-On, The Innocents, Ringu, The Shining...all nice, moody, creepy ghost tales. The Eye now finds itself at the top of my list... Full review

This flick has a similar premise to The Sixth Sense, but takes that premise a little further down the road. Mun has been blind since childhood & receives a corneal transplant from an unknown donor, with a few disturbing side-effects.... Full review

This is a good little Asian horror film that I would definitely recommend renting or even buying, if you like foreign films. A young blind woman receives a cornea transplant and soon finds out that she got way more than... Full review

For the most part, "The Eye" is a competent effort from HK cinema. While most HK films nowadays involve big pop stars in pointless romantic comedies, this film (and also Infernal Affairs) show that there are still talented filmmakers in... Full review

"The Eye"(2002)has to be one of the creepiest horror movies I have seen this year.The "transplant gone awry" concept has been done before-just check out "Body Parts"(1991)or the third story in the horror anthology "Body Bags"(1993),but the Pang Brothers created extremely... Full review

There are already several comments left, but what the hey, I liked this movie and I'm gonna have my 10p worth.Before I mention the movie itself, I'd better comment on modern Asian movies that reach Western shores, and the fact... Full review

Unfortunately, The Eye has nowhere near the level of craftsmanship that made The Sixth Sense such an instant classic.....a horror movie with no scary moments cannot be very satisfying.....The film now attempts to build to a climactic finale, a bloody apocalyptic ending with a twist.....It may be that The Eye works better in Cantonese (it was shot in Hong Kong and Thailand) as a generic Asian product.....Mun may be happy with that banal ending, but very few viewers will be..... ... Full Review

The Eye volleys between culture clashing mediocrity and spine-tingling supernatural genius.....But the film lacks (and lacks bad) clean continuity, developed characters and a realistic style..... ... Full Review

Sometimes when you're being derivative good things transpire, and that in itself can deliver a more shocking revelation than all the cheesy FX and predictable chillers put together. ... Full Article

Here sits one lone reviewer, looking over his shoulder for fear of boredom, staving off the desire to behold more than what has come before. ... Full Article

Increasing demand for original and exciting horror has breached new shores in the past five years, with mixed results. The success of American versions of Japanese thrillers such as The Ring and The Grudge cannot be denied, but already, the... ... Full Article

This DVD is available for purchase at HKFlix.com .There have been accounts of people who have received organ transplants experiencing newly acquired interests or habits that have been linked to their donors. ... Full Article

The Eye is a Taiwanese ghost film that will please the American audiences who flocked to The Sixth Sense , The Others , and The Ring , far superior to recent American trash that has been made to cash in... ... Full Article

In the Hong Kong film "The Eye," a young woman blind since the age of 2 regains her sight with a cornea transplant.Soon, she starts seeing more than expected. ... Full Article