Forgot to mention that I also saw Park Chan-wook's Thirst a week and a half ago. It's a fantastic film that has a lot of horror elements within it, but it's not something I'd classify as pure horror. The gross stuff is treated as very matter of fact. It's more of a tale about a priest trying to resist his human urges. When he becomes a vampire, the urges are intensified and thus, we have quite a conflict. He wants sex, he wants blood.......but he does not want to harm anyone.
As a priest, he deals with sickly people all the time, you see, so he can easily drink their blood through an IV needle at the local hospital. Murdering is not for him, at least not at first. It's quite an ironic film that's very fun and mature. It takes its time and that makes the viewing experience all the more satisfying. Great score, too. Well done.
Final Rating: 9/10 |
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