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Bloody Reunion (2006)

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    Slasher flicks aren’t the first things that come to mind when you think about Asian horror movies. No, you’re more likely, in this day and age, to think of long haired girls going about their spooky business or other such ghost stories. Nothing wrong with that, I happen to enjoy that style of movies, but it is nice to see some old school style horror come over from the Far East.Bloody Reunion is one such movie, Korean by origin but with its heart firmly stuck in the mid 80’s US slasher era. Admittedly it has a few more tricks up its sleeves than your average Friday the 13th or Halloween clone, but nonetheless a slasher film it is, and a rather good one at that. 

    With wanting to give too much away about the plot, Bloody Reunion is about a group of twenty something’s that journey out to the country to visit their old school teacher. The teacher is now confined to a wheelchair and is looked after by another of her former students, as well as another much quieter former student that helps out around the place.  

    Initially everyone is happy to see one another and to catch up with what they have been up to over the past few years. Before long though old wounds open up, with teacher seemingly being the cause of many of them. Tempers flare and threats are made, and the once happy atmosphere takes a decidedly downbeat turn. 

    Then the murders start, not your cut and dry stab ‘em in the eye Jason style murders though, no this killer likes to make his victims really suffer. A couple of these scenes are guaranteed to make you squirm in your seat as the sadistic killer really turns the screw. Bloody Reunion definitely contains some of the most vicious death scenes I have seen in quite some time. 

    Aside from the brutality of the movie the director keeps us guessing with plenty of twists and turns, and the odd slap around the face with his trusty red herring. Chances are though that you will guess the killer before the final reveal, yet even if you do there will still be plenty to keep you guessing and quite a bit you won’t see coming. 

    The casting here, although pretty good by all accounts, was a little on the stereotypical side; the quiet one, the joker, the slutty one and so on. Fortunately decent performances from all and a solid script save it from being too predictable. 

    The only slight drawback for me being that the story loses a little pace towards the end. You think it is just about finished when in actual fact there is a whole scene or two still to go. This is only minor though as they do add some more depth to the plot. Overall if you like Asian horror and slasher flicks you should get a kick out of this nasty little movie. 

Rating - ***

- Jude Felton