The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Three... Extremes
Horror · 2004
Features an anthology centred on the experiences of a witch doctor, a film-maker and a disgruntled extra determined to take revenge on him, and a novelist as well as her twin sister.
Movie details
Three... Extremes
“From the Nightmares of 3 Horror Masters.”
2004 Horror 2h 5m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
Features an anthology centred on the experiences of a witch doctor, a film-maker and a disgruntled extra determined to take revenge on him, and a novelist as well as her twin sister.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Three... Extremes?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Fruit Chan · Takashi Miike · Park Chan-wook
Written by
Haruko Fukushima · Lilian Lee Bik-Wah · Park Chan-wook · Bun Saikou
Kyoko Hasegawa
Kyoko (segment "Box")
Atsuro Watabe
Yoshii / Higata (segment "Box")
M
Mai Suzuki
Young Kyoko (segment "Box")
Y
Yuu Suzuki
Young Shoko (segment "Box")
M
Mitsuru Akaboshi
Circus Member (segment "Box")
Bai Ling
Mei (segment "Dumplings")
P
Pauline Lau
Li's Maid (segment "Dumplings")
Court is in session
Put Three... Extremes on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.