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The Eye (Gin Gwai): Celebrate Chinese New Year with a Chinese Horror Movie

The Eye or Gin gwai (original title) 2002 movie poster

The Eye or Gin gwai (original title) 2002 movie poster

As Chinese New Year approaches on January 23, 2012, I thought I’d explore a few Chinese Horror movie classics. The Eye or Gin Gwai (original title) was released in 2002. The movie was directed by Oxide Pang Chun and Danny Pang. They are also known as the Pang Brothers. They also wrote the film along with Jojo Hui. The Eye stars Angelica Lee, Lawrence Chou, Jinda Duangtoy, Yut Lai So, Candy Lo and Edmund Chen.

Learn more and watch the trailer after the leap…

The Eye is about a blind girl that gets a cornea transplant to see again. Of course everything didn’t go according to plan, she can now see ghosts. She goes in search of the origin of her cornea to learn more about the history of the previous owner.

The Eye (Trailer – ENG)

Hong Kong Horror 2002

The Eye (2002) « Cinemaspin

When she gets an eye operation as an adult, she comes out of the operating room completely near-sighted, but at least she can see. Unfortunately, she discovers soon afterward that she can see too well. Mun Sees Dead

The Eye (2008) Vs Gin Gwai (The Eye) (2002) | Horror Remakes

2008′s The Eye is a tag team effort, much like the original. Moreau and Palud had limited feature film experience before dropping the 2006 bombshell Ils (Them) that captivated and terrorised audiences all over the world.

The Eye (Gin Gwai 2002) – Elevator Scene

The Eye (Gin Gwai 2002) Scary as Hell Elevator Scene – Twitter @inlucidity

Some interview clips with the Pang Brothers. These aren’t about The Eye, but cool none the less!

Bangkok Dangerous – Interview with the Pang Brothers

Intervista sul set di Bangkok Dangerous ai registi i fratelli Pang

You can always make this bigger to read the subtitles easier. 🙂

The Storm Warriors (Fung Wan II) Interview with Danny Pang, Oxide Pang

I’ve found all kinds of DVDs on Amazon about The Eye. Several of the sequels as well. If you don’t see the Amazon Carousel below, click the link to Get The Eye (2002).

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