Seuseung-ui eunhye (Bloody Reunion, 2006)
I have found that the creepiest of all horror movies that I have seen are coming out of Asia, and Bloody Reunion is no exception. A film from South Korea, it adds more blood/gore than many of the Japanese films that I have seen, but still has a unique and interesting story line to keep it interesting. I will admit that the story could get a touch slow, but it was interesting enough that it didn't last long.
The movie is about a former teacher, Ms. Park, who is now in a wheelchair and is being cared for by an ex-student, Mi-ja. Mi-ja invites several of Ms. Park's former students for a visit 16 years after they have graduated. Every one of the students has very clear memories of their experiences with Ms. Park. All of their experiences were bad. Ms. Park, however, claims that she only did what she thought was best for them.
That is a lot of alcohol on that table. Apparently she was a really big bitch of a teacher.
Although Ms. Park claims that she behaved the way she did to better them, their memories prove that she really was just a nasty woman. For example, a young couple, Se-ho and Eun-young, were president and vice-president of their class. While most people consider this an accomplishment (or proof of popularity!), Ms. Park belittled them constantly because they were poor. Then there is Sun-hee, who we have met as a gorgeous woman, someone who could definitely be a model. Ms. Park teased and nagged her in school because at that time, she was quite heavy. Then there were those who were physically and sexually abused by Ms. Park. Dal-bong became injured and had to give up his dream of baseball due to her abuse while Myung-ho was sexually harassed and molested by her. Then there was her own son who she locked in the basement due to his being deformed. Though victims of bullying themselves, at the hand of their teacher, or perhaps it is because they were bullied by their teacher, all of them used to make fun of her son.
That bunny mask isn't creepy at all. Nor is the fact that the kid is like a monster locked in the basement with that mask on. Perfectly normal.
Slowly, throughout the night (they've been invited for an overnight visit), the former students are killed. The killer is wearing a bunny mask, just as Ms. Park's deformed son used to wear. Of course, this leads the survivors to believe that he is the killer, coming back for revenge for all the bullying and teasing he was submitted to as a child. I am thankful that he was not truly the killer; I prefer films where the killer is not the most obvious suspect.
As you may be aware by now, if you've read any of my previous entries, I am not going to give away who the killer is or the end of the movie, especially since I think those two things make this movie that much more enjoyable. I will say that not everyone is who they seem. At the same time, it's not an obvious case of hiding someone's true identity. And... the twists keep coming!
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