sick and weird, yes, but also fascinating

Rating: 7/10 (31 July 2006)

I have watched this movie with a mixture of fascination and disgust. The plot is quite intelligent and although I guessed who it was from the beginning, it still surprised me in the end. Nasty twist there.
But what bothers me - apart from all the gore and the unnecessarily bloody details - is this: How sick must a mind be to think up a plot like this ? Go see a shrink Mr. Wan, please.
Of the 10 possible points I immediately deduct 8 for unnecessarily violent and gory pictures. And another one for the ghastly music. The intelligence of the plot and the astonishing fact that I didn't turn it off after the first few minutes and actually watched it to the end merit 5 stars. And I have to add another one for the even more astonishing fact that I do not totally discount the possibility of ever watching it again.
So, all in all, this is the most points I have ever given a horror movie (excepting The Fog of course). And I still wonder why.