Unlike the first Yeogo Goedam, this time I managed to follow the plot and the characters, although I still found it quite difficult to differentiate the characters (for someone like me who doesn't meet Asian looking people in their lives - their appearances look similar and their names sound similar).
Whispering Corridors 2: Memento Mori is a film I've heard and read was great and highly recommended, and maybe that's why I was slightly disappointed. From I've seen so far, Japanese Horror likes to combine psychological thrillers with ghost stories, and Korean Horror likes to combine Horror aspects with Drama. Good Drama, sometimes great - but Drama nonetheless, and I'm not such a Drama fan, especially not when I set out to watch a scary film.
Memento Mori's absolute best scene was the poem/speech in the very beginning. As a poet myself, I found it to be absolutely genius, it definitely joined the my favorite quotes list. From then on - like I said, a slight disappointment.
The relationship described between Hyo-shin and Shi-eun takes the audience through all the emotional spectrum one can imagine, but when it comes to moments of bone-chilling fear I've learnt to expect from Asian horror films - it fails to deliver. True, there is a ghost involved, but nothing like The Grudge or The Ring, or even the newer slightly less frightening films like Alone.
All in all, I think I've learnt that Korean Horror simply isn't my style, and am probably not going to continue watching the Yeogo Goedam series. Objectively - you might enjoy this film, if you like to combine Drama with not so scary Horror. I personally - don't.
Whispering Corridors 2: Memento Mori is a film I've heard and read was great and highly recommended, and maybe that's why I was slightly disappointed. From I've seen so far, Japanese Horror likes to combine psychological thrillers with ghost stories, and Korean Horror likes to combine Horror aspects with Drama. Good Drama, sometimes great - but Drama nonetheless, and I'm not such a Drama fan, especially not when I set out to watch a scary film.
Memento Mori's absolute best scene was the poem/speech in the very beginning. As a poet myself, I found it to be absolutely genius, it definitely joined the my favorite quotes list. From then on - like I said, a slight disappointment.
The relationship described between Hyo-shin and Shi-eun takes the audience through all the emotional spectrum one can imagine, but when it comes to moments of bone-chilling fear I've learnt to expect from Asian horror films - it fails to deliver. True, there is a ghost involved, but nothing like The Grudge or The Ring, or even the newer slightly less frightening films like Alone.
All in all, I think I've learnt that Korean Horror simply isn't my style, and am probably not going to continue watching the Yeogo Goedam series. Objectively - you might enjoy this film, if you like to combine Drama with not so scary Horror. I personally - don't.