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 Aswang (DVD)
Description: Genre: Children's DVDs / Theatrical Release: 1994 / Director: Paul Johnson, Wrye Martin / Actors: Jamie Jacobs ... more  Aswang (DVD) ... Anderson, Flora Coker ... / DVD released 02 September, 2003 at Mondo Macabro / Features of the DVD: Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, PAL / Let's not going into what type of vampire an Aswang is, alright?Newest Review: ... it’s pretty easy to second-guess the film throughout. Major plot points are way too obvious (the Nulls are clearly not what ... more ... they seem, right from the start; as soon as Katrina is warned never to try and visit Robert’s sister you know full well that she will do – and what she’ll find when she does). And even small shock moments can be seen coming a mile off – although I won’t spoil any of them for you. The one original touch is in using a Philippino legend that few American (or British) people will know of. The Aswang is a creepy idea, with its hunger for foetuses and unpleasant long tongue. Pregnancy in horror movies usually focuses on the...more |
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Aswang (DVD): Not your typical vampires (1068 words)
by hogsflesh - written on 26.01.07 (Very useful, 233 readings)
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This is a review of just the film. Know what an Aswang is? No? It’s a kind of vampire found in the Philippines. It typically preys on unborn babies using its unnaturally long tongue. Bet you’re glad you asked now! (What? You didn’t ask? Oh.) This is a low budget independent American horror from 1994. It didn’t make much of a splash on release, probably because it was heavily cut. As with almost any horror film, it’s only really worth seeing it uncut. It’s not at all bad, and probably worth hunting down if you’re a horror enthusiast. A (region 1) DVD has been released by Mondo Macabro, specialists in obscure and weird horror, and so it shouldn’t be ...
