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Dark Ride (2006)
Beating the old dead horse
This was an attempt to return to a genre that officially died in the late 90s - The slasher. Introduce teenage characters that no one cares about in any facet, make them doing "bad" things and getting killed for doing it. I thought about clicking the spoiler button, because that pretty much sums up the movie.
While this probably would have made a decent video game or short story, it's definitely didn't make the trip from screenplay to screen without introducing every slasher cliché imaginable. It's not worth your money for the DVD, nor was it really worth the rental fees. If you've watched any of the retro slashers, skip this one.
Akasia (2003)
Just because it is Asian horror doesn't mean it's good...
From the acclaim it got I was expecting more from a Korean horror if it's going to be viewed in the same caliber as A Tale of Two Sisters, as some other reviews have stated. This movie isn't in the same caliber except in budget spent on special effects. Think Amytiville horror. With a tree and sparse dialogue.
If you're going to have a movie with limited dialogue, the plot line and characters have to carry the film. This film could have been told quite well in a 30 minute short film concept, 2 hours with a lot of staring at trees and terror scenes that make you not only not scared, but detract in a "What the..." sort of way does not a good horror movie make.
Those people who are stating that this film gave them lasting impressions must literally have heart attacks when decent horror films lay it in.