There’s word of mouth that cats are extremely capable of being aware of what is happening within their environment. How many pet owners have witnessed their cat seeing something that frightens it? Almost every cat owner can tell the tale of their beloved kitty having its hair stand up on its back, while hissing and spitting at seemingly thin air. Ghost stories would indicate that cats are very perceptive of both the physical and spiritual realms and there are many accounts of cats seeing ghosts including this new horror from South Korea “The Cat: Eyes That Sees Death”.

Launch with the fairly familiar premise, this horror movie surprisingly is pretty engaging and captivating throughout. It’s not only count on the classic shock tricks to make you jump from your chair such as unexpected loud sounds and sudden ghost appearances, but it also has an intriguing mystery and a tight narrative that contributes to increase the suspense.

Since director Byun Seung-Wook is successful enough to deliver his only second directorial effort and first in the genre, also the main star Park Min-yeong provides a convincing performance as an animal groomer who comes face to face with the mysterious cat and the tragic past behind it, “The Cat” can consider as one of the better Asian horror movies this year. No doubt that the comic book artist Troy Nixey, despite his first time in directing, is obviously got a great feel for constructing artistic visuals, and he does a remarkable job with the old mansion as he turn it into a place that’s both beautiful and dreadful by turns. The creatures themselves evidently got Del Toro signature all over them, however, though they look great but they’re less effective than they should be. The cast is strong especially the young Bailee Madison who shows a brilliantly perfect performance, but the storyline is kinda standard and it too shy to add something new to the genre or make it a better horror experience than the classic TV show. The fairy-tale aspect is also not very well-crafted to suggest an appealing fantasy and the scary stuffs aren’t terrifying enough to be exactly chill you to the bones. “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” is also quite slow to build even with its brief running time. It just feel like it should be a better movie than it is. It extremely wasn't easy to look forward to yet another of the “Final Destination” series but somehow it still crazy fun to watch how crazy further is the maker of this fifth film took the premise and concept of the series, as long as you manage your expectations. There are mass amounts of blood and gore for any serious horror fan. First-time director Steven Quale keeps the fear factor up as Death's sinister agenda claims a number of the passengers and then picks at the rest, one by one, in some very very nasty ways that gonna shock you, especially in 3D. But the problem with this fifth destination which attempted to depart from a tried and tested formula by revealing a new twist is still the same: very little character development, which explains how you enjoy watch them killed one by one in every horrible way, and certainly lack of a villain that has always made the series less about horror than about shock value. Labeled as the sequel to the 2009 blockbuster crime thriller "Overheard", some viewers would have expected this to be an utterly unusual and much more intricate narrative though ones who have seen the previous film certainly may wonder how they could do a sequel to that story. But in fact this is not actually a sequel or even a prequel, it’s just another film with the same cast and crew and a similar theme, a tragic sad tale of how long-time friends eventually turn enemies when faced with the prospect of huge financial profits. The movie's co-directors Alan Mak and Felix Chong however not only bring together the cast of the first installment but also added two heavyweight actors to take two important supporting roles. The three main characters also got mixed up since Lau Ching-Wan, Louis Koo and Daniel Wu who played a trio of police officers working together in previous film are now take roles on opposite sides of the story. In this case, Lau is a the financial executive caught up in a group of insider traders, Daniel is a former military man out to get revenge against the traders and Louis is a police officer investigating them both.

Don’t expect this one as an all out Hong Kong action film because it certainly doesn’t have those Hollywood-styled fast-paced action scenes. In fact, it spends a lot of time talking all things about relatively complicated financial market manipulation that might not be easy for the average viewer to follow or find entertaining. It still has few ‘hold-your-breath’ scenes in between though especially the extended chase scene on busy streets, and overall, “Overheard 2” is still a “watchable” movie despite the relatively subdued ending.