Three... Extremes (2004)

Awards
- 5 wins & 14 nominations

Top cast28

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Bai Ling

Mei (segment "Dumplings")

Lee Byung-hun

Director (segment "Cut")

Kyoko Hasegawa

Kyoko (segment "Box")

Po-Lin Lau

Li's Maid (segment "Dumplings")
(as Pauline Lau)

Tony Ka Fai Leung

Lee (segment "Dumplings")

Meme Tian

Connie (segment "Dumplings")
(as Meme)

Miriam Chin-Wah Yeung

Ching (segment "Dumplings")

Sum-Yeung Wong

Old Hairdresser (segment "Dumplings")

Kam-Mui Fung

Vomiting Woman (segment "Dumplings")

Wai-Man Wu

Nurse (segment "Dumplings")

Chak-Man Ho

Wang (segment "Dumplings")

Miki Yeung

Kate (segment "Dumplings")

So-Fun Wong

Kate's Mother (segment "Dumplings")
(as So-Foon Wong)

Kai-Piu Yau

Gynaecologist (segment "Dumplings")

Im Won-hee

Stranger (segment "Cut")
(as Won-Hee Lim)

Kang Hye-jeong

Director's Wife (segment "Cut")

Lee Dae-yeon

Actor in School Girl Uniform (segment "Cut")
(as Dae-yeon Lee)

Gene Woo Park

Assistant Director (segment "Cut")

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Trivia
The three films are Chinese, Koren and Japanese.

Goofs
In the segment "Cut," towards the end of the film there is a panning shot looking in through a window. The reflection of one or more persons standing on the outside portion (the side the camera is on) can be seen.

Quotes
Mei: You're rich but I'm free.

Alternate versions
Lions Gate's U.S. version changes the order of the segments. In the original Asian release, the order was "Box"/"Dumplings"/"Cut." The American release has been changed to "Dumplings"/"Cut"/"Box."

Connections
Edited into Dumplings (2004)

Disturbing and Intense Trio of Horror

This compilation movie of three horror stories is dark and disturbing. The first story concerns a woman's greed for beauty and the bizarre path she takes to get it. The second story centers on a director who gets held captive by a film extra with an agenda. This leads to torture and a strange game of cat and mouse. The final story regards a writer with a twisted past. This part is surreal and at times awkward in storytelling and direction. I enjoyed this film as a fan of the horror genre. The elements of surrealism and paranormal activity were effective in each story. While the movie did have a relatively slow pace, the intensity of each stories climax made for a fulfilling watch. Recommended for fans of Tales from the Darkside, Tales from the Crypt, The Twilight Zone and admirers of Takashi Miike and Chan-wook Park.