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Chaos (Chao's) by Hideo Nakata (Director of "The Ring") 1 DVD Im An exceedingly grim Hitchcockian riff, Hideo Nakata's "Chaos" is a thriller as obsessed with narrative intricacy as film gets. Compared in Kino's press release to "Pulp Fiction," although it's far harder to follow, this film's spiraling plot is more than just a trick. If Tarantino used his convoluted structure to resurrect a sympathetic character, Nakata uses his to emphasize everyone's essential dirtiness. A despicable person soon winds up as a victim, and vice versa. To lift a phrase from Philip K. Dick, it's a maze of death. Nakata is best known -- to say the least -- for his 1998 horror film "Ring," which spawned two sequels and a prequel in Japan, as well as Korean and American remakes. ("Chaos" is currently being remade by Jonathan Glazer with Robert de Niro and Benicio del Toro.) The popularity of "Ring" led to a whole wave of Japanese horror films. However, it suffered from a flaccid middle third and an ending blatantly designed as a sequel setup. By contrast, "Chaos" is so tightly plotted that it leaves the awkward structure of "Ring" in the dust. Even so, Nakata has reached higher levels of dread elsewhere, particularly in his more recent "Dark Water."  Item Code : JK0004 Quantity : 1 Dialogue : Japanese Subtitle : English/Korean/Off Region : All Region, Free Code Disc Type : DVD5 Screen : 1.85:2 Audio : Ac3 2.0 Channel Series Type : Movie System : NTSC Episodes : 1 Running Time : Approximately 104 mins Audio Quality : Excellent Video Quality : Excellent Subtitled : Excellent
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