Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018)
In 1979, 42 patients at Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital killed themselves and the hospital director went missing. Rumors and strange stories about the now abandoned Gonjiam Mental Hospital abound. An internet broadcaster and 6 other people decide to enter the abandoned hospital to experience unbridled fear. They begin to stream live video from inside the hospital. (asianwiki.com)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Bum-shik Jung
Written By: Bum-shik Jung, Sang-min Park
Starring: Wi Ha-Joon, Ji-hyun Park, Sung-Hoon Park, Ah-yeon Oh, Ye-won Mun, Seung-wook Lee, Je-yoon Yoo
Country: South Korea
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Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum belongs to 6 collections
1. Mental hospital (collaborative: moderated by djross - 11 stars)
2. Ghosts (collaborative: moderated by mpowell - 8 stars)
3. Found footage (collaborative: moderated by Jorg - 6 stars)
4. Horror (public: horrorjames - 4 stars)
5. supernatural / paranormal (collaborative: moderated by livelove - 2 stars)
6. Setting: dark photography (dark setting) (collaborative: moderated by tipar)
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| Oct 06, 2022 |  |
overrated | 54 54th |
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Watching this in the dark at night was a good decision, from a technical standpoint Gonjiam has some fantastic horror scenes (basement part is up there with the best bits of Blair Witch/REC). Needed some better characterization as the cast seemed interchangeable, and doesn't really do anything interesting with the format if you've seen a lot of found footage horror.
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| Jun 18, 2022 | Ippei | 70 58th |
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What starts off as "another" found footage film, quickly escalates into one of the scariest films I've seen (I literally couldn't stay sitting in some parts). Yes, it's troupe-y. But it does all of it really well and it is sold really well by the performances. The finale could have been better but it doesn't detract from the experience.
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| Oct 22, 2021 |  |
hotsake | 76 86th |
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Nothing groundbreaking here but everything is extremely well done. Quite enjoyable and I actually jumped once or twice.
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| Aug 06, 2021 |  |
metis | 60 18th |
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| Jul 28, 2021 |  |
smallbird | 90 90th |
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Thoroughly enjoyed this one. Asian spin on the haunted asylum genre. They did their own thing and it worked out really well for me. Some really interesting scenes in this one.
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| Nov 27, 2020 |  |
amerigo | 85 87th |
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Basically everything Session 9 was hyped to be. And unlike the ultimately disappointing (read, tame) exposition in Session 9, Gonjiam improved on every aspect and picked up a whole lot of influences along the way. That said, it'd be a mistake to call this derivative when it improved upon so many of the set-pieces beyond their (often clumsy) original versions. No, this isn't some high-brow, arthouse film, but it's a legitimately terrifying horror flick set in a dimly-lit derelict compound.
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| Oct 14, 2020 | resinh | 75 46th |
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good scary fun! like blair witch
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| Jun 28, 2020 |  |
SpikyCactus | 60 20th |
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Top badass moment? Seeing another group of over-smug, tech-savvy Millennials getting scared shitless. That’s always worth a few minutes of anyone’s time. And if you're after lots of girly screaming, shaky-cam, torches shined in people’s faces and all the best bits disappearing off into the shadows really quickly, then you’re in for a real treat. It's a film that adds nothing new to the genera, but nevertheless does have some effective moments. No cats, chainsaws or decapitations.
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| Nov 02, 2018 |  |
adamj1982 | 30 5th |
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Just watch Ghost Encounters
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| Sep 15, 2018 |  |
tipar | 30 8th |
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The usual shit although the perfect setting and well acted.
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| Average Percentile 43.43% from 98 Ratings |  |