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After writing a successful trilogy based on her affair with a married man, bestselling author Tsui Ting-Yin (Lee Sinje) begins working on a supernatural fiction follow-up. Creatively blocked, Tsui is further unnerved after meeting her ex-lover, who has just been divorced and wants to marry her. While struggling with her book, Tsui stumbles into a fantasy world full of decaying cities, monsters and ghosts. Only a strange young girl, Ting-yu (Yaqi Zeng), can help her get back to the real world.

Critics Reviews

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Derek Elley Variety May 30, 2006
Re-cycle is a feast for CGI geeks but famine for auds requiring narrative and character development. Go to Full Review Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat Nov 12, 2008
The plot is intriguing -- it took me some time to really figure out what the ending meant -- but the execution is too much like Silent Hill, i.e., like a video game. Go to Full Review Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile Nov 8, 2008
The first thing that strikes you is the beauty and clarity of the images (fabulous transfer to DVD, almost like HD), the brilliantly effective use of music and the artful use of the camera Go to Full Review Steve Biodrowski ESplatter Aug 23, 2008
Re-cycle...seeks to discover previously unexplored pathways sheltering unfamiliar frights. If, in the end, the trip rambles aimlessly through some dull patches, you have to admire the Pang's effort to boldly go somewhere new. Go to Full Review Sam Sweet L.A. Weekly Aug 14, 2008
The film's final minutes erupt in a display of politicized melodrama so hysterical that it could almost be taken for camp if it wasn't so noxious. Go to Full Review Luke Y. Thompson LYTRules.com Nov 17, 2006
The imagination in some of these sequences is reminiscent of the likes of Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Terry Gilliam, which is why it's a shame the story isn't on the same level. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Aug 8, 2017 Underrated, visually striking, and flawed. Fans of late nigh fringe cinema and surrealist horror should not pass up Re-Cycle- once the first 30 minutes of watching paint dry are over, shazam! You're watching scenes from a nightmare world that would make David Lynch cover his eyes. The only appropriate comparison I can think of would be the world in the Silent Hill video games. It is brilliant, highly unconventional and terrifying. But then this beautiful, original supernatural currency is squandered on what amounts to a highly conventional adventure-escape plot. Still, it's well-worth viewing just to experience the most inspired pieces. There's a jaw-dropping yet incomplete work of art here. See more Jun 3, 2017 Cool visuals don't make up for an overly saccharine and preachy third act. 2 stars See more Apr 11, 2015 What a stupid idea for a story. Couldn't even be bothered to watch the end of it. Waste of time. See more Sep 6, 2014 Not the typical Asian horror film. Great idea but not the best execution. See more Nov 12, 2013 Dreadful CGI monstrosity. See more Apr 14, 2013 Like "What Dreams May Come" or "The Cell", it's an fx overload that's pretty barren of connecting emotionally for me. This seems to be like a mini Dante's Inferno for a writer, done as a live-action anime by the masters of chinese horror The Pang Brothers. That is all you should know going in because that's about all there is to it. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Oxide Chun Pang

Director

Danny Pang

Director

Lee Sin-Je

Actor

Rain Li

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Lawrence Chou

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Jetrin Wattanasin

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Movie Info

Synopsis After writing a successful trilogy based on her affair with a married man, bestselling author Tsui Ting-Yin (Lee Sinje) begins working on a supernatural fiction follow-up. Creatively blocked, Tsui is further unnerved after meeting her ex-lover, who has just been divorced and wants to marry her. While struggling with her book, Tsui stumbles into a fantasy world full of decaying cities, monsters and ghosts. Only a strange young girl, Ting-yu (Yaqi Zeng), can help her get back to the real world.
Director
Oxide Chun Pang, Danny Pang
Production Co
Matching Motion Pictures, Universe Entertainment, Magic Heart Film Production, Magic Head Film Production Co.
Rating
R
Genre
Fantasy, Horror
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 8, 2017
Runtime
1h 48m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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