Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

The vengeful spirit of Kyung-ah(Ji-won Ha), a young woman who supposedly leaped from the balcony of a building to her death on top of a car's roof below, murders a group of friends, it seems, for no reason. Hye-jin(Gyu-ri Kim)was an unfortunate eye-witness to Kyung-ah's death from the street and finds that one of her friends, Seon-ae(Jeong-yun Choi)has returned from her stay in America. It's been two years since Kyung-ah's demise and Hye-jin is still burdened by troubling nightmares regarding her friend. Seon-ae claims that Kyung-ah follows her everywhere, tormenting her. Soon, a new friend enters Hye-jin's life, a mysterious young woman named Eun-ju..but is this new relationship real or imagined because Eun-ju eerily resembles Kyung-ah. As her friends are found dead by grisly means, Hye-jin must question whether or not Seon-ae is the culprit or perhaps Kyung-ah herself. A major sub-plot concerns a hot-shot lawyer and his lover, both part of the group being slaughtered one at a time. What Hye-jin doesn't know is that her friends hide a horrifying secret which might explain the gruesome events transpiring.Despite being visually arresting(I thought the camera-work was dazzling and the use of light effective), this film still utilizes the basic "ghostly revenge" supernatural slasher sub-plot. And, the ghostly haunts resemble the Asian horror hits populating the marketplace at the time, such as RINGU & JU-ON:THE GRUDGE. Still, there are enough unpleasant images and some nasty violence to keep one off-guard. There's an overhead shot of a victim lying in her bathtub bleeding as the shower rains upon her and one graphic attack on one male victim in a phone booth after his eye is gouged out. I thought "Nightmare" felt very reminiscent to I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER regarding how a secret kept within a small group leads to their being murdered. Slasher fans might just enjoy this one, but I don't think director Byeong-ki Ahn's film stands out from the pack of Asian horror flicks streaming today. Though, saying that, I do believe his visual eye is beneficial to the horror genre, as is cinematographer Seok-hyeon Lee..they craft a good looking product here, even if the material feels rather deja vu.

A small circle of close friends is disrupted by a new presence, a withdrawn and somewhat shy girl named Eun-ju. The kindly Hye-jin takes Eun-ju under her wing and introduces her to everyone, unaware that she has met Eun-ju before...or has she? Eun-ju wins the affections of the handsome baseball player and incurs the wrath of the jealous Sun-ae. At a casual gathering one night, Sun-ae reveals that Eun-ju is actually Kyungh-ah, a little girl from the small village where she and Hye-jin grew up. Kyungh-ah was suspected of being possessed by demons and was said to have caused the death of several people, including Hye-jin's father. Eun-ju commits suicide that night by throwing herself from a roof top...but a few years later, her friends start seeing her dark ghost following them around and staring at them menacingly. Soon, the friends are dying, but is it really the ghost of Eun-ju back for vengeance? Or is it the seriously disturbed Sun-ae who has just "run away" from an American mental institution? Or could it be the young ambitious lawyer who has everything to lose? What secret are the friends hiding about Eun-ju's death?This film is not as slick and sharp as "Phone" but it's not bad either. Fans of the movie "Ghost Story" may appreciate this Asian take on the tale, as "Nightmare" has essentially the same plot. There are some great visuals here, particularly with the ghost of Eun-ju, and the performances are all very good. There's even a little gore here for splatter fans. The movie may move a little slowly for people who prefer their horror fast, bloody and constantly scary, but it has an interesting story to tell and will be appreciated by fans of "Ringu" "Ju-On" and the aforementioned "Phone."

The film starts off with a morgue attendant sewing the eyes of a recent corpse shut, when he leaves the copses eyes pop back open. Flash forward two years and Sun-ae returns to South Korea after being abroad in America for two years appearing to be afraid of a ghost, Kyung-ah whom committed suicide, that she believes is following her around and the spirit wants revenge on something that wronged her. Now someone is murdering her friends. The movie alternates between flashbacks and modern day to create quite a good deal of tension throughout. The acting is good and although I pretty much knew where the plot was going fairly often on, I still enjoyed it. Now I'm looking forward to the directors next film, "Phone" which I heard nothing but good things about.My Grade: B- Media Blasters DVD Extras: Making of; Nightmare on Television Promo; Theatrical Trailer; and trailers for "Attack the Gas Station", "Terror Taxi", "Choking Hazard", "Rojo Sangre", "Hiruko the Goblin", "One Missed Call", & "Samurai Resurrection" Notes: Comes with a holographic slip cover

This movie I thought would be a lot better. I didn't find it that scary, but more gorey. The flashback & present time is not distinguised clearly. It's shocking what you discover as the movie goes on. This an okay movie if you're really interested in Horror flicks, but don't get your hopes up.