Coma (2006)

I don't usually watch horror of any kind, but I like some occasionally. I heard this was pretty scary, and was curious to see what an asian horror show would be like. It didn't disappoint!

Story: Episode 1 and 5 had the same director, while 2,3, and 4 were all different. They each showed what happened in their own way, meaning things are slightly switched up each episode. It kind've bugged me for some reason, but if it didn't i would have gave a 10! While mostly its horror, there is also tragedy, mystery, suspense, and revenge. Be patient and all the pieces will come together at the end.

Acting: For once I'm watching a show without idols, and I kind've like it. Each and every character was played right and it truly felt like their real personality.

Music: Quite a bit of classical music, and even metal in episode 4 (didnt know korea had heavy metal!) and looooots of creepy sounds/music which makes it even more intense!

Rewatch: I really wouldnt think i would have a reason to rewatch a scary movie when i know what will happen, but this is an exception. Rewatching will probably help on picking up alot of things you didnt before. And plus rewatching this with friends and making fun of some parts would be fun!

Overall, If you love horror and like a good story behind it, watch this! If you get to the end of it and don't chicken out, you will be very satisfied!

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That was AWESOME!! Now, let me preface with the fact I NEVER watch horror. So if you don't like horror, I suggest you go running kicking and screaming from this series!! Wow! I just finished the last episode and my heart hasn't stopped pounding yet!! The first episode takes you right into the story. The thing with this drama special series, you have to watch from the beginning to end for the pieces to nicely fit together. Did I tell you I'm still scared?!! Amazingly filmed. 90% in the darken night or hospital rooms. This is not for the faint of heart!! Damn, did I tell you my heart is still beating?!! Yes, it's that scary. Only episodes to relax were ep 2 and parts of 3!! Otherwise, it is definitely a horrorfest!!

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Fans of Asian horror should definitely give this drama a watch! This is the first horror drama I have seen, though I have seen numerous Asian horror movies. The problem with most, I think, is that they have a tendency to either turn out corny, or they feel like something is missing. Some are supposed to creep you out, and just end up failing miserably. As a fan of the genre, I appreciate stories that actually succeed in scaring me, or at the very least, creep me out. Coma succeeded in both. It not only made me shiver with the creeps, it also really freaked me out, to the point that I actually expect nightmares from it. Now, a lot of you will find that a put off and that's fine, but if you're like me, you'll instead find it the mark of an extremely well made horror. Just a warning, though. Besides being scary and creepy, it's very disturbing and graphic gore wise. In the realistic sense, which in my opinion, only added to the creepy factor. This isn't a drama for everyone. You really have to appriciate horror to like it. I don't think I'd rewatch it, which is actually good, because it creeped it me out so much! By the way, it is extremely, extremely hard for me to get scared or creeped out by any horror, but this is one of the few that did it!

A note about why I rated it an 8. There were some parts of the story that left me confused at the end. I felt there were still some unanaswered questions that lingered and a couple of scenes that were shown quite differently. Also, episode three was short on the creepy.

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I enjoyed Coma so much. I especially like the storytelling-style, the story revolves only in one case but told from different perspectives of the people involved in the case so you have a perfect grasp of what really happened. It's also set in one place (the hospital), and I like how they made it look like it all happened simultaneously because each ep took place on the same day, the day before the hospital was scheduled to close down. At some point two or three of the people involved in the said case happened to meet each other in the episodes. The execution was pretty amazing; the five episodes were really used efficiently to tell the whole story. And the horror parts?*insert leonardo dicaprio biting his fist meme*SO GOOD. The type of good that doesn't sacrifice the whole story just so they can have good jump scares. If you're up for something scary, tragic, with lots of blood, I recommend Coma (and it's only 5 episodes).

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