2/5 Spectacular Visuals, but.....
  by Robert W. Scott (Luray, VA USA)
Ting Yin is writing a new book about the supernatural called RECYCLE. As she begins writing, the world of RECYCLE starts to come alive, and as she journeys from the real world into this decaying reality where what we abandon goes, she sees many incredible and disturbing sights.

It's ambitious, but it just doesn't work. This film can't seem to decide whether to scare or amaze, and though it does the latter very well in several scenes (the alleyway filled with amusement park rides was breathtaking) it doesn't save it from embarrassments like the cave of abandoned fetuses, or the cheap looking zombie hoards... cringeworthy! And even when the visuals are high quality and evocative, the synthesized score overpowers any quiet eeriness they're trying to convey and makes the action seem cheesy and comic.

If this film had been shorter, had less (or just NO) dialogue, and a better score, it would've made a nice art movie.

4/5 Re-Cycle, the Movie
  by MBW (Rockville, MD USA)
Hmmmmm, Not really a scary ghost story at all. Rather, a social commentary on how we take what we want and discard the rest, to include our honnored dead and aborted fetuses, without regard to the consequences, usualy the loss of our soul and those of so many others. The movie uses the supernatural genre to convey the message, so there may be some jump out of your seat moments, but not many.

I happen to agree with the message and enjoyed the presentation, but beware. If you don't think you need or want to hear the message, then ultimately, you will regret the decision to spend the money. Much of the acting was wooden and the effects were, average.

3/5 Huge disappointment
  by Dallas Kelsey III (Detroit, MI)
Visually stunning. Technically precise. Plot-wise, and in terms of an immersive story, I felt left out, cheated, and unimpressed. It was as if the trailer did a great job of highlighting everything gripping about the film.

2/5 Outstanding HD disc, bad movie
  by Blue Subie (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States)
Having enjoyed the Pang Bros. 'The Eye', this movie is a severe disappointment. At the beginning of the movie, there are a couple of shots of her apartment with scary undertones.

With no background to the main character, or the apartment, the beginning scary scenes come off as clumsy. The bad plotting reminds me of Shymalan's 'Lady in the Water'; let's make up stuff as we continue writing the script while shooting!

But the video quality: superb! Outstanding detail in the faces. Can't see too much edge enhancement. Audio is OK.



4/5 strange, but good!
  by Steven Moore (Harrisburg, PA United States)
The Pang brothers have a certain way of showing a ghost that is truly creepy. The concept of the movie is unique and I can appreciate that. The actual story kinda jumps around and is a bit random, but for me it worked because I kept watching to see where it was going next. But its basically about a writer and shes working on her next book but cant come up with any ideas. Then all of a sudden shes actually in this world of a all her forgotten ideas. This world is constantly changing, like it goes through cycles and she cant be in a spot when its changing. So she has to keep going to find a way out.

This Blu Ray does not have the best image quality I've seen, but it still looks amazing on an HDTV.

If you like the Pang brothers, If you like strange movies that require a bit of imagination, or if you like creepy ghost movies, then you might enjoy this film