i think ichi the killer and oldboy be interestingly weird film and so i rent three . extreme on the basis of what i know about miike and park . i figure that if fruit chan be notorious enough to be include in an anthology with those two director and his contribution would more than hold it own . well . the result be worth see once . dumpling be both the most revolting and the most socially savvy of the story while box display the deep emotion in a tale of loneliness and despair disguise a a ghost story while and cut be the most overtly gruesome and have the most gimmicky and contrive plot . since i be unfamiliar with chan work and i can not say whether he stretch himself or try anything new and but i do think that the acting and direction here be the most subtle and complex in the trilogy . park stuff seem very much of a piece with his previous tale of violence and hitchcockian entrapment that drive the protagonist to despair . but miike surprise me and since box be entirely different in tone and structure from his famous film ichi and and i wasn not expect anything like this from him . box be more of a wake dream such a lynch would do in lose highway or mulholland drive and i think some of the dialog and photography be most impressive . good for you and miike and youre even smart than i thought . a anthology film go and this be pretty good and although nothing that anyone will remember in a decade . worth get or at least rent if you be a fan of any of the director and or if you want to see something relatively fresh from culture whose clichés and convention haven not wear out their welcome in the occident . at least not yet . note about the dvd edition i saw represent the 2nd disc in the package offer a feature length version of the chan story dumpling . the additional footage be very well integrate into the original and this long version give the aunt mei character and the philandering husband more screen time and add an extra sex scene . but it doesn not change the real thrust of the original story enough to make it a must see unless you really dig aunt mei . if the only dvd you can find be a bare bone edition without the feature length version and do not worry that you have miss anything vital .