One step forwards and two steps back...
That is essentially what "Whispering Corridors 3: Wishing Stairs" (aka "Yeogo goedam 3: Yeowoo gyedan") was for the "Whispering Corridors" franchise. And by that I mean that this 2003 addition to the franchise seems to slump back to the less than mediocrity that summarized the very first 1998 "Whispering Corridors" movie.
Initially then "Whispering Corridors 3: Wishing Stairs" started out with an interesting storyline and definitely had lots of potential for a good and interesting supernatural mystery here. Again, the horror elements are scarce and far in between. However, the storyline just caved in on itself given the fact that writers Soo-ah Kim, Shin-ae Lee, Soyoung Lee and Yong-Yeon Lee seemed to want too much for the movie and heading in a myriad of directions all at once. This resulted in the storyline becoming cluttered and hard to find a red thread throughout.
Little did it help on the storyline that the characters, while having potential, were essentially rather superficial and flaccid. Director Jae-yeon Yun just wasted so much opportunity to spruce up the movie by not letting more personalities shine through on the screen. Most of the characters in the movie felt mundane and faceless.
Now, I did like the concept of the stairway itself, and it definitely made room for a potentially interesting storyline. Just a real shame that it was washed away by having too many writers cluttering the concept.
The acting in "Whispering Corridors 3: Wishing Stairs" was, for the most parts, actually quite good, especially taking into consideration that many of the characters they portrayed were very monotonous and bland.
All in all, "Whispering Corridors 3: Wishing Stairs" was a less than mediocre foray into the South Korean horror genre. If you are looking for an entertaining South Korean horror movie, then your money, time and effort is better spent elsewhere, especially since there are so many entertaining horror movies to be found in the South Korean cinema.
My rating of "Whispering Corridors 3: Wishing Stairs" settles on a less than mediocre four out of ten stars, taking us right back to the original 1998 movie.
That is essentially what "Whispering Corridors 3: Wishing Stairs" (aka "Yeogo goedam 3: Yeowoo gyedan") was for the "Whispering Corridors" franchise. And by that I mean that this 2003 addition to the franchise seems to slump back to the less than mediocrity that summarized the very first 1998 "Whispering Corridors" movie.
Initially then "Whispering Corridors 3: Wishing Stairs" started out with an interesting storyline and definitely had lots of potential for a good and interesting supernatural mystery here. Again, the horror elements are scarce and far in between. However, the storyline just caved in on itself given the fact that writers Soo-ah Kim, Shin-ae Lee, Soyoung Lee and Yong-Yeon Lee seemed to want too much for the movie and heading in a myriad of directions all at once. This resulted in the storyline becoming cluttered and hard to find a red thread throughout.
Little did it help on the storyline that the characters, while having potential, were essentially rather superficial and flaccid. Director Jae-yeon Yun just wasted so much opportunity to spruce up the movie by not letting more personalities shine through on the screen. Most of the characters in the movie felt mundane and faceless.
Now, I did like the concept of the stairway itself, and it definitely made room for a potentially interesting storyline. Just a real shame that it was washed away by having too many writers cluttering the concept.
The acting in "Whispering Corridors 3: Wishing Stairs" was, for the most parts, actually quite good, especially taking into consideration that many of the characters they portrayed were very monotonous and bland.
All in all, "Whispering Corridors 3: Wishing Stairs" was a less than mediocre foray into the South Korean horror genre. If you are looking for an entertaining South Korean horror movie, then your money, time and effort is better spent elsewhere, especially since there are so many entertaining horror movies to be found in the South Korean cinema.
My rating of "Whispering Corridors 3: Wishing Stairs" settles on a less than mediocre four out of ten stars, taking us right back to the original 1998 movie.