During the Vietnam War, a Korean base receives a transmission from an abandoned military base, R-Point.   Now, the only problem with this transmission is, it appears to have come from a platoon that disappeared under very mysterious circumstances. Assigned to lead a team of soldiers to R-Point is a Lieutenant (Woo-Sung Kam) who seems to find trouble when not even looking for it. He's got a rag-tag team of misfits to lead and it isn't long before they reach their destination. They spend the night in a fog-shrouded field and in the morning, they find that they slept in the shadow of a mansion which they are told the Vietnamese consider as holy ground and that both the North and South Vietnamese armies avoid the area. The team has seven days in which to find proof that the platoon is either alive or dead. It doesn't take long for the band of soldiers to encounter some strange happenings.

R-Point is presented in anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) and looks quite good, in spite of what appears to be constant fine grain throughout the film. A big plus for me is the nighttime scenes are bright enough that you can actually see the action, quite often a problem in films of this kind. Audio tracks offered are Korean (Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS). Subtitles include English and Spanish and the sound was clear and solid enough that I wasn't constantly grabbing the remote to lower or raise the volume. Bonus features are plenty and include:

-Original Theatrical Trailer

-Commentary Track with Director, Su-Chang Kong with English Subtitles

-The Making of R-Point

-Creating 1972 Vietnam (Featurette)

-Special Effects (Featurette)

-Tartan Extreme DVD Theatrical Trailers: Marebito, Oldboy, Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, Spider Forest

OK, I liked this film.....I've seen several other supernatural/horror war films; Dog Soldiers, The Bunker, Deathwatch and The Bunker and probably my favorite out of that group would be, Dog Soldiers and that certainly wouldn't fall under the war/supernatural category, just the horror bit with soldiers as the supporting cast. I wasn't sure how I'd feel about this film as it was touted on the cover as, 'The Best Military-Guys-Meet-Supernatural-Evil Flick Since Dog Soldiers.' Now, because I so enjoyed, Dog Soldiers, I thought I'd give this a chance, in spite of reading the entire synopsis on the back cover and realizing, this film probably wasn't anything like Dog Soldiers and it isn't! I must say, I wasn't disappointed with this effort, though. The film does offer some creepy moments, but the emphasis is on the small group of soldiers that are sent on the mission and how they deal with what surrounds them and how they react to each other and the unexplained. While the characters are very one dimensional and you don't feel a whole lot for any of them, you still find yourself feeling their fear and hoping that someone can figure out what's going on before it's too late. This is the second film I've seen from director, Su-chang Kong, the other being, Tell Me Something and so far, I've enjoyed what I've seen of his work and hope to see more of his offerings in the future. I think fans of Asian horror can probably appreciate this film, it's not a non-stop horror ride, but it does offer a scare or two, some very good effects and an interesting story. Definitely worth a rental and I can see myself re-watching this in the future, for a blind buy, I wasn't disappointed with my investment.

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