Ebola Syndrome

With what the film Ebola Syndrome had, the creators did a great job with it. There is humor that lightens things up a bit, but there are also appropriately grim and gritty scenes that balance it out. When it comes to gore, the autopsy scene in this regard is beautifully executed, showing that when handled by a capable artist, gore can indeed look disgustingly real. Here, you can point out a certain waxiness of the body, but that can also be excused by the character's illness. This film surprised me a lot, in a positive sense. (23/09/2014)

Ebola Syndrome radiates tons of anger, hatred, depravity, extreme violence and sexual perversion. Unfortunately, it cannot be dismissed as cheap, provocative trash, because it is sophisticatedly written, artfully directed, dynamically edited, brilliantly acted, unpredictable and never boring for even a second. The now-acclaimed actor Anthony Wong credibly embodies the brutal killer and sexual deviant. It’s a problem for him to douse a little girl in gasoline and set her ablaze after killing her parents in front of her (the opening scene, which sets up the climax for the rest of the plot). The film depicts him as a “natural born killer” and in his actions he goes beyond the limits of the most depraved imagination. The worst part, however, is that it does not particularly condemn him. This impartiality of the film, which in places slips into a kind of black humour for a very narrow audience, is a breeding ground for an intense morbid feeling that only a few films can boast. I would avoid the screenwriter like the plague... The motif involving the Ebola virus, of which our “hero” becomes a carrier, doesn’t come into play until the second half and serves only to intensify and deepen the gloom and nastiness of the depressing atmosphere. I strictly do not recommend Ebola Syndrome for more sensitive and inexperienced viewers. (05/09/2005)

Together with Red to Kill, for me the best Hong Kong Cat 3 shocker with an unforgettable Anthony Wong, who once again gives an incredibly crazy, sick performance!! The film is decently gory, uncomfortable to watch, disturbing and has a great idea, this is what HK CAT 3 should look like! I recommend it. 75%. (25/06/2014)