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Ôdishon (1999)
really out-there stuff...only for the above-average horror fan
I sat down to watch this film not knowing what to expect...wow. I can't stop thinking about it. All about that canvas bag, dude. To those who say that this movie drags and doesn't have enough action I say: go rent "I Know What You Did Last Summer" again. Leave the adult horror to those of us who appreciate it. (Nothing against Sarah Michelle Gellar who put in a fine performance in The Grudge.) It will be a happy day when the fabulous Italian Horror Masters (Argento, Bava, Etc,) and the very fabulous Japanese Horror Masters (Miiake, Nakata, etc.) are finally given their due in America. God knows they get copied enough by our American directors. I'm very anxious to see what comes of the American remake of Dark Water. I feel if it's not up to snuff that we will see the end of the Japanese/American Horror remake. Perhaps then they will turn their eyes back to Japan or Spain. Either way they can never compete.
Chow lok yuen (2003)
Complete waste of your time....believe me.
I love the recent spate of Asian horror films that have been coming our way: Dark Water, Ringu, The Eye, Ju-on, etc. And I can honestly say that even most of the bad horror films I've seen had at least something in them that was worth watching, whether for scares or laughs. I have to say that this movie is a complete waste of time. I never got scared, laughed, or even said "Hmmm." As I watched the film end I realized that I was incredibly relieved that it was over, not because I was so scared, but because I was so bored! This thing went on and on and on...and I never ever cared about one of the characters. Oh, and don't forget the crummy 3D effects...really awful. I rarely say this about a movie, but this is one you can safely miss without any feelings of guilt.
Ringu (1998)
Worth the wait for one scene alone...
After hearing so much about this movie I finally was able to buy a copy...and I was NOT disappointed. What a horror rush! I watched while I was alone one night and had to turn on all the lights in the house when the movie was over...and I am a horror movie nut from way back; I'm not an easy scare. Sadako is one frightening character. I'm in complete agreement with those who say this film actually is better on the small screen: it is an intimate film and being closer to the screen actually adds to the intensity.
I won't rehash the storyline since so many others have already done so. I will just say that there is one scene in this movie that will imprint on your brain for the rest of your life. The whole film is wonderful...a great exercise in tension and anxiety.
Dèmoni 2... l'incubo ritorna (1986)
Likes part one much more...
After watching this film all I could do was think "What happened?" The first film was such a roller coaster ride...and this second one is such a yawn! The idea of the demon coming through the television is a good one, and when it does happen it's really something to see, but so much of the rest of the film is just limp. And what was with that "poor-man's gremlin" demon that was terrorizing the pregnant woman? It looked like exactly what it was: a rubber doll. Not very menacing. I can see that they were trying to add more character development to this second installment, but most fans of the first film didn't really need or want it. Demoni fans just want more of the gore fest the first film was.