Hey guys I know this one is a little odd for me to review but I found myself watching it. Sorry The Expendables 3 review has not come however I'll probably get to seeing it tomorrow. I wish I could go see Sin City 2, but, I'm 15 and there is no way in hell my parents would take me. So sorry. About 2/3 through the way of Ringu the Japanese horror film that inspired The Ring. I had pretty much pegged what my feeling for it were. They were positive but, also kind of dampened. See this is one of those movies that will scare you so much in one scare that you really want the next one but, you are also resenting it. You hate that you will be scared again but, you also are longingly awaiting the moment when it happens. This film is built a on one of the most ingenious set-ups for a horror movie that I have seen. If someone watches a certain tape that is cursed they will receive a phone call. Seven days something will kill them. What does is pretty scary too. All of this is so effective because the film has a better character than other horror films. I look back at the films like A Nightmare on Elm Street and the main characters are just really stupid teenagers. Now that's not to say that's a bad movie actually it's one of my favorite horror films it's just there is a noticeable difference when you compare the emotional attachment to a high pitched screaming teenager and a considerate adult who actually knows what they are doing. I also found it interesting that the people in the film did not really panic too much. They seemed content with the fact that they might just die and kept a level head about it. This in it's own way is really creepy. The main characters are determined to solve the mystery to make sure that they don't end up dead. The answer to that mystery is something really, really satisfying also. Sure it was silly but the very ending on how to make sure you don't die reminds me of the ending of the recent excellent Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. No one can win. I like these ending especially if they leave you thinking about what could happen in the future of the characters. This ending and the rest of the film is just so interesting and sucks you in that you are just primed to get the s*** scared out of you. Ringu layers on repetition. It chooses for camera to run delicately over mirrors and screens as brilliant foreshadowing. This type of thing sucks you in and you are in with the world and the characters and then a moment so perfect in it's fear invoking makes you want to run from everything. I'm going to assume that all of you are familiar with Psycho ok good. There is a seen in that movie know as the shower seen in which the music and images blend into something incredibly terrifying. This movie does the same. There is a scene where a person close to the main character sees the tape and the culmination of the music and the scene freaked me out so much I almost fell out of my chair. Yeah this is a good one guys. If you have a chance to get it. Do that. Alright. Ringu gets a 9 out of 10.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Archive
December 2017
CategoriesAuthorHello welcome to FilmAnalyst. My name is Stephen Tronicek, and I really like movies. This is a way to get my opinions out to people. Thank you for visiting. |