Supercool
03-03-2004, 05:46 PM
http://www.kfccinema.com/reviews/horror/phone/phone.html
Wow. I decided to order this after reading the KFC review, and damn am I pleased I did. Picked it up through cd-wow for only £7.99 (well, £7.49 including my *gasp* 50p discount voucher). I was hoping for some good scares, and boy did I get them. This movie is up there as one of those amazing asian horrors that were so effective that you find yourself wondering if you have what it takes to make it to the end of the next scene, let alone the end of the movie. And leaves you with some truly terryfying images in your mind.
At first I wondered how effective the use of a phone would be. Sure it has so much potential as a tool of the (horror) trade, but I couldnt help but know that the phone has been a big part of western horror for a while, and the example which stuck in the back of my mind was Scream. But the phone is treated very well, it works as a definate character in the movie.
You can read about the basic story on KFC I guess, and it is a good tale. It's not just a horror flick, it has a bit more depth, with a very satisfying story. The direction is at times astonishing, whoever was behind the camera realy knew what they were doing. The editing is fast, and for the most part perfect. However, one complaint is that when the main character moves into her friends' house, the fast cutting realy seems oppossed to the shining style shots of the ominous hallways and rooms. Apart from that, the only other complaint is that I did feel that parts just didnt fit in very well. The stalker storylines continuation, while I am fine with it's actual pressance, just seemed to suddenly appear from nowhere. I was left wondering how this all happened? how did I get here? still, it may be in part to do with me being tired, but it did seem like the director didnt tell me where I was and how I got there. And this seemed (at least on this first viewing) to happen a few times, not to the degree of the afforementioned scene, but there were a couple of other parts where I felt like the transitions from scene to scene wasnt quite right.
But, overall, this is an amazing film. And... I never thought I would say this of a film with both; a disney credit at the begining, and credit reading "toilet pictures" ...it was insanely scary. I reccomend this to anyone interested in Asian horror, this is a great example of the chills it can provide.
Now, I couldnt talk about this movie without mentioning the young actress who played Young Ju. Wow, just WOW. How a girl as young as herself could play that part so perfectly I do not know. But she certainly is the best child actress that I have ever witnessed on screen. From her screams of terror, to her chilling performance later on, this kid is so mind-bogglingly talented.
Anyone else seen this? If not, buy it, trust me... you will be rewarded with some very nice scares :D
Wow. I decided to order this after reading the KFC review, and damn am I pleased I did. Picked it up through cd-wow for only £7.99 (well, £7.49 including my *gasp* 50p discount voucher). I was hoping for some good scares, and boy did I get them. This movie is up there as one of those amazing asian horrors that were so effective that you find yourself wondering if you have what it takes to make it to the end of the next scene, let alone the end of the movie. And leaves you with some truly terryfying images in your mind.
At first I wondered how effective the use of a phone would be. Sure it has so much potential as a tool of the (horror) trade, but I couldnt help but know that the phone has been a big part of western horror for a while, and the example which stuck in the back of my mind was Scream. But the phone is treated very well, it works as a definate character in the movie.
You can read about the basic story on KFC I guess, and it is a good tale. It's not just a horror flick, it has a bit more depth, with a very satisfying story. The direction is at times astonishing, whoever was behind the camera realy knew what they were doing. The editing is fast, and for the most part perfect. However, one complaint is that when the main character moves into her friends' house, the fast cutting realy seems oppossed to the shining style shots of the ominous hallways and rooms. Apart from that, the only other complaint is that I did feel that parts just didnt fit in very well. The stalker storylines continuation, while I am fine with it's actual pressance, just seemed to suddenly appear from nowhere. I was left wondering how this all happened? how did I get here? still, it may be in part to do with me being tired, but it did seem like the director didnt tell me where I was and how I got there. And this seemed (at least on this first viewing) to happen a few times, not to the degree of the afforementioned scene, but there were a couple of other parts where I felt like the transitions from scene to scene wasnt quite right.
But, overall, this is an amazing film. And... I never thought I would say this of a film with both; a disney credit at the begining, and credit reading "toilet pictures" ...it was insanely scary. I reccomend this to anyone interested in Asian horror, this is a great example of the chills it can provide.
Now, I couldnt talk about this movie without mentioning the young actress who played Young Ju. Wow, just WOW. How a girl as young as herself could play that part so perfectly I do not know. But she certainly is the best child actress that I have ever witnessed on screen. From her screams of terror, to her chilling performance later on, this kid is so mind-bogglingly talented.
Anyone else seen this? If not, buy it, trust me... you will be rewarded with some very nice scares :D