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What is wrong with you people?

posted 15 years ago by strange_brew08
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I just watched this film, based on the recommendations of countless horror fans on this board... and I gotta ask, what is wrong with you people? I felt like I was watching a student film. There is nothing remotely scary about this movie, unless u count the crappy CGI and the EXTREMELY BAD acting. The idea is interesting... but the main problem is the fact that it was completely unbelievable, mainly due to the poor execution. It's just so terribly done it reminded me of student films I've seen on youtube.

Super Psychic? More like Super bad actor. Every scene this guy was in was utterly laughable! That's it. It's not even debatable. If you actually think the scenes involving this character were frightening, then you ARE in a state of denial. He may very well be the worst actor I've ever seen. His ridiculous aluminum foil get-up added to the hilarity of it all. It was just plain bad!

Basically every scene in which a character had a seizure was hilarious, because the acting was so inadequate. When the characters suddenly started moaning and became immobile... LOL! This movie was terrible, and I say this as a HUGE FAN of J-Horror. I personally believe the Japanese are extremely skilled when it comes to frightening people, but this movie was pathetic. It's no wonder this movie isn't even listed on rottentomatoes, or any other horror sites I've been on.

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[–] Jenga05 15 years ago

So...you didn't like it then?

You think anybody wants a roundhouse kick to the face while I'm wearing these bad boys?

[–] PennyPark 15 years ago

It's not even debatable.

Well, that ends the debate.

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[–] GoddamUnvoicedAbbot 15 years ago

It seems you watched the movie without getting into it. You never got it. Too bad for you. You missed a lot. I'm not sure you'll ever get anything like this, because you probably always watch film from distance. You can wait for another Ringu remake. It'll probably make you happy.

Spielberg = McDonalds. Everybody likes it at first. But too much cheese!

[–] strange_brew08 15 years ago

Huh? What makes you think I'm unable to get into it? I just told you I love J-horror. I even cited examples of why this movie failed to scare, and was often times hilarious.... and the best response you can come up with is "wait for another Ringu Remake"? For your information, I thought the american ringu remake was terrible, so no, it wouldn't make me happy.

[–] PennyPark 15 years ago

Even though I really like Noroi, I've got to back you up here. There's nothing worse (in the world of movie appreciation) than being told that the reason you didn't like a movie was because "you didn't get it." What's to get? You just didn't like it. I, for one, have never been able to see what the big deal is about Audition. It's fine, it just didn't blow my socks off. These things happen...or don't.

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[–] Mr_Nyar 14 years ago

Noroi has nothing to do with other J-horror films...
Is more in the vains of the CPoV subgenre of horror...
For more information about it watch Ghostwatch, Without Warning (1994), The Last Broadcast, Alien Abduction: Incident on Lake Country, The Blair Witch Project, Cloverfield, [REC], etc...
If you cannot get into this kind of films then there is no point trying to understand what Noroi did.

"I think there is a difference between a work of art and an Oscar." Roger Corman

[–] lomovsky 15 years ago

....There is nothing remotely scary about this movie, unless u count the crappy CGI and the EXTREMELY BAD acting. The idea is interesting... but the main problem is the fact that it was completely unbelievable, mainly due to the poor execution...

I COMPLETELY AGREE. I also think that some of the actors shouldn't be casted in this movie because they are simply not believable.

and the special effects? hmm, one thing for sure, it wasn't done well and the way the scene flowed/written is just not effective. It looked SO OBVIOUS that 'an effect' was put on the film! Why couldn't they just used real people and lighting to achieve the effect? This is the reason why Blair Witch freaked me out, they didn't use cgi!

Super Psychic?....He may very well be the worst actor I've ever seen. His ridiculous aluminum foil get-up added to the hilarity of it all. It was just plain bad!

I feel the same way too when he appeared! I was like...WHY WOULD the WRITER & DIRECTOR even allowed this to be in the movie???! He certainly spoiled my mood while watching it. Must he act so over the top like he did??? Completely UNBELIEVABLE character!

I bought the DVD knowing that i was watching a mockumentary. NOROI had some good scenes (the reporter is the only believable character)....but MANY things spoiled the experience for me, especially the acting from some of the cast! The psychic, the girl neighbor, the crazy daughter...and others. If you noticed, some of the actors paused at different times and it was so obvious they are in the process of THINKING of their ACTING. Just bad execution.

I also think they showed a bit too much of everything and this made the mockumentary less suspenseful and mysterious. Some scenes played out as if I'm watching a movie. Most of the acting was 'Movie Quality' when it needed to be natural and less controlled just like in a real documentary. This, the Blair Witch succeeded in achieving.

[–] macodamienutz 15 years ago

Agree 100%...this is one of those movies thats obscure enough that anyone who sees it and likes it will complain about everyone else not understanding it....o yea because this movie is so deep...this turd was a borefest from beginning to end...the worst scene besides everyone with the psychic was the cgi fetuses on the girl...it was laughably bad even though the idea was creepy and could have been executed in a far more frightening way...watch out for the noroi fanboys though...they think they've discovered the be all, end all for creepy asian film...check out kaidan, three extremes, and tale of two sisters for some pretty good asian horror...in my opinion of course

[–] MaceGriffin 14 years ago

i really enjoyed it.

Tarantino is a prat!! and so is bryan singer!!

[–] Jiiimbooh 14 years ago

While I thought this movie was creepy, I agree that the "super psychic" was too over-the-top. I understand that he's nervous because all the things he's seen, but when he's so exaggerated we/I as the viewer can just think of him as some crazy person that needs help. His visions that he shares with us had been scarier if he wasn't so crazy. I would also not take him anywhere with me since his clearly not mentally stable.

I also think the end, the very end after the end credits could have been better: When Hori hits the boy on the head with a stone Kobayashi keeps the camera in his hand all the time! He should have just left it on the table in a position so that it just happened to film the rest scene.

If those two things would have been improved the movie would have been truly terrifying.

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[–] dangan 13 years ago

In every one of Hori's scenes i kept getting distracted by how much his twitching manner looked like an imitation of someone making a wanking gesture with their right hand. And i also found their acting kept reminding me that it was all fake.. Like said before it needed to be a lot more natural because without the realism there was no creepy factor.

[–] parallel_horizons 13 years ago

To be honest, I have watched almost every j-horror, k-horror, and asian horror film of note (based on extensive research and recommendations). But I've found Noroi to be the creepiest and the most downright scary (in some parts) of them all. But that's just me, that's the effect Noroi had on me.

I agree with you somewhat about Hori's character. There are definitely some cringe-worthy, over the top moments there. Ok, and also some scenes involving Marika. But apart from that, nobody's acting really stood out for me (which is a good thing in my opinion).

Please name me some of your top horror movies (including of course the j-horror ones) and I shall check them out if I haven't done so already.

One man's horror is another man's humor I guess ;)

[–] DreTam2000 9 years ago

I have to agree that this film was brilliant. I'm not sure I grasp what the other detractors are complaining about. If it's the psychic character they disliked, well, I don't think folks are understanding the nature of his person.

He was an authentic medium, so much that he was psychologically dysfunctional, about the equivalent of an autistic person.

He was likely disturbed from years of being in some sort of involuntary link with an interdimensional spirit world. As I do not believe in psychics in real life, this character is probably one of the more realistic, or rather, believable, examples of one I've ever seen, because of his highly tweaked behavior, dysfunctional quirks, and energetic paranoia.

Was he difficult to watch whenever his scenes were upon us? Sometimes, yes. But I don't think that took away from the experience. I think how out-of-place his energy often was, is actually what added realism to him as a psychic medium.

As for the effects in this film, I found them to be integrated seamlessly into the documentary look of the picture. That scene with the fetuses hanging off of the girl was unexpected and really well done, contrary to what another poster on this thread has claimed (for whatever strange reason).

This film was better than the Paranormal Activity ones, and much better than the "Blair Witch" film. I'd say it was about as good as Willow Creek, except more epic with more effort put in (see also the well-done Possession of Michael King film).

I find it funny when people use the word "boring" in their critique of a horror film. Boring is usually good, especially in the case of Horror. I prefer my horror films boring and slow. I have patience. See the first half of Alien for a perfect example of masterful slowness. See also A Warning to the Curious or A Cold Night's Death. Slow is good.

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