Movies

Post by **Superior Bacon** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 1:56 am

a lot of japanese horror films tend to be on the kind of campy side. not in a bad way, just something i've noticed. i found the american version of the ring to be scarier than ringu, but the ring only scared me in 2nd grade so idk.

america has a shit ton of bad horror movies, yeah. slasher films tend to be bigger over here, so a lot of it is just gross scary, not thriller scary, which is what japanese horror movies tend to focus on.

Zink · Post by **Zink** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:02 am

Ame no Akai wrote:No, actually, Japanese horror movies really are amazing.

You should watch the original versions of The Ring or The Grudge. Pretty cool stuff, I tell ya.

Don't forget A Tale of Two Sisters.

That movie is amazing and slightly confusing. More than slightly, actually. You... probably won't understand any of it the first time you watch it.

Apparently they made an American remake of it called "The Uninvited" which was basically "A Tale of Two Sisters" if a complete idiot watched it and didn't understand any of it and then decided to throw in a couple shitty horror cliche's just for the hell of it and then decided "hey screw the original plot and the symbolism and the subtleties and the entire point of the movie let's just make some shit that barely resembles it and say it is a remake"

Of course I've only read plot summaries of "The Uninvited" so I'm not really sure if it really is that bad. I do know that "A Tale of Two Sisters" is great, though.

Firestorm · Post by **Firestorm** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:09 am

I'd like to say the good days of horror are pretty much dead.

It's obvious the only way we're getting another The Shining, Jaws, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, type of horror movie ever again is if we're extremely lucky.

Post by **Superior Bacon** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:10 am

I liked The Uninvited, but I was unaware that it was a remake.

Badfish · Post by **Badfish** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:10 am

I swear, one day I'm going to make an actually scary horror movie.

BANANA · Post by **BANANA** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:13 am

I'm way ahead of you.

Zink · Post by **Zink** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:15 am

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I just remembered that "A Tale of Two Sisters" is not Japanese, it is Korean.

That is completely different and I am very sorry.

Post by **Superior Bacon** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 5:20 am

Watched The Road today. Book is a lot better, imo, but I still liked it.

Game Angel · Post by **Game Angel** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 9:27 pm

Oh TvTropes, you never fail to "ruin" my favorite movies.

Take one of the latest entries in the Brave Little Toaster article.

** During Lampy's story about Rob replacing his bulb, he remarks "That's it, I'm burned out! 86ed! ''TO THE SHOWERS!!''" A Halocaust reference in A CHILDREN'S FILM? Seriously?

I mean, I always saw it as a baseball reference, or kind of like being laid off, but now that cannot be unseen.

Doormaster · Post by **Doormaster** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 9:34 pm

A little late I know, but this is possibly the greatest moment of any Japanese horror movie.

BANANA · Post by **BANANA** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 10:22 pm

Chinmaster wrote:A little late I know, but this is possibly the greatest moment of any Japanese horror movie.

I think I'm high.

Post by **Superior Bacon** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 11:02 pm

Who needs a bad trip when you can just watch Japanese horror movies?

Post by **[Insert Fail]** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:52 pm

Zink wrote:I just remembered that "A Tale of Two Sisters" is not Japanese, it is Korean.

That is completely different and I am very sorry.

Even though it's Korean, it still applies and I agree with you. I read the summary of The Uninvited, sounded bland in comparison to A Tale of Two Sisters. Lacked a lot of the intricacies and subtleties of the Korean film.

The only Japanese horror film I've seen that hasn't been talked is Suicide Club. It was enjoyable, and had the standard "symbolism within symbolism" that I see in a lot of Japanese films. (Yo dawg.) Was not camp at all.

Some Americans you talk to will say that Hollywood horror movies are terrible. All they consist of these days are terrible remakes, reboots, and unnecessary sequels with some minor "twist" to pull in fans of the original movie the others spawned from. Those who say these horror movies are genuinely good are typically the kind of people who go to a theatre for a cheap thrill and don't look too deeply into what they're watching. Only Japanese horror remake I've heard from friends who are avid movie-goers was decent was The Grudge, and the original Japanese director directed it which may or may not have anything to do with that. (Critical reviews still say it was pretty terrible.)

Generally I tend to enjoy the originals, simply because, like Tabarnaco's teacher said, Hollywood takes the idea and reformats it so it will appeal to American audiences. Not to mention that even if an adaptation tries to be faithful, a lot of things can get lost in translation. I'd rather sit through the original concept than waste my time viewing someone's reinterpretation.

Crawfish · Post by **Crawfish** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 11:45 pm

The Grudge scared the shit out of me.

But it was pretty much the first real horror movie that I had seen.

Shoolis · Post by **Shoolis** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 2:13 am

Toy Story 2 on tv.
Jessie's song ;-;