Ju-Rei: The Uncanny

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Audience Member lame copycat of ju-on. ju-on art wasn't meant for Koji Shiraishi Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Similar in many respects to Ju-On and its countless sequels, American remakes, etc., Ju-Rei unfolds in a reverse chronologically order that takes us back in time from one horror to the previous one. Unfortunately, its short running time and its frequent story changes cause it to always stop short just as the real moments of creepiness and horror begin unfolding. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is played backwards - one story broken up into 10 chapters and a prologue. Yes, it does steal some bits and bobs from other J-horrors but it's still an efficient scary movie. Each chapter presents us with a character who soon succumbs to dying at the hands of a vengeful female spirit after hearing some clicking sounds (the same sound from the Ju-On movies). This time the ghost takes on the form of a schoolgirl. I did like the concept that as we work backwards with the storyline we finally get to uncover the origin somewhat of the ghost. There are some great scares with it's 'corner-of the-eye' and 'watch-the-reflections' pacing and it's sense of steadily uncoming unstoppable doom for the victims. Those expecting to see some gore will be disappointed as there's none. The creepy slow tempo makes this movie an unnerving experience. Ju-Rei isn't epic by any means but if you enjoy Japanese ghost tales, it's well worth a shot. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is played backwards - one story broken up into 10 chapters and a prologue. Yes, it does steal some bits and bobs from other J-horrors but it's still an efficient scary movie. Each chapter presents us with a character who soon succumbs to dying at the hands of a vengeful female spirit after hearing some clicking sounds (the same sound from the Ju-On movies). This time the ghost takes on the form of a schoolgirl. I did like the concept that as we work backwards with the storyline we finally get to uncover the origin somewhat of the ghost. There are some great scares with it's 'corner-of the-eye' and 'watch-the-reflections' pacing and it's sense of steadily uncoming unstoppable doom for the victims. Those expecting to see some gore will be disappointed as there's none. The creepy slow tempo makes this movie an unnerving experience. Ju-Rei isn't epic by any means but if you enjoy Japanese ghost tales, it's well worth a shot. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member 3 - By telling the story backwards, the film won't be able to generate scares the way western horror films do. It does however generate dread very well for the most part. As is traditional with J-horror, the inevitability of the curse dominates the story. Jurei falls short of similarly themed Ju-on mainly because this one can be really rough around the edges, particularly during many of the ghost scenes. Ju-on tended to handle these very well, without betraying it's low budget. Still, J-horror buffs should watch and get something from this. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member a very amateurly done japanese horror film similar to the dozens of asian horror films released in the last decade. oddly enough, the chapters are in reverse, similar to memento, except neither that or this film are very good. basically, a group of schoolgirls discover that one of their friends was killed, and the ghost of the murdered girl is haunting the rest of them and killing them. that's literally the entire plot. not much to really enjoy. i'm sure it will be remade even worse in america just like every other movie, though. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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