Noroi: The Curse

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Whit H Another one of my absolute favorite movies. I love how early in the movie, there are so many different characters and stories that you can’t help but wonder how on earth these will all fit together—but they do and form a wonderful complete picture. The acting is fantastic. There’s not a single fault in this movie in my mind. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/22/24 Full Review Drift B Didnt age well quite a snoozefest Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/24 Full Review Jonathan G Noroi is a found-footage faux-documentary from the early 2000's when Japanese horror movies where in high demand. Most important of all, its effectively scary. The lore it present is interesting to explore slowing creeps in without any jumps scare. While the wide array of character is confusing, the movie does an excellent job of reminding the viewer who and what's happening through a few clever interjecting cuts. But really the characters is really the movie shines. From the moment some mother start yelling to the conclusion, Masafumi Kobayashi, played by Jin Muraki, does a great job at being the compelling investigator letting his subject tells the story. A lot of Noroi is told through long dialogue, and stuff that may, or may not, be happening offscreen. Thankfully a lot of exposure is delivered through entertaining crazy nut job. Satoru Jitsunashi as aluminum covered Mitsuo Hori brings such a charming insanity to the feature that it might just be the sole reason that movie holds up so well. The cinematography is garbage by design. The story is told through various footage, each with their own faults like it was filmed on different camera. Some have VHS-noise, others have artefacts, some are over-exposed, while others have bad audio. It's odd, but it helps breaks up the pace. A great slow-burn horror story, with its own lore told through and clever editing. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/03/24 Full Review Stuart R An engaging mystery-horror. - it was fine 🍅 Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/14/23 Full Review burnt match stick A super mundane documenter movie shot by a cameraman with chronic epilepsy. I praise the Lord Almighty when the crazy guy hit the protagonist in the head and dropped the camera so everything stopped being shaky for several seconds of the film so I could see this crap clearly. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/11/23 Full Review Audience Member i think i went in with too high of expectations; a lot of reviews i've seen & heard have praised this film a lot & claimed the ending would keep you thinking for days. I'll agree that it *is* a good found footage/documentary-type film with a creepy atmosphere, but sometimes i find J-horror acting a little too over the top for my liking & when he's just throwing a pillow on the ground over & over while his wife is burning to death that's all i could think about & it took away from the film... if your wife was on fire i feel like you'd try a little harder to put her out than screaming at a pillow in the next room. anyway, it's a decent watch so don't let me deter you, but i was a little underwhelmed Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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