It all sucks
 

horror movies from japan suck(just my take)

Maybe you're just not seeing the right ones...

Ju-On and ringu basically put me off of Japanese horror movies.

Re: It all sucks
 

lmao

But not all Japanese horror is like that. There's alot of other styles of horror that's just as good as US movies.

I don´t like you anymore..

nothing like a well thought out - well explained point of view.

dead thread.

No way, Japanese horror sux yo!

Actually, Im not a big fan ingeneral, but I liked the ring. So iguess i like at least 1 movie made from a japanese horror flick..
Audition was good too.

The Grudge with Buffy? Now, that was a festering vat of puss....

you dont know shit, spamwhore !!!!

LOL!

Am i treading on your turf?


You're like Vincent Schiavelli in ghost. "What are you doing here?!?! THis is MY TRAIN!"

exactly ...


"not on my watch boy !!"


::p

Well, it had the intended effect, people started posting a lot more :)


My work here is done.

this house, is clear.

great quality stuff too !

Uzumaki, dark water, Wild Zero, Versus, Ichi, mister vampire...They are each a different style, each a different kind of what you could broadly call "horror" although some are more psychological thriller...either way, there's not a whole bunch wrong with those, and then there's the multitude of horror animated features, some truly aweful, some brilliant.
The first ring was great IMO, but should've been left as was.
Personally, I just think you need to watch more before casting the blanket judgement.

hong kong

jesus, there he goes again !

the lead singer to the New Radicals kinda looked like Moby

Perhaps he is referring to the concept of 'J-Horror', which in general has a distinctive psychological, folk-religious slant.

I agree this kind of thing is becoming overly familiar, and one of the reasons for its wearing out could be a lack of identification Westerners have with Asian film stars and heroes. In many cases, it's just another interchangeable careerwoman/single mother/teenager faced with a supernatural dilemma only the 'understanding' of a mysterious legend can sort out.

'J-Gore' (:D) is home to some pretty cool movies, but again I think the disturbing effects left on us by Hostel, Saw even Haute Tension are far more significant through identification and, also, style - the Japs have a tendency to apply ridiculous sound effects and theatrics to some of their scenes of violence which causes less intensity and more sense of awe. This might have worked well for Italian exploitation, but Asian stuff seems somehow more removed from sense and logic.

Hmm fair enough if you dont like J-horror but TBH it seemed a pretty immature thing to do. If you don't like it don't come on this thread isn't that an easier idea? :]

Bloody lame.

i personally dont at all mind someones critique of j-horror.
its a forum, if someone has an opinion that can be expressed in words better than 'it all sucks' then they ar emore than welcome as far as i'm concerned.

Well I agree but the way he put it was pretty indescriptive and seemed kind of pointless that was why I couldnt understand why he had to write it :]

Watch WILD ZERO!!!!!!

Japanese rockabilly zombie-hunting transvestite love story.

"Ace-a! Rock n Roll!"

This is Rock'n'Roll Jet Movie?

the reson i dont like them is that they are not scary. The story line is there but the thrill that are in the american movies isn't. I'm sure im not the only one with this opinion.

sorry if you are offended. and i understand that i didnt stick with this thread long enough to explain myself.

You didn't offend me I can understand and respect that people dislike the genre of movies that I like but I just couldn't understand why you felt the need to post a thread just saying "it sucks" I was like well that helps

the reason i did that was so i could get people in my thread . it caught your eye didnt it. that was the point behind that.

So you did it so that people would notice you?

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the grudge was a wonderful film.

No, i did it so i would get a response, but it dosnt matter anymore i got the point across :D

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yeah it was , if you're 12

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i'm 45 - it's one of my all time favorites.

I also happen to adore The Grudge :]

Still confused.

the point of a thread is to make a point ..share some knowledge, or have fun.


your thread was a troll thread and it brings the intelligence level of an already suffering forum even lower.

my brain hurtz

Well, actually, I'm not that fond of J-Movies either I must say.

I think the main problem for me is that, and I think I can make an analogy with Italian movies here, there are often very cheesy moments in these films, and that the acting is often severly overdone. I guess it's a matter of some cultural elements that are somewhat "lost in translation" and that prevent me from getting into these movies in general.

I don't prentend to be an expert on Asian movies, but I have nonetheless seen 50 of these or so, since I like to keep updated and am still hoping I will be won over by these someday. And I have to say I have found some really interesting films from that part of the world (Dark Waters, Shutter, The Eye/The Eye 2), but that, in the majority, I did not particularly like movies like the Ringu and Ju-Hon movies, Pulse, etc.

Just my two cents on the subject...

thank you

are you saying i'm stupid?