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Reincarnation
A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago.
Release : | 2006 |
Rating : | 6.1 |
Studio : | TOHO, Nikkatsu Corporation, TBS, |
Crew : | Director of Photography, Director, |
Cast : | Kippei Shiina Tetta Sugimoto Shun Oguri Marika Matsumoto Karina |
Genre : | Horror Mystery |
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I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Why so much hype?
Admirable film.
One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
Well, I saw this first as I am a fan of Japanese horror movies. I really like the twists and thought that this is unique. But when I saw the movie "The Shining", I am convinced that they adapted the reincarnation plot from this classic Stephen King movie. Anyway, I'm still a fan of Asian horror movies but not this one.
I've been trying to explore Asian horror, but I have yet to see a film that beats "A Tale Of Two Sisters". Well, this one gets pretty close."Reincarnation" is about a young actress who is cast in a horror film, based on a "true story". The problem is that the story was about a mass-murderer on a killing spree in a hotel.Early on in the film, we get the feeling that the main character has been there before. She is haunted by nightmares, delusions, hallucinations. However, by the end of the film I was left in shock and awe. This film stands out from the rest of its genre with a truly inspired third act.There's gore, but just enough, the tension lies in the double-world that the main character lives in, and it kept me on the edge of my seat.Highly recommended, specially for those tired of "Asian horror flicks" standard and predictable formulas.8/10
The Japanese film industry has built up a strong reputation for its chilling horror movies, and many of them have been remade by Hollywood studios whose philosophy goes something like: "Why create something new when so much good stuff has already been made!?" The Ring, The Grudge, and Darkwater are just three examples of Japanese horror films that have been adapted for that Western English speaking market who would otherwise be unable to enjoy the originals. Reading subtitles can be tough.Reincarnation has the same foreboding atmosphere as the previously mentioned movies: it's a slow-burning, thought-provoking, piece of supernatural horror. The storyline centres around a young actress who wins an audition to star in a movie based on a real-life hotel massacre. Her role is of the last person to be murdered - a little girl - who it turns out has been spooking her for the last few days. When shooting begins, she starts experiencing the murders as if they are actually happening. Do you follow!? Anyone familiar to supernatural mysteries such as The Sixth Sense (not mentioning Takashi Shimizu's previous movies) will be familiar with some of the plot devices, and fully prepared to expect the unexpected. Still, the revelation at the end is a good one and is not simply there to say: 'LOOK we FOOLED you!'. Though I'm sure it will.Those hoping for an unremitting orgy of blood, guts and violence will be left disappointed. Nonetheless, there are still a few scenes here not suited to the squeamish (well, a child DOES get stabbed). This film is more about subtle scares and the power of suggestion, which is usually one of the most effective ways of cranking up the tension, but here they are guilty of over-using the ploy in a predictable way. For example, how many times does a character need to be unsettled by something they've seen out of the corner of their eye? What really does make this film work is the combination of very good storytelling, and a direction that lends it a very dark and intense feel which never lets go. The characters are mostly just an extension of the general mood and atmosphere of the movie. Under Shimizu's guidance it is the supernatural that takes centre stage.Reincarnation seems longer than its 95 minutes running time, but it's worth sticking with it for a satisfying conclusion that you may want to re-live again.Mark: 7/10 Mel Dixon
No doubt about it : for a scary movie, it's really scary. Some scenes are really frightful, especially when some characters come to see impossible presences, that make their rational universe slowly collapses into madness, and that transforms their fake fear into a more than real one.There's lot of things in that movie, maybe to much. "Rinne" tells the story of the filming of an horror movie, but also of of the murders that occurred in a Shinning-like hostel thirty years ago, or of an actress who's too involved in her part. There's maybe way too much to tell to find coherency in all that, and what the movie wins in abstract fear, it loses in unity.But if Takashi Shimisu fails to tell us a linear story, he archives to make us fell the deep fear of his characters : some scenes are incredibly frightened and beautifully directed (especially the ones with the ghost-father and his creepy camera-eyes). He really uses noises and visual codes to creates a (Jap')horror atmosphere. It's really too bad that the movie ultimately looks like a catalog of style effects : of course, it works, but is it enough to make a movie ?