It sucked!!!
Here's a case were the remake was vastly superior to this piece o' tripe. An hour and forty minutes I'll never get back.
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Typical braindead troll who can't understand anything subtle...or not "american"
shareActually, I'm quite nice looking. Not American either. I'm Cuban. There was nothing subtle about this movie. You know, maybe I am brain dead...because I watched this clap trap!
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I actually think the remake sucked. Despite the subtitles, this one was great.
shareFair enough. At least you offered a suggestion without being insulting. Thank you for being civil. Subtitles don't bother me. Poor acting does.
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Vegas, to say simply that the film "sucked" shows you lack cultural understanding. I think you just missed the subtle nuances of this film. The film doesn’t follow the clichéd Hollywood formula - that is what actually makes it so good! It's more the thinking mans horror movie. The film creates an emotional mood that you have to plug into; if you don’t pay attention I can see that you would misunderstand and miss the meaning in the story.
I found it a beautifully dark visually powerful film. The claustrophobic mood created by the cinematography and the acting was perfect. 10/10.
Hello Jeremy. I dunno. I've travelled a bit. I'm not American, so Hollywood doesn't play into it. Married a two Asian women; they've given me some insight into their culture and values. Watched tons of foreign films with many different languages. Seen some great ones. Suffered through many, many hours of subtle nuances of film like this. I've seen better Japanese horror shows...I mean, movies...
So, "sucked" might sound a bit declasse, but it captures the essence of what I was trying to convey. "Disappointing?" Nah. That doesn't do it. "Disconcerting"? Nah. Doesn't grab me. "Inspired?", "Thrilled?", "Mesmerized?"...nope, nope, nope. "Sucked" just rolls of the tongue.
In all seriousness, you sound like an educated viewer, moreso than me, so, I appreciate your take on this movie. Thank you for taking the time to share your sincere and perceptive opinion. I just didn't like it. It bored me. After all of the many films I've watched, I've got an opinion, too. It may be a simple one, but, like Daffy Duck used to say: it's all mine all mine.
I will miss Joel Siegel. He was a gentle, likeable man.
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Dark Water is my second favorite Japanese ghost story, my favorite is Ugetsu Monogatari 1953
shareHaven't seen that one. I'm not sure if "Another Heaven" would rank as a ghost movie, but, out of all of the Japanese horror movies or sci-fi, mystery, whatever you want to call it, it is the one I enjoyed the most.
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Vegas,you mentioned twice your not American,but the way you communicate is very "Americanized".So I'm guessing you haven't lived in Cuba in a long time.So where do you live,it couldn't be America,could it?
shareWow...this was from last August.
However, you asked, I'll answer.
I was born in Cuba in 1952. I came to the US in 1962.
I spoke no English when I arrived. It took a while but I learned it so well, I had to re-learn my native language by taking classes in high school and college. I became very Americanized because I was the only Cuban/Hispanic/Latino in my neighborhood in those years. I grew to love the Beatles and the Temptations at the same time.
When I got older, I traveled a lot throughout this country, to Europe, the Caribbean.
I speak,read and write English very fluently. I read and write Spanish very expertly, although I don't speak it as well as I once did.
I live in Forest Hills, New York.
I have no qualms answering your question. I took exeption to earlier ancontributor that found my opinion to be typically American. Another hinted that I lacked the intellectual capacity to understand other cultures. Wrong on both parts.
It's easy to pass judgement in a dismissive, disrespectful manner when you don't have to face the other party in person.
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it's true. "sucked' does just roll off the tongue.
i disagree with this 'sucked' but i disagree more with people who think you're 'so hollywood' and 'stupid' just because you like a remake. i hated Ringu, but loved The Ring
Go Vegas! i think you're funny, even if no one else can see it
Man! It's been so long since I started this thread. It was all in fun. Some people started to hurl insults. That's okay. There's not much courage on display when things are not communicated face to face.
Thank you for the compliment and encouragement. My wife sometimes laughs at my jokes. She changes the locks on me too once in a while.
Much appreciated!
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You're of cuban decent, but you're not a cuban if you're living in New York, sorry. Unless of course you're NOT a citizen- my mistake.
This is such an old thread. I've moved on. I've grown my hair, shaved my beard. I'm taking banjo lessons. I've traveled to exotic places like Brooklyn. I've learned to use the remote control with my right hand....Adios...
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