I had decided to spend this holiday with horror films,
because of Kenji Kawai. So did I.
Here I list all films I've watched during the past week.
Dec-23: The Ring (US remake)
Dec-25: ラビット・ホラー／Rabbit Horror
Dec-26: 戦慄迷宮／Shock Labyrinth
Dec-27: 稀人／Marebito
Dec-29: 輪廻／Rinne -Reincarnation-
Yet, I still haven't started watching Ju-on series, .
I'm waiting for a better time for that series, I guess.
They all say Ju-on series is so scary that it may be a challenge to watch alone. That's why I watched the above at first -- to get a basic idea how J-horror films look like.
Now, since I've finished most Shimizu products and The Ring remake (I only watched remake version because I didn't find The Ring original version!), next one is only Ju-on series, both original and remake versions.
I doubt I can touch it at night though! Only looking at its posters makes my head feeling pressured. I'm not that gutty. A_A
Even though, I'd like to touch that series. like what Annabel said in an in-album (Midnight's Ghost-Story Radio) interview: I know I'm scared, but I still keep staring at the screen with my shaking hands holding a cushion or whatever, waiting for next scare.
and I'll regret soon when I have to stay in dark by myself.
Anyway, I'm writing because I want to make a brief summary for those I've finished watching.
The Ring (US remake)
I've read the entire story (JP version) spoiler in detail but the US film was still scary. However, why I always referred some cuts in this film to "Corpse Party"? Especially the pulling-out-a-thread-from-throat scene; and Samara is like Sachiko... well, that hairstyle isn't rare though.
I don't know why Mr. Morgan chose to electric-shock himself, and I'd like to know more about The Morgans' background.
Samara (the living one) is MOE.
Noah shouldn't die, I like him! (*´Д｀)
And I also got a hunch Rachel will give the copy to Noah's assistant...
Music is superb.
ラビット・ホラー／Rabbit Horror
A simple and not that scary story, but worth to think. I've spent hours on analysing the back-truth of the story, so no more stuff here.
Frankly, Kenji's music was the only trigger to watch this film at first.
戦慄迷宮／Shock Labyrinth
Bunny toy, 3D raindrops, spiral stairs... having some similarities with "Rabbit Horror", or I should say "RH" has similarities with this one because "SL" was released earlier. Honestly, this film isn't scary at all, even the dead people's faces or moving eyeballs may make people feeling unpleasant. The ending was clear too (especially they have Tomoki, a living witness, so the truth can only be either Ken killed his friends or Yuki's spirit did everything).
The raindrop and feather scattering scenes were very fantastic. Plus, girls in this films are all so cute! But I don't like Ken's appearance that much. :P
稀人／Marebito
Pretty scary. The ambience plus the sound effect. Some scenes are rather gore and made me sick, seriously. I don't want to eat any red food (especially tomato sauce!) for a while after watching that... -_-
Excluding those "unhealthy" cuts, this one is really good.
"People don't feel fear from seeing scary things; instead, because they fear, things they see become scary."
輪廻／Rinne -Reincarnation-
Story is good, music is good... well, it should be good since it's by Kenji Kawai (really, I didn't feel too much of music, probably because I didn't listen to its OST before watching the film?). A bit complicated but not too hard to follow. The way of revealing the truth was kinda surprising and interesting. Although there are a few things are unclear, lack of connection, overall, this could be the best Shimizu film so far.
THE ULTIMATE CONCLUSION:
My friend was right: have you ever watched any horror film that got no death/ghost/etc. involved?
Alright, maybe tomorrow or a few days later, I'll touch Ju-on. It would be fun to watch the whole series plus remake versions! And hope I don't dream about them! XD
Btw, why I think "Rabbit Horror" poster is scarier than "Ju-on"? @@
P.S. Thanks to "The Ring", now I officially became a fan of Hans Zimmer!
