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After reading some reviews on Asian horror films, I made a list of those I wanted to see and headed for the nearest rental store. The selection wasn't exactly abundant in there, but I did find some of them. Dark Water and The Eye.
Dark Water was the first one I watched, and it was the more proper of the two. At least I could tell that it was supposed to be a horror movie. Its ending took the scare out of it; everything ended up all right. Good horror movies are supposed to be scary right until the ending credits start to roll, and/or save the best scare for the last! (Ie. the exorcism of that haunted house? Didn't really work after all, *insert maniacal laughter*)
The Eye was the one I enjoyed more, even if it wasn't really a horror movie at all. It reminded me of Tokyo Babylon and xxxHOLiC and Yami no Matsuei all at the same time (well, and the Sixth Sense too, but that's a given). The latter half was what prevented me from enjoying it unreservedly, because it sort of lost its... shine? The scene with the old man in the elevator, however, should win an award of some kind. It was damn brilliant.
On the whole, the watching rose more positive than negative feelings in me. Just lightly - neither of them was bad, but when I rent horror movies, I expect to be at least marginally frightened. So, the dish wasn't what I ordered at all, but ended up rather tasty in its own right.
Dark Water was the first one I watched, and it was the more proper of the two. At least I could tell that it was supposed to be a horror movie. Its ending took the scare out of it; everything ended up all right. Good horror movies are supposed to be scary right until the ending credits start to roll, and/or save the best scare for the last! (Ie. the exorcism of that haunted house? Didn't really work after all, *insert maniacal laughter*)
The Eye was the one I enjoyed more, even if it wasn't really a horror movie at all. It reminded me of Tokyo Babylon and xxxHOLiC and Yami no Matsuei all at the same time (well, and the Sixth Sense too, but that's a given). The latter half was what prevented me from enjoying it unreservedly, because it sort of lost its... shine? The scene with the old man in the elevator, however, should win an award of some kind. It was damn brilliant.
On the whole, the watching rose more positive than negative feelings in me. Just lightly - neither of them was bad, but when I rent horror movies, I expect to be at least marginally frightened. So, the dish wasn't what I ordered at all, but ended up rather tasty in its own right.